Wattwil railway station

Train operators
  • THURBO
  • Südostbahn
ConnectionsPostAuto Schweiz, Busbetrieb Lichtensteig–Wattwil–Ebnat-Kappel [de] (BLWE) and Schneider Busbetriebe [de] busesConstructionArchitectHeinrich Ditscher (1910), Johann Jakob Breitinger (1870)Passengers20188200 per weekday[1] Services
Preceding station Südostbahn Following station
Uznach
towards Lucerne
Voralpen Express Herisau
towards St. Gallen
Preceding station St. Gallen S-Bahn Following station
Ebnat-Kappel S2 Lichtensteig
Kaltbrunn
towards Rapperswil
S4 Lichtensteig
towards Sargans
Terminus S9 Lichtensteig
towards Wil
Location
Map

Wattwil railway station (German: Bahnhof Wattwil) is a railway station in Wattwil, in the Swiss canton of St. Gallen. It is an intermediate station on the Bodensee–Toggenburg railway, the southern terminus of the Wil–Ebnat-Kappel railway, and the eastern terminus of the Uznach–Wattwil railway (the latter includes the 8.6 kilometres (5.3 mi) long Ricken Tunnel). It is served by local and long-distance trains.

Services

BLWE bus and Südostbahn EMU

Trains

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

Bus

Several bus services depart from the station forecourt. Services are provided by Busbetrieb Lichtensteig–Wattwil–Ebnat-Kappel [de] (BLWE),[3][4] Schneider Busbetriebe [de][5][6] and PostAuto Schweiz.[7] The bus lines are as follows:

Line Route Operator
622 (Wattwil railway stationRickenGebertingen –) St. GallenkappelEschenbach – Wagen – Kreuz (Jona railway station) – Rapperswil railway station Schneider Busbetriebe
770 Lichtensteig, Steigrüti – Wattwil railway station – Ulisbach – Ebnat-Kappel railway stationEbnat-Kappel, Wier BLWE
780 Wattwil railway station – Heiterswil – Hemberg PostAuto Schweiz
790 Wattwil railway stationEbnat-Kappel railway stationEbnat-Kappel, Gieselbach – KrummenauNesslau-Neu St. Johann railway stationNesslauStein SG – Starkenbach SG – Alt St. JohannUnterwasserWildhaus (– GamsGrabs SGBuchs SG railway station) PostAuto Schweiz

Gallery

  • station building (2003)
    station building (2003)
  • signal box (ca. 1990)
    signal box (ca. 1990)
  • station building (1961)
    station building (1961)
  • Wattwil station (early 20th century)
    Wattwil station (early 20th century)
  • Tracks and platforms
    Tracks and platforms
  • Wattwil bus station next to railway station
    Wattwil bus station next to railway station

References

  1. ^ "Passagierfrequenz". Swiss Federal Railways. 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  2. ^ "St. Gallen - Wattwil - Rapperswil" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  3. ^ "BLWE website".
  4. ^ "BLWE timetable" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 2023.
  5. ^ "Schneider Linienbus AG website".
  6. ^ "Schneider Linienbus AG - Fahrplan [timetable]" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 2023.
  7. ^ "PostAuto Schweiz timetable" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 2023.

External links

  • Media related to Wattwil railway station at Wikimedia Commons
  • Wattwil station on SBB