S2
White train on double track passing station
An Altstätten SG-bound S2 at Mörschwil in 2017
Overview
Current operator(s)THURBO
Route
TerminiNesslau-Neu St. Johann
Altstätten SG
Stops25
Distance travelled83.9 kilometres (52.1 mi)
Average journey time1 hour 41 minutes
Service frequencyHourly
Line(s) used

The S2 is a railway service of the St. Gallen S-Bahn that provides hourly service between Nesslau-Neu St. Johann and Altstätten SG, in the Swiss canton of St. Gallen. THURBO, a joint venture of Swiss Federal Railways and the canton of Thurgau, operates the service.

Operations

The S2 operates every hour between Nesslau-Neu St. Johann (Toggenburg) and Altstätten SG (St. Galler Rheintal), using the Bodensee–Toggenburg line between Nesslau-Neu St. Johann and St. Gallen, the Rorschach–St. Gallen line to Rorschach, and the Chur–Rorschach line to Altstätten SG. Save for the branch from Wattwil to Nesslau-Neu St. Johann, the S2 is paired with the S4 to provide half-hourly service.[3]

Route

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

S2 Nesslau-Neu St. Johann – Wattwil – Herisau – St. Gallen – Rorschach – Altstätten SG

History

Until the December 2018 timetable change, the S2's westbound terminus was St. Gallen. Service from St. Gallen to Nesslau-Neu St. Johann had been provided by the S8. Scheduling issues with the S8 prompted a swap, with the S2 taking over the S8's former schedule west of St. Gallen.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. pp. 14–15. 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 24 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
  5. ↑ Knoepfel, Martin (29 May 2018). "Die S8 fährt nicht mehr ins Obertoggenburg". Tagblatt (in German). Retrieved 23 September 2021.
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