Frauenfeld railway station

Frauenfeld railway station is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Thurgau and municipality of Frauenfeld. The station is located on the Winterthur–Romanshorn railway line, and is the terminus of the narrow-gauge Frauenfeld–Wil railway line.[1][2]

Frauenfeld
White and red tram and yellow busses
Station forecourt (Bahnhofplatz) with fwb train (S15) and Postauto busses in 2019
General information
LocationBahnhofplatz
Frauenfeld
Switzerland
Coordinates47°33′29″N 8°53′49″E / 47.55806°N 8.89694°E / 47.55806; 8.89694
Owned bySwiss Federal Railways
Line(s)
Platforms
Tracks4
Train operators
Connections
Bus
Bus
PostAuto Schweiz  819   822   823   825   826   829   834   836   837   838  Stadtbus Frauenfeld [de] 801 802 803 804 805 811 812 813 814 815
Services
Preceding station Swiss Federal Railways Following station
Winterthur
towards Brig
IC 8 Weinfelden
towards Romanshorn
Winterthur IC 81
Winterthur
towards Lucerne
IR 75 Weinfelden
towards Konstanz
Preceding station Zurich S-Bahn Following station
Islikon
towards Zug
S24 Felben-Wellhausen
towards Weinfelden
Islikon
towards Winterthur
S30
Preceding station St. Gallen S-Bahn Following station
Terminus S15 Frauenfeld Marktplatz
towards Wil
Preceding station Zurich S-Bahn Following station
Winterthur S23 Weinfelden
towards Romanshorn
Location
Map

On the main line, Frauenfeld is an intermediate stop on the InterCity service from Brig to Romanshorn, the InterRegio service from Lucerne to Konstanz, and on Zürich S-Bahn services S24 and S30.[3]

St. Gallen S-Bahn S15 trains on the Frauenfeld–Wil railway line (operated by Appenzell Railways since 2021) depart from the Bahnhofplatz square in front of the station.[4]

Layout and connections

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The station has an island platform and a side platform on the Winterthur–Romanshorn line, with tracks (Gleis) numbered 1–3. These tracks are used by InterCity (IC), InterRegio (IR) and most S-Bahn services. The Frauenfeld–Wil railway (S15) departs from the forecourt of the station (Bahnhofplatz), where a single side platform and track (Gleis 11) exist.[5]

PostAuto Schweiz and Stadtbus Frauenfeld [de] (operated by Bus Ostschweiz [de] since December 2023) bus lines depart from the station forecourt.[6][7]

Services

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As of the December 2023 timetable change, the following services call at Frauenfeld:[8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  2. ^ Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2012. pp. 64–65. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  3. ^ "S-Bahn trains, buses and boats" (PDF). ZVV. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Regionalverkehr Ostschweiz" (PDF). Swiss Federal Railways. 15 December 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Frauenfeld" (PDF) (in German). Swiss Federal Railways. April 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Frauenfeld Bahnhof: Abfahrtsplätze Busse" (PDF) (in German). 21 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Liniennetzplan Frauenfeld – Gachnang Ostwindzone 921 [Bus network Frauenfeld – Gachnang Ostwind tarif zone 921]" (PDF) (in German). 10 December 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Abfahrt: Bahnhof Frauenfeld" (PDF) (in German). Swiss Federal Railways. 11 December 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
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