Urnäsch railway station
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LocationUrnäsch, Appenzell Ausserrhoden
Switzerland
Switzerland
Coordinates47°19′04″N 9°17′08″E / 47.3178°N 9.2855°E
Elevation824 m (2,703 ft)
Owned byAppenzell Railways
Urnäsch | |||||||||||
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 The station building in 2005 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Urnäsch, Appenzell Ausserrhoden Switzerland | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 47°19′04″N 9°17′08″E / 47.3178°N 9.2855°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 824 m (2,703 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Appenzell Railways | ||||||||||
| Line | Gossau–Wasserauen line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 15.2 km (9.4 mi) from Gossau SG[1] | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Train operators | Appenzell Railways | ||||||||||
| Connections | |||||||||||
 | PostAuto bus route[2] 791 | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 271 (Tarifverbund Ostwind)[3] | ||||||||||
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Urnäsch railway station (German: Bahnhof Urnäsch) is a railway station in the municipality of Urnäsch, 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]
As of the December 2020 timetable change,[update] the following services stop at Urnäsch:[4]
- St. Gallen S-Bahn: S23: half-hourly service between Gossau SG (via Herisau) and Wasserauen.
A PostAuto bus line links the railway station with Schwägalp Pass and the valley station of the cable car to Säntis.[2]
