Rheineck railway station

Train operators

THURBO
Südostbahn
Appenzell Railways

Connections

Lake Constance ferries
PostBus local buses

Services

Preceding station		Following station
Staad towards Nesslau-Neu St. Johann	S2	St. Margrethen towards Altstätten SG
Staad towards Rapperswil	S4	St. Margrethen towards Sargans
Staad towards Weinfelden	S5	St. Margrethen Terminus
Terminus	S26	Ruderbach towards Walzenhausen

Location

Rheineck railway station (German: Bahnhof Rheineck) is a railway station that serves the municipality of Rheineck, in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. The station is located on the eastern edge of Rheineck village centre, with the A1 motorway, the Alter Rhein river channel and then the border with Austria flanking the opposite side of the station.^[1]^[2]

The station is an intermediate stop on the St. Margrethen–Rorschach railway line, and is the lower terminus of the Rheineck–Walzenhausen mountain railway. It is served by St. Gallen S-Bahn services S2, S4, and S5, which link Rheineck to the city of St. Gallen and other local towns, and by service S26, which shuttles up to Walzenhausen. Rheineck is also the easterly end of the Swiss shipping services on Lake Constance, and the town's landing stages are located on the Alter Rhein channel. The landing stages are linked to the station by a pedestrian subway under the A1 motorway. Local bus services operate from a bus station adjacent to the station building.^[1]

The station has two side platforms, on either side of the twin track main line. The station building abuts the western platform, and is linked to the eastern platform by a pedestrian subway. The Rheineck–Walzenhausen line starts from its own platform, which is actually located on the western mainline platform.

Services

As of the December 2023 timetable change,^[update] the following services stop at Rheineck:^[3]^[4]

St. Gallen S-Bahn:
- S2 / S4: half-hourly service between Wattwil and Altstätten SG via St. Gallen and hourly service to Rapperswil, Sargans, and Nesslau-Neu St. Johann.
- S5: hourly service between Weinfelden and St. Margrethen.
- S26: hourly or better service to Walzenhausen.

Gallery

The Rheineck–Walzenhausen train at its terminus
The bus station
A visiting historic train
The station in the town

References

^ ^a ^b Lambert, Anthony (2013). Switzerland Without A Car (5th ed.). Chalfont St. Peter: Bradt Travel Guides. p. 92. ISBN 978-1-84162-447-1.
^ Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2012. pp. 14–15. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
^ "St. Gallen - Rorschach - Buchs SG - Sargans" (PDF). Swiss Federal Railways. 7 November 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
^ "Rheineck - Walzenhausen" (PDF). Appenzeller Bahnen AG. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.

External links

Media related to Rheineck railway station at Wikimedia Commons
Rheineck railway station – SBB

Lake Constance (Bodensee)

Austria
- Vorarlberg
  - Bregenz
Germany
- Baden-Württemberg
  - Bodenseekreis
  - Konstanz
- Bavaria
  - Lindau
Switzerland
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden
- Schaffhausen
- St. Gallen
  - Rorschach
- Thurgau

Settlements

Austria	Bregenz Hard Höchst Hörbranz Fussach Gaissau Lochau
Germany	Allensbach Bodman-Ludwigshafen Eriskirch Friedrichshafen Gaienhofen Hagnau Immenstaad Konstanz Dingelsdorf Litzelstetten Paradies Petershausen Wallhausen Kressbronn Langenargen Lindau Meersburg Moos Nonnenhorn Öhningen Radolfzell Reichenau Sipplingen Stetten Überlingen Hödlingen Uhldingen-Mühlhofen Unteruhldingen Wasserburg
Switzerland	Altnau Arbon Berlingen Bottighofen Egnach Ermatingen Triboltingen Eschenz Frasnacht Goldach Gottlieben Güttingen Heiden Horn Kesswil Kreuzlingen Lutzenberg Mammern Münsterlingen Romanshorn Rorschach Rorschacherberg Salmsach Salenstein Steinach Steckborn Stein am Rhein Tägerwilen Tägermoos Thal Uttwil Walzenhausen Wolfhalden

Islands

Rivers

Valleys

Marien Gorge
Spetzgarter Gorge

Mountains

Landmarks

Obersee
- Bay of Bregenz
- Constance Hopper
- Überlinger See
- Rhine Delta
Untersee
- Gnadensee
- Markelfinger Winkel
- Rheinsee
- Wollmatinger Ried
- Zeller See

Buildings	Alt Dettingen Castle Arbon Castle Arenenberg Castle Bernegg Castle Castell Castle Eugensberg Castle Freudenfels Castle Gottlieben Castle Heiligenberg Castle Hohenfels Castle Hohenklingen Castle Hohentwiel Castle Konstanz Minster Louisenberg Castle Mammern Castle Meersburg Castle New Castle (Meersburg) Petershausen Abbey Reichenau Abbey Seeburg Castle Wettingen-Mehrerau Abbey
Touristic	Bregenzer Festspiele Pile Dwellings Museum Sea Life (Konstanz) Zeppelin Museum

Transportation

Railway

Chur–Rorschach	S2 S4 S5 S7
Friedrichshafen–Lindau	RB 93
High Rhine Line	S6 RE 2
Lake Line	S1 S7 S14 S44 RE1
Radolfzell–Mengen	RB 31 RB 32 IRE 3
Stahringen–Friedrichshafen	RB 31 IRE 3
St. Margrethen–Lauterach	S3 S7 R5
Vorarlberg Line	S1 S3 S7
S-Bahn	Bodensee St. Gallen Vorarlberg
Stations	Allensbach Altnau Arbon Arbon Seemoosriet Berlingen Bermatingen-Ahausen Bottighofen Bregenz Bregenz Hafen Bregenz Riedenburg Egnach Enzisweiler Eriskirch Ermatingen Eschenz Friedrichshafen Stadt Friedrichshafen-Fischbach Friedrichshafen Hafen Friedrichshafen Kluftern Friedrichshafen Landratsamt Friedrichshafen-Manzell Friedrichshafen Ost Güttingen Hard-Fussach Hegne Heiden Horn Kesswil Kreuzlingen Kreuzlingen Hafen Konstanz Konstanz-Fürstenberg Konstanz-Petershausen Konstanz-Wollmatingen Kressbronn Kurzrickenbach Seepark Landschlacht Langenargen Lindau-Aeschach Lindau-Insel Lindau-Reutin Lochau-Hörbranz Ludwigshafen (Bodensee) Lustenau Mammern Mannenbach-Salenstein Markdorf (Baden) Markelfingen Münsterlingen-Scherzingen Münsterlingen Spital Nonnenhorn Nussdorf Radolfzell Reichenau (Baden) Rheineck Rorschach Rorschach Hafen Romanshorn Ruderbach Salem (Baden) Sandbüchel Schwendi bei Heiden Seebleiche Sipplingen Staad Stahringen Steckborn Stein am Rhein Steinach St. Margrethen Tägerwilen-Gottlieben Triboltingen Überlingen Überlingen Therme Uhldingen-Mühlhofen Uttwil Walzenhausen Wartensee Wasserburg Wienacht-Tobel