Wasserauen railway station
Train station in Switzerland
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Wasserauen railway station (German: Bahnhof Wasserauen) is a railway station in Wasserauen in the district of Schwende-Rüte, in the Swiss canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden. It is located on the 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge Gossau–Wasserauen line of Appenzell Railways.[1]
LocationWasserauen, Schwende-Rüte, Appenzell Innerrhoden
Switzerland
Switzerland
Coordinates47°17′08″N 9°25′43″E
Elevation869 m (2,851 ft)
Owned byAppenzell Railways
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| Location | Wasserauen, Schwende-Rüte, Appenzell Innerrhoden Switzerland | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 47°17′08″N 9°25′43″E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 869 m (2,851 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Appenzell Railways | ||||||||||
| Line | Gossau–Wasserauen line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 32.1 km (19.9 mi) from Gossau SG[1] | ||||||||||
| Train operators | Appenzell Railways | ||||||||||
| Connections |  Luftseilbahn Wasserauen–Ebenalp | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 248 (Tarifverbund Ostwind)[2] | ||||||||||
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Services
As of the December 2021 timetable change,[update] the following services stop at Wasserauen:[3]
- St. Gallen S-Bahn / Bodensee S-Bahn: S23: half-hourly service to Gossau SG via Appenzell.
Connections to long-distance services exist in Herisau (for St. Gallen/Lucerne) and Gossau SG (for Winterthur and Zürich HB).
The valley station of the Luftseilbahn Wasserauen–Ebenalp, which carries passengers up to Ebenalp, is located across the street from the station.[4]
