Waldstatt railway station (German: Bahnhof Waldstatt) is a railway station in the municipality of Waldstatt, in the Swiss canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden. It is located on the 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge Gossau–Wasserauen line of Appenzell Railways.[1]
Waldstatt | |||||||||||
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 The station building in 2018 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Waldstatt, Appenzell Ausserrhoden Switzerland | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 47°21′27.0″N 9°17′10.0″E / 47.357500°N 9.286111°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 814 m (2,671 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Appenzell Railways | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Gossau–Wasserauen line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 9.3 km (5.8 mi) from Gossau SG[1] | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Train operators | Appenzell Railways | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 213 (Tarifverbund Ostwind)[2] | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1925 | ||||||||||
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History
editThe station opened in 1925. In 2020, Appenzell Railways completed a SFr 3 million renovation of the station. Improvements were made to the digital signage, platforms, and disabled access.[3]
Services
editAs of the December 2020 timetable change,[update] the following services stop at Waldstatt:[4]
- St. Gallen S-Bahn: S23: half-hourly service between Gossau SG and Wasserauen.
References
edit- ^ a b Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 14. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
- ^ "OSTWIND-Zonenplan" (in German). Tarifverbund Ostwind. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ Erni, Karin (26 November 2020). "Waldstadt: Einweihung des neuen, modernen Bahnhofs". Tagblatt (in German). Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ "Gossau SG - Herisau - Appenzell - Wasserauen" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
External links
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Media related to Waldstatt railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Waldstatt railway station – SBB
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