St. Gallen Winkeln railway station
Railway station in Switzerland
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St. Gallen Winkeln railway station (German: Bahnhof St. Gallen Winkeln) is a railway station in the Winkeln neighborhood of the city of St. Gallen, in the Swiss canton of St. Gallen. It is an intermediate stop on the St. Gallen–Winterthur line,[1] located within both fare zones 210 and 211 of the Ostwind fare network.[6]
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| Location | St. Gallen Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 47°24′14″N 9°18′03″E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 654 m (2,146 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | Swiss Federal Railways | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line | St. Gallen–Winterthur line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 86.4 km (53.7 mi) from Sargans[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Train operators | Thurbo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | Ostwind tariff network | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 | VBSG trolleybus line[2] 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 210 and 211 (Tarifverbund Ostwind)[5][6] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2018 | 1,200 per weekday[7] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Services
S-Bahn
The station is only served by S-Bahn trains. As of the December 2023 timetable change,[update] the following rail services stop at St. Gallen Winkeln:[8]
- St. Gallen S-Bahn:
- S1: half-hourly service between Wil and Schaffhausen.
- S5: half-hourly (weekdays) or hourly (weekends) service between Weinfelden and St. Gallen; hourly service to St. Margrethen.
During weekends, the station is served by two nighttime S-Bahn services (SN21, SN22), offered by Ostwind fare network,[9][10] and operated by Thurbo for St. Gallen S-Bahn.
- St. Gallen S-Bahn:
- SN21: hourly service to Winterthur and to St. Gallen.
- SN22: hourly service to Winterthur and to Heerbrugg (via St. Gallen).
Bus
There are two nearby bus stops, Winkeln, Bhf. Nord and Winkeln, Bhf. Süd, which are served by bus routes of Verkehrsbetriebe St. Gallen (VBSG, including one trolleybus line),[2] and Regiobus.[3][4]
