Frauenfeld railway station
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Frauenfeld
Switzerland
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| Location | Bahnhofplatz Frauenfeld Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 47°33′29″N 8°53′49″E / 47.558°N 8.897°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 405 m (1,329 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Swiss Federal Railways | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 921 (Tarifverbund Ostwind)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Frauenfeld railway station is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Thurgau and municipality of Frauenfeld. The station is located on the Winterthur–Romanshorn railway line, and is the terminus of the narrow-gauge Frauenfeld–Wil railway line.[2][3]
On the main line, Frauenfeld is an intermediate stop on the InterCity service from Brig to Romanshorn, the InterRegio service from Lucerne to Konstanz, and on Zurich S-Bahn services S24 and S30.[4] Trains of the St. Gallen S-Bahn service S15 on the Frauenfeld–Wil railway line (operated by Appenzell Railways since 2021) departs from the Bahnhofplatz square in front of the station.[5]
The station has an island platform and a side platform on the Winterthur–Romanshorn line, with tracks (Gleis) numbered 1–3. These tracks are used by InterCity (IC), InterRegio (IR) and most S-Bahn services. The Frauenfeld–Wil railway (S15) departs from the forecourt of the station (Bahnhofplatz), where a single side platform and track (Gleis 11) exist.[6]
PostAuto Schweiz and Stadtbus Frauenfeld (operated by Bus Ostschweiz since December 2023) bus lines depart from the station forecourt.[7][8]
Services
As of the December 2023 timetable change,[update] the following services call at Frauenfeld:[9]
- InterCity / InterRegio:
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: half-hourly service to Zürich HB; hourly service to Spiez, Lucerne, Romanshorn, and Konstanz; service every two hours to Brig and Interlaken Ost.
- Zurich S-Bahn
- S23: peak-hour service between Zürich HB and Romanshorn via Zürich Stadelhofen.
- S24 / S30: half-hourly service between Weinfelden and Winterthur and hourly service from Winterthur to Zug.
- St. Gallen S-Bahn
During weekends, Frauenfeld station is served by two nighttime S-Bahn services (SN15, SN30), offered by Ostwind tariff network,[10][11] and operated by Appenzell Railways and Thurbo for St. Gallen S-Bahn.
- St. Gallen S-Bahn:
- SN15: hourly service to Wil (via Wängi).
- SN30: hourly service to Winterthur and to Romanshorn (via Weinfelden).
