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S5 (St. Gallen S-Bahn)

The S5 is a railway service of the St. Gallen S-Bahn that provides hourly or better service between Weinfelden and St. Margrethen, in the Swiss cantons of St. Gallen and Thurgau. The line is also part of the Bodensee S-Bahn.[4] THURBO, a joint venture of Swiss Federal Railways and the canton of Thurgau, operates the service.

S5
Blue train stopped at side platform
A St. Gallen-bound S5 at Weinfelden in 2017
Overview
Current operator(s)THURBO
Route
TerminiWeinfelden
St. Margrethen
Stops19
Distance travelled67.1 kilometres (41.7 mi)[1]
Average journey time1 hour 18 minutes
Service frequencyHourly
Line(s) used

Operations

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The S5 operates half-hourly between Weinfelden and Bischofszell Stadt and hourly to St. Margrethen. On weekdays, half-hourly service continues to St. Gallen. The S5 does not serve Mörschwil.[5][6] It uses the Winterthur–Romanshorn line on the section between Weinfelden and Sulgen, the Sulgen to Gossau line, the St. Gallen–Winterthur line between Gossau and St. Gallen, the Rorschach–St. Gallen line, and the Chur–Rorschach line between Rorschach and St. Margrethen.

Route

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S-Bahn St. Gallen network as of December 2021[7]

S5 Weinfelden – Gossau SG – St. Gallen – Rorschach – St. Margrethen

History

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Leading up to the December 2013 timetable change, the service pattern on the Sulgen–Gossau line was an hourly service (provided by the S5) between Weinfelden and St. Gallen, supplemented by additional trains during peak hours. The relaunched St. Gallen S-Bahn kept this service pattern and designated the additional peak services S55.[8] The December 2018 timetable change eliminated the S55; service between Weinfelden and Bischofszell Stadt increased to half-hourly, with some of the additional trains continuing to St. Gallen.[9]

The S5 was extended to St. Margrethen in December 2021, replacing the S3.[10] Weekday service between Bischofszell Stadt and St. Gallen increased to half-hourly on 10 December 2023.[11]

References

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  1. ^ Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. pp. 6, 14–15. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. ^ Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. pp. 6, 14–15. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  3. ^ "Zürcher S-Bahn/S-Bahn St.Gallen/S-Bahn Bodensee" (PDF) (in German). Swiss Federal Railways. 12 December 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  4. ^ "S-Bahn Bodensee" (in German). Retrieved 2023-06-11.
  5. ^ "Weinfelden - St. Gallen" (PDF) (in German). Swiss Federal Railways. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Geschäftsbericht 2020" (PDF). THURBO (in German). p. 12.
  7. ^ https://www.ostwind.ch/assets/resources/Dateien/Download/zonenplaene/2022-sbb-rv-sg.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  8. ^ "Die neue S-Bahn St. Gallen" (in German). 27 November 2013. p. 6. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  9. ^ "Fahrplan 2019 bringt neue Züge und mehr Angebot". Info24 News (in German). 19 November 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  10. ^ "Fahrplanwechsel 2021: Was sich in der Ostschweiz ändert". Tagblatt (in German). 7 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  11. ^ "Fahrplanwechsel Thurbo". www.bischofszell.ch (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 2023-12-13.
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