Mels railway station (German: Bahnhof Mels) is a railway station in Mels, in the Swiss canton of St. Gallen. It is an intermediate stop on the Ziegelbrücke–Sargans line.

Mels
Three-story white building with slanted roof
The station building in 2018
General information
LocationMels
Switzerland
Coordinates47°3′28″N 9°24′51″E / 47.05778°N 9.41417°E / 47.05778; 9.41417
Owned bySwiss Federal Railways
Line(s)Ziegelbrücke–Sargans line
Distance2.6 km (1.6 mi) from Sargans[1]
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Train operatorsSüdostbahn
ConnectionsBus interchange Bus Sarganserland Werdenberg [de]
Services
Preceding station St. Gallen S-Bahn Following station
Flums
towards Rapperswil
S17 Sargans
Terminus
Location
Map

Services

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As of the December 2023 timetable change, the following services stop at Mels:[2]

Layout and connections

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Mels has a single 306-metre (1,004 ft)-long island platform with two tracks (Nos. 3–4). There is a non-passenger side platform located on the south side of the station.[3] Bus Sarganserland Werdenberg [de] operates bus services from the station to Mels and Sargans.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 25. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. ^ "Zürich HB - Ziegelbrücke - Sargans - Chur" (PDF). Swiss Federal Railways. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Stop: platform length (body)". data.sbb.ch. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  4. ^ Bus Sarganserland Werdenberg (21 December 2021). "Buchs/Sargans" (PDF). Retrieved 3 December 2022.
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