The Feldkirch–Buchs railway is a electrified

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railway line that links

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and

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

passing through

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 ...

. Owned by the

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(ÖBB), it is the only railway line in Liechtenstein.

History

The line opened in 1872, during the opening period of the

Vorarlberg Railway The Vorarlberg Railway (german: Vorarlbergbahn) denotes a through line running through the Austrian state of Vorarlberg. Its route is similar to the Rheintal/Walgau Autobahn from the border between Lindau and Hörbranz to Bludenz, where it connec ...

, and was electrified in 1926. It is served by some pairs of regional trains and buses and by some international trains (

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, and

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s) that are non-stop between

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and Buchs. In June 2008 the

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, the Federal State of

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, and the Principality of Liechtenstein signed an agreement for a project to upgrade the line (and the surrounding ones) and to increase the rail traffic. The project, named was approved by Liechtenstein and Austria in a Letter of Intent signed in April 2020 and under that plan, it was to be fully realised by 2027 and will cost an estimated

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187 million. That plan was however rejected by 62.3% of Liechtenstein voters in a referendum on 30 August 2020.

Stations

Gallery

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between Switzerland and Liechtenstein File:Bhf-BuchsSG01.JPG, Buchs station

Notes and references

External links

S-Bahn FL.A.CH project
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