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S9 (St. Gallen S-Bahn)

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S9
White train passes chalet-style building on the right
A Wattwil-bound S9 passes Lichtensteig in 2016
Overview
Current operator(s)THURBO
Route
TerminiWil
Wattwil
Stops5
Distance travelled20.0 kilometres (12.4 mi)
Average journey time23 minutes
Service frequencyEvery 30 minutes
Line(s) usedWil–Ebnat-Kappel line

The S9 is a railway service of the St. Gallen S-Bahn that provides half-hourly service between Wil and Wattwil over the Wil–Ebnat-Kappel line. THURBO, a joint venture of Swiss Federal Railways and the canton of Thurgau, operates the service.

Operations

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The S9 operates every 30 minutes between Wil and Wattwil, using the Wil–Ebnat-Kappel line. It is the only service over that line between Wil and Lichtensteig.[3]

Route

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S-Bahn St. Gallen network as of December 2021[4]

The route follows the left bank of the River Thur through the lower Toggenburg Valley.

S9 Wil SGWattwil

History

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Until the December 2013 timetable change, every other S9 service continued south to Nesslau-Neu St. Johann, providing hourly service to the remainder of the Wil–Ebnat-Kappel line and the short section of the Bodensee–Toggenburg line between Nesslau-Neu St. Johann and Ebnat-Kappel. With the timetable change, the S9 was cut back to its present terminus and the former S8 (which later merged with the former S1) extended to Nesslau-Neu St. Johann.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 14. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. ^ "Zürcher S-Bahn/S-Bahn St.Gallen/S-Bahn Bodensee" (PDF) (in German). Swiss Federal Railways. 12 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Geschäftsbericht 2020" (PDF). THURBO (in German). pp. 12–13.
  4. ^ https://www.ostwind.ch/assets/resources/Dateien/Download/zonenplaene/2022-sbb-rv-sg.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  5. ^ Hug, Olivia (2 November 2012). "Verbesserter Schienenverkehr". Tagblatt (in German). Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Wil–Nesslau-Neu St. Johann" (PDF) (in German). 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
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