S1 (St. Gallen S-Bahn)
The S1 is a railway service of the St. Gallen S-Bahn that provides half-hourly service between Wil and St. Gallen, in the Swiss canton of St. Gallen. In St. Gallen, trains continue as the S8 to Schaffhausen. THURBO, a joint venture of Swiss Federal Railways and the canton of Thurgau, operates the service.
| S1 | |
|---|---|
 A Wil-bound S1 at St. Gallen in 2014 | |
| Overview | |
| Current operator(s) | THURBO |
| Route | |
| Start | Wil |
| Stops | 8 |
| End | St. Gallen |
| Distance travelled | 30.1 kilometres (18.7 mi)[1] |
| Average journey time | 27 minutes |
| Service frequency | Every 30 minutes |
| Line(s) used | St. Gallen–Winterthur line |
Operations
The S1 operates every half-hour between Wil and St. Gallen over the St. Gallen–Winterthur line. It shares this line with various long-distance trains, plus the S5 between St. Gallen and Gossau SG. From St. Gallen, the S1 continues as the S8 to Schaffhausen.[2]
History
Until the December 2013 timetable change, the S1 continued east from St. Gallen to Altstätten SG, on the Chur–Rorschach line. The service was truncated when the Rheintal-Express was extended west from St. Gallen to Wil.[3] With the December 2018 change the S1 began running half-hourly and InterRegio 13 replaced the Rheintal-Express.[4]
References
- Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 14. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
- "Geschäftsbericht 2020" (PDF). THURBO (in German). pp. 12–13.
- Kneubühler, Andreas (3 November 2013). "Rascher ins Rheintal". Tagblatt (in German). Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- Naef, Tim (19 November 2018). "Der neue SBB-Fahrplan ist da: Das sind die wichtigsten Änderungen in der Ostschweiz". Tagblatt (in German). Retrieved 20 September 2021.
