Heerbrugg station
| Heerbrugg | |
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| Data | |
| Design | Through station |
| opening | 1858 |
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| City / municipality | Au SG |
| Place / district | Heerbrugg |
| Canton | Canton of St. Gallen |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Coordinates | 765 205 / 253422 |
| Height ( SO ) | 405 m |
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| List of train stations in Switzerland | |
The Heerbrugg train station is a through station in the Swiss canton of St. Gallen at the SBB railway line from Chur to Rorschach . It is located in the municipality of Au in the district of Heerbrugg .
history
The age of the railways began in Switzerland in 1844 with the opening of the first line (from Strasbourg ) to Basel. With the Rorschach – Chur railway line , the first section of a railway was to be built, from Lake Constance over the Lukmanier Pass to Lake Maggiore , with a connection to Italy , suggested in 1839 by the engineer Richard La Nicca . The second access line towards Zurich and Basel was to be created with the Ziegelbrücke – Sargans railway line .
The importance of the railroad was recognized early in the St. Gallen Rhine Valley . As early as 1852, the struggle for the location of the station for the communities of Berneck, Balgach, Diepoldsau and Widnau began on the Südostbahn , which was planning the Rhine Valley line. Balgach wanted a train station in Müllacker ; Berneck, Diepoldsau and the Rebsteiner and Marbacher, however, were in favor of the Heerbrugg location. Professor Karl Völker donated the land to the community of Au for the construction of the train station in Heerbrugg, which gave it the decisive advantage.
The station went into operation in 1858 when the Rheineck - Sargans section went into operation.
In 1885 the railway line from Rorschach station via Sargans to Chur was completed under the now United Swiss Railways. In 1888 the Rhaetian Railway was founded as Landquart – Davos AG (LD), which was finally able to connect to Italy with the Bernina line to Chiavenna . Since the construction of an Eastern Alpine Railway from Chur in the direction of Italy opposite the Gotthard Railway was subject, the Rhine Valley Railway from Rorschach to Chur remained a regional route.
From 1897 to 1940 the Heerbrugg station was the stop of the Altstätten – Berneck tram . From 1915 to 1956 it was a transfer point for the tram to the Heerbrugg – Diepoldsau line.
In 1981 the now overloaded level crossing on Widnauerstrasse (Berneck – Hohenems) was replaced by an underpass.
Infrastructure
- Main building with shop, kiosk and café
- Stellwerk (now an art gallery)
- Bike stand on both sides
- Pedestrian underpass to Widnau
- Bicycle and moped underpass to Widnau
- Theft-proof bike parking, bike rental
- Mobility car sharing point
- Bus station
Public system
Today's public facility of the SBB consists of an outside platform and a platform with covered seats. The outer platform is on the east side facing the station building. The platform can be reached from both sides of the station via a wheelchair-accessible ramp.
A SBB sales point with a currency exchange facility is located in the station building. There is a money exchange machine on the outside of the building.
Tracks
The St. Margrethen – Sargans line is single-track. Heerbrugg station has several tracks and points.
- 2 main tracks
- One siding with siding to the industry Latvians in Widnau, the SAW (Spannbetonwerk), fireplace-free (Burner) and smoke bottling plant
- 3 sidings .
location
Heerbrugg railway station gives its name to the Bahnhofstrasse, which was built especially for it. Located at the foot of the Hümppelerberg (also known as the Sonnenberg), the train station, together with the train station district, forms the actual core of the village of Heerbrugg. According to the chronicle of Heerbrugg castle consisted Hof Heerbrugg of only 5 villas with 4 outbuildings of the castle were.
Scheduled trains
All scheduled passenger trains that run on this section of the route stop at the station. In long-distance traffic, this is the IR13 from Zurich via St. Gallen to Chur . In local traffic, the two S-Bahns S2 and S4 of the S-Bahn St. Gallen , both of which are operated by Thurbo . The S2 runs from Nesslau - Neu St. Johann via Wattwil and St. Gallen to Altstätten . The S4 runs as a radial line from St.Gallen via Rorschach , Sargans and Wattwil to St.Gallen.
Heerbrugg bus station
At the station area in Heerbrugg the built in 1996 is the bus station of the RTB Rheintal Bus . RTB Rheintal Bus is a member of the Ostwind tariff association in zone 235. The bus station is the central hub for lines 301 ( Altstätten ), 302 (Berneck), 303 ( Hohenems Schlossplatz), 304 (Rheineck) and 351 ( Dornbirn ). It is located in the area of the former goods shed. The old track to the goods shed is still partially preserved.
It is also the terminus for the post bus line 226 Heiden- Heerbrugg.
Web links
- Heerbrugg station on SBB
Remarks
- ↑ Compare Swisstopo time card 1858
Individual evidence
- ↑ Politische Gemeinde Berneck (Hrsg.): Berneck 1100 years after the first documentary mention . Rheintaler Druckerei und Verlag AG, 1992, p. 73 .
- ^ Unsuccessful fight for your own train station. (PDF) Municipality of Balgach, accessed on October 18, 2019 .
- ^ Starting shot for the Rhine Valley route of the south-east railway. (PDF) Municipality of Balgach, accessed on October 18, 2019 .
- ↑ Politische Gemeinde Berneck (Hrsg.): Berneck 1100 years after the first documentary mention . Rheintaler Druckerei und Verlag AG, 1992, p. 73 .
- ↑ VELOPARKIER STATION AT THE HEERBRUGG RAILWAY STATION. (PDF) Political Community Au, April 8, 2010, accessed on November 14, 2019 .