Public transport in the canton of St. Gallen
The public transport in the canton of St. Gallen opens all the municipalities of the Canton of St. Gallen by public transport.
Long-distance transport
The Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) offer licensed long-distance transport within the canton of St. Gallen . As of December 2018, SBB, partly with partners, will be offering long-distance trains on the Chur – Buchs – St. Margrethen – St. Gallen – Zurich and Bregenz – Buchs – Ziegelbrücke – Zurich.
Regional traffic
The Office for Public Transport is responsible for regional transport, based on Art. 18 of the Constitution of the Canton of St. Gallen. The office is responsible for the coordination of public transport in the form of railways , buses , ships and cable cars .
As of 2018, the canton of St. Gallen ordered services from 19 transport companies in regional transport. The service providers operate 20 rail and 100 bus routes as well as a cable car and a ship route. In addition, there are long-distance transport lines , local transport and tourist offers.
Most of the public transport companies in the canton are members of the Ostwind tariff association .
Rail transport
The backbone of the canton's regional traffic is the St. Gallen S-Bahn . There is also the Voralpen-Express , which connects St. Gallen with Lucerne, and the RegioExpress to Konstanz.
As of 2018, the regional transport services will be provided by the Appenzeller Bahnen , the Frauenfeld-Wil-Bahn , the Swiss Federal Railways, the Swiss Southeast Railway and the Thurbo .
Bus transport
The following companies fulfill the canton's performance mandates:
- Car company Weesen-Amden
- Car courses Oberthurgau
- Bus service Lichtensteig – Wattwil – Ebnat-Kappel
- BUS Eastern Switzerland with the brands BUS Sarganserland Werdenberg , RTB Rheintal Bus and WilMobil
- Schneider bus companies
- PostBus
- Regiobus
- City bus Chur
- Public transport company of the city of St. Gallen
- Transport companies Lake Zurich and Oberland
In addition, the following company operates, ordered by Liechtenstein in the canton of St. Gallen:
With the exception of PostBus and the St. Gallen public transport company, all bus companies are private companies.
Apart from the PostBus , the bus companies most used in the canton of St. Gallen are the St. Gallen public transport company, followed by BUS Ostschweiz , to which BUS Sarganserland Werdenberg , RTB Rheintal Bus and WilMobil belong.
Subcontractors are also on order for PostBus. The subcontractors usually have their own drivers and vehicles that drive in the livery of the Postbus.
Cable car and ship traffic
The Unterterzen-Tannenbodenalp cable car is the only cable car to provide regional transport services. In turn, the Walensee shipping company ensures the connection to the village of Quinten, which cannot be reached by other means of transport .
The other cable cars and shipping lines in the canton are used for tourist traffic, they do not fulfill any function in regional traffic.
Local traffic
In some municipalities there is local traffic, these are services ordered by the respective municipalities. The local traffic of the city of St. Gallen, which is carried out by the transport companies of the city of St. Gallen, should be emphasized. Some municipalities also license local buses, for example in Flawil (service provider: PostBus) or in St. Gallenkappel (service provider: Waespi Reisen).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Public transport companies. Canton of St. Gallen, accessed on October 17, 2018 .