Buchs SG railway station (german: Bahnhof Buchs SG) is a railway station in
Buchs, in the
Swiss
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* the adjectival form of Switzerland
* Swiss people
Places
* Swiss, Missouri
* Swiss, North Carolina
*Swiss, West Virginia
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Other uses
*Swiss-system tournament, in various games and sports
*Swiss Internation ...
canton of
St. Gallen
, neighboring_municipalities = Eggersriet, Gaiserwald, Gossau, Herisau (AR), Mörschwil, Speicher (AR), Stein (AR), Teufen (AR), Untereggen, Wittenbach
, twintowns = Liberec (Czech Republic)
, website ...
. It is an intermediate stop on the
Chur–Rorschach line and western terminus of the
Feldkirch–Buchs line to
Austria
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and
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein (), officially the Principality of Liechtenstein (german: link=no, Fürstentum Liechtenstein), is a German-speaking microstate located in the Alps between Austria and Switzerland. Liechtenstein is a semi-constitutional monarchy ...
. It is served by local and long-distance trains. As the station is located just north of the crossing of the
Rhine
), Surselva, Graubünden, Switzerland
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, source2 = Rein Posteriur/Hinterrhein
, source2_location = Paradies Glacier, Graubünden, Switzerland
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, so ...
between Switzerland and Liechtenstein, long-distance trains traveling between Zürich and points east must reverse direction.
Services
Long-distance
The following long-distance services call at Buchs SG:
*
EuroCity
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''
Transalpin
The ''Transalpin'' is a EuroCity express train linking Zürich (Switzerland) with Graz (Austria) via Liechtenstein. Introduced in 2013, it is operated by the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) and the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB-CFF-FFS). From ...
'': Single round-trip per day over the
Chur–Rorschach and
Feldkirch–Buchs lines between
Zürich Hauptbahnhof
Zürich Hauptbahnhof (often shortened to Zürich HB, or just HB; ''Zürich Main Station'' or ''Zürich Central Station'') is the largest railway station in Switzerland. Zürich is a major railway hub, with services to and from across Switzerland a ...
and
Graz Hauptbahnhof
Graz Hauptbahnhof, abbreviated Graz Hbf (German for ''Graz Main Station''; sometimes translated as Graz Central Station.), is the main railway station in Graz, the capital of the Austrian state of Styria. The station is located some west of the ...
.
*
InterRegio: Hourly service over the Chur–Rorschach line between Zürich Hauptbahnhof and
Chur
, neighboring_municipalities= Arosa, Churwalden, Tschiertschen-Praden, Domat/Ems, Felsberg, Malix, Trimmis, Untervaz, Pfäfers
, twintowns = Bad Homburg (Germany), Cabourg (France), Mayrhofen (Austria), Mondorf-les-Bains (Luxembourg), ...
*
Railjet Express: Four round-trips per day over the Chur–Rorschach and Feldkirch–Buchs lines from Zürich Hauptbahnhof to
Vienna
en, Viennese
, iso_code = AT-9
, registration_plate = W
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, timezone = CET
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, timezone_DST ...
,
Budapest
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, or
Bratislava
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.
*
Nightjet
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''Nightjet'' operates in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland and Switzerland. The ...
/
EuroNight
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The classification and name were bro ...
: Overnight trains over the Chur–Rorschach and Feldkirch–Buchs lines from Zürich Hauptbahnhof to Graz, Vienna,
Prague
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, Budapest, or
Zagreb
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.
Local
Buchs SG is served by the
St. Gallen S-Bahn and
Austrian Federal Railways
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* Austrians, someone from Austria or of Austrian descent
** Someone who is considered an Austrian citizen, see Austrian nationality law
* Austrian German dialect
* Something associated with the country Austria, for example: ...
(ÖBB) local trains:
* : hourly service over the Chur–Rorschach line via
Sargans
Sargans is a municipality in the ''Wahlkreis'' (constituency) of Sarganserland in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
Sargans is known for its castle, which dates from before the founding of the Swiss Confederation in 1291. Sargans was also ...
(circular operation).
* ÖBB: infrequent service over the Feldkirch–Buchs line to
Feldkirch Feldkirch may refer to:
Places
* Feldkirch, Vorarlberg, a medieval city and capital of an administrative district in Austria
** Feldkirch (district), an administrative division of Vorarlberg, Austria
* Feldkirch (Hartheim), a village in the munici ...
.
Customs
Buchs SG is, for customs purposes, a border station for passengers arriving from Austria. Customs checks may be performed in the station or on board trains by Swiss officials. Systematic passport controls were abolished when Switzerland joined the
Schengen Area
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in 2008.
References
External links
*
* {{SBB web, 9404, buchs-sg
Railway stations in the canton of St. Gallen
Swiss Federal Railways stations