The St. Gallen–Winterthur railway line is a standard gauge railway line in the Swiss cantons of St. Gallen, Thurgau and Zürich and belongs to the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB). The 57.1 kilometre-long line was opened between 1855 and 1856 in four stages by the St. Gallen-Appenzell Railway (Sankt Gallisch-Appenzellische Eisenbahn, SGAE).
St. Gallen–Winterthur railway
Thur bridge at Schwarzenbach with a Stadler KISS running as the Rheintal-Express: Wil–St. Gallen–Chur
Original Sitter Viaduct with a lattice girder. The bridges over the Glatt, the Uze and the Thur were built according to the same design principles.
The Canton of Thurgau initially refused to grant a concession for the line on its territory, as the route would not have favoured Thurgau. The Swiss Northeastern Railway (Die Schweizerische Nordostbahn) operated the competing Winterthur–Romanshorn railway through the Thurgau.
The Winterthur–Wil–Thur bridge section at Schwarzenbach was built by Julius Herz.[2] The Winterthur–Wil section was opened on 14 October 1855. The journey time was 40 minutes.
The line between Wil and Flawil was hotly debated. The SGAE applied for a concession for the easily-built route south of Uzwil’s local hill, the Vogelsberg, from Schwarzenbach via the Bettenauer Weiher and Oberuzwil to Flawil. Commercial interests preferred a route north of the Vogelsberg so that Uzwil could have a station. So the line was built with a tight S-curve on the edge of the Vogelsberg, where Uzwil station was later built. As a result, this S-curve is today one of the slowest sections of the whole line and the tightest curve on a relatively high-speed line in Switzerland.[3] The Wil–Flawil section was opened on 25 December 1855.
After the construction of the Glatt bridge at Egg between Flawil and Gossau was completed on 15 February 1856, the line reached Gossau and Winkeln. Finally, the line was extended to the town of St. Gallen on 24 March 1856. For this purpose, an iron lattice bridge designed by Karl Etzel was built over the Sitter, the original Sitter Viaduct.
Further developmentedit
Commencement of electric operations in 1927 with an Ae 3/6 I locomotive in Flawil
A train coming from Winterthur derailed in Vonwil near St. Gallen on 31 December 1879. The two locomotives came to lie on the left and right of the railway track and the carriages were pushed into each other. The accident caused two deaths and several were injured, some seriously.
The route became part of the Swiss Federal Railways on 1 July 1902 when the national railways were nationalised. Starting in 1903, the SBB duplicated the line in stages and electrified it in 1927 at 15,000 Volt 16 ⅔ Hz. At the same time, the Algetshausen-Henau halt was opened and the Bühler industrial railway in Uzwil was handed over to the company.
In long-distance traffic, the line is part of the West-East axis from St. Gallen to Geneva. In regional traffic, the Rheintal-Express (REX) runs from Chur via St. Gallen to Wil. In local traffic, the line is served by line S 1 (St. Gallen–Wil), with additional services in the peak as line S 11 (St. Gallen–Wil), and line S 5 (St. Gallen–Gossau–Weinfelden) of the St. Gallen S-Bahn. The section west of Wil is served by line S 35 (Winterthur–Wil) of the Zürich S-Bahn.
The route is served by the following lines (2017/18):
^"Die engste Kurve im Bahnnetz". Homepage of the municipality of Uzwil (in German). Retrieved 7 November 2018.
Sourcesedit
Heer, Anton (2006). Rorschach-St.Gallen-Winterthur: zwischen 170-jähriger Eisenbahngeschichte und Zukunft(PDF; 14.2 MB). St. Gallen: Sabon-Verlag. ISBN3-907928-55-5.
Wägli, Hans G. (1998). Generalsekretariat SBB (ed.). Schienennetz Schweiz (in German). Zürich: AS-Verlag. ISBN978-3-905111-21-7.
Wägli, Hans G. (2004). Bahnprofil Schweiz 2005 (in German). Grafenried: Diplory Verlag.
External linksedit
Media related to St. Gallen–Winterthur railway line at Wikimedia Commons
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This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations May 2021 Learn how and when to remove this message The St Gallen Winterthur railway line is a standard gauge railway line in the Swiss cantons of St Gallen Thurgau and Zurich and belongs to the Swiss Federal Railways SBB The 57 1 kilometre long line was opened between 1855 and 1856 in four stages by the St Gallen Appenzell Railway Sankt Gallisch Appenzellische Eisenbahn SGAE St Gallen Winterthur railwayThur bridge at Schwarzenbach with a Stadler KISS running as the Rheintal Express Wil St Gallen ChurOverviewLine number850LocaleSwitzerlandTerminiSt GallenWinterthurTechnicalLine length57 1 km 35 5 mi Track gauge1 435 mm 4 ft 8 1 2 in Electrification15 kV 16 7 Hz AC overhead catenaryMaximum incline1 6 Route mapLegend km elev SBB line from Rorschach andSOB line from Romanshorn AB line from Trogen 80 46 St Gallenterminus of S1 S5 669 6 m AB line to Appenzell high point 676 5 m SOB line to Herisau Wattwil 84 05 St Gallen Bruggen 651 6 m Sitter Viaduct 190 m AB line from Herisau Appenzelluntil 1913 86 38 St Gallen Winkeln 654 7 m AB from Herisau Appenzellline since 1913 90 13 Gossau SG 637 9 m SBB line to Sulgen S5 Glatt at Gossau 110 m 93 22 siding 623 6 m chainage adjustment 0 01 95 33 Flawil 610 7 m Uze 122 m 100 94 Uzwil 563 8 m Buhler industrial railway 103 23 Algetshausen Henau1927 2013 555 4 m 106 72 Schwarzenbachformer station 540 1 m Thur at Schwarzenbach 166 m chainage adjustment 0 21 SBB line from Wattwil 110 62 Wil terminus of S1 S35 570 8 m Thurbo line to Weinfelden line to Frauenfeld 113 83 Sirnach 549 4 m 117 45 Eschlikon 566 8 m 120 95 Guntershausensince 1927 546 2 m 122 90 Aadorf 527 6 m 126 15 Elgg 507 0 m 130 51 Schottikon since 1930 486 1 m 131 84 Raterschen 475 7 m 133 92 Winterthur Hegi 460 9 m SBB line from Rapperswil 135 29 Winterthur Gruze 452 1 m SBB line from RomanshornS8 S30 136 48 Schwalmenackersince 2015 445 9 m SBB line from Schaffhausen 137 81 Winterthurterminus of S30 S35 438 9 m SBB line to Koblenz SBB line to Zurich S8 Source Swiss railway atlas 1 This diagram viewtalkedit Contents 1 History 1 1 Construction and opening 1 2 Further development 2 Operations 3 References 3 1 Footnotes 3 2 Sources 4 External linksHistory editConstruction and opening edit nbsp Original Sitter Viaduct with a lattice girder The bridges over the Glatt the Uze and the Thur were built according to the same design principles The Canton of Thurgau initially refused to grant a concession for the line on its territory as the route would not have favoured Thurgau The Swiss Northeastern Railway Die Schweizerische Nordostbahn operated the competing Winterthur Romanshorn railway through the Thurgau The Winterthur Wil Thur bridge section at Schwarzenbach was built by Julius Herz 2 The Winterthur Wil section was opened on 14 October 1855 The journey time was 40 minutes The line between Wil and Flawil was hotly debated The SGAE applied for a concession for the easily built route south of Uzwil s local hill the Vogelsberg from Schwarzenbach via the Bettenauer Weiher and Oberuzwil to Flawil Commercial interests preferred a route north of the Vogelsberg so that Uzwil could have a station So the line was built with a tight S curve on the edge of the Vogelsberg where Uzwil station was later built As a result this S curve is today one of the slowest sections of the whole line and the tightest curve on a relatively high speed line in Switzerland 3 The Wil Flawil section was opened on 25 December 1855 After the construction of the Glatt bridge at Egg between Flawil and Gossau was completed on 15 February 1856 the line reached Gossau and Winkeln Finally the line was extended to the town of St Gallen on 24 March 1856 For this purpose an iron lattice bridge designed by Karl Etzel was built over the Sitter the original Sitter Viaduct Further development edit nbsp Commencement of electric operations in 1927 with an Ae 3 6 I locomotive in Flawil A train coming from Winterthur derailed in Vonwil near St Gallen on 31 December 1879 The two locomotives came to lie on the left and right of the railway track and the carriages were pushed into each other The accident caused two deaths and several were injured some seriously The route became part of the Swiss Federal Railways on 1 July 1902 when the national railways were nationalised Starting in 1903 the SBB duplicated the line in stages and electrified it in 1927 at 15 000 Volt 16 Hz At the same time the Algetshausen Henau halt was opened and the Buhler industrial railway in Uzwil was handed over to the company The Winterthur Hegi halt was opened in December 2006 as part of the expansion of the Zurich S Bahn Algetshausen Henau and Schwarzenbach stations were closed in 2013 Operations editIn long distance traffic the line is part of the West East axis from St Gallen to Geneva In regional traffic the Rheintal Express REX runs from Chur via St Gallen to Wil In local traffic the line is served by line S 1 St Gallen Wil with additional services in the peak as line S 11 St Gallen Wil and line S 5 St Gallen Gossau Weinfelden of the St Gallen S Bahn The section west of Wil is served by line S 35 Winterthur Wil of the Zurich S Bahn The route is served by the following lines 2017 18 Long distance EC Basel SBB Aarau Zurich St Gallen Memmingen Kempten Munich IC 1 Geneva Airport Bern Zurich HB St Gallen IC 5 Geneva Airport Lausanne Biel Bienne Zurich HB St Gallen IR 37 Basel SBB Aarau Zurich HB St Gallen Regional RE Wil SG St Gallen Sargans Chur Rheintal Express SN Winterthur St Gallen night line S Bahn St Gallen S1 Wil St Gallen S5 St Gallen Gossau Weinfelden S Bahn Zurich S35 Winterthur Wil SGReferences editFootnotes edit Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz Swiss railway atlas Schweers Wall 2012 pp 13 14 ISBN 978 3 89494 130 7 Heer 2006 Die engste Kurve im Bahnnetz Homepage of the municipality of Uzwil in German Retrieved 7 November 2018 Sources edit Heer Anton 2006 Rorschach St Gallen Winterthur zwischen 170 jahriger Eisenbahngeschichte und Zukunft PDF 14 2 MB St Gallen Sabon Verlag ISBN 3 907928 55 5 Wagli Hans G 1998 Generalsekretariat SBB ed Schienennetz Schweiz in German Zurich AS Verlag ISBN 978 3 905111 21 7 Wagli Hans G 2004 Bahnprofil Schweiz 2005 in German Grafenried Diplory Verlag External links edit nbsp Media related to St Gallen Winterthur railway line at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title St Gallen Winterthur railway line amp oldid 1225003260, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
