Herisau railway station (german: Bahnhof Herisau) is a railway station in

Herisau Herisau is a municipality and the capital of the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland. It is the seat of the canton's government and parliament; the judicial authorities are situated in Trogen. The central hamlet and the houses around ...

, in the

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canton of

Appenzell Ausserrhoden Appenzell Ausserrhoden (; in English sometimes Appenzell Outer Rhodes) (german: Kanton Appenzell Ausserrhoden; rm, Chantun Appenzell Dadora; french: Canton d'Appenzell Rhodes-Extérieures; it, Canton Appenzello Esterno) is one of the 26 canton ...

. It is an intermediate station on the Bodensee–Toggenburg line of

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and the Gossau–Wasserauen line of

Appenzell Railways Appenzell Railways (german: Appenzeller Bahnen, AB) is a Swiss railway company with headquarters in Herisau. It operates a network of railways in the cantons of Appenzell Innerrhoden, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, St. Gallen and Thurgau. History The ...

. Both companies have separate tracks and facilities, separated by Bahnhofplatz.

Layout

Herisau serves both the east–west Bodensee–Toggenburg line of

(SOB) and the north–south Gossau–Wasserauen line of

(AB). SOB has two platforms serving three tracks ( 1–3) on the north side of Bahnhofplatz. AB is similarly situated, with two platforms serving tracks 11–13 south of Bahnhofplatz. A major project is underway to improve access to the station and redevelop parts of the site. This project will shift the Appenzell Railways tracks and platforms a short distance to the south, permitting the construction of a new bus loading area off Bahnhofplatz. Besides affording greater capacity, this loading area will be handicap-accessible. Traffic congestion will be further reduced by the construction of a

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at the intersection of Bahnhofplatz and Bahnhofstrasse, just west of the station. Construction work began in January 2021; it is estimated that the entire project will be complete by 2028.

Services

the following services stop at Herisau: * ''

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'': hourly service over the Bodensee–Toggenburg line between

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and

St. Gallen , neighboring_municipalities = Eggersriet, Gaiserwald, Gossau, Herisau (AR), Mörschwil, Speicher (AR), Stein (AR), Teufen (AR), Untereggen, Wittenbach , twintowns = Liberec (Czech Republic) , website ...

. * : hourly service over the Bodensee–Toggenburg line to

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. * St. Gallen S-Bahn: ** : hourly service over the Bodensee–Toggenburg line between Nesslau-Neu St. Johann and

Altstätten SG , neighboring_municipalities= Eichberg, Feldkirch (AT-8), Gais (AR), Marbach, Oberegg (AI), Oberriet, Ruggell (LI), Rüte (AI), Rüthi, Sennwald, Trogen (AR) , twintowns = Altstätten is a small historic rural town and a municipality in the ...

. ** : hourly service over the Bodensee–Toggenburg 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). ** : half-hourly service over the Gossau–Wasserauen line between

Gossau SG Gossau is a municipality in the ''Wahlkreis'' (constituency) of St. Gallen in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. History Gossau is first mentioned in 824 as ''Cozesaua''. Geography Gossau has an area, , of . Of this area, 63% is used ...

and

Wasserauen Wasserauen is a place in the district of Schwende in the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden in Switzerland. The settlement consists of a few farms, the terminus stations of the railway line Gossau – Appenzell – Wasserauen of the Appenzeller B ...

. ** : hourly service over the Bodensee–Toggenburg line to

. The S2 and S4 combine for half-hourly service between and Altstätten SG; the various services on the Bodensee–Toggenburg line provide one train approximately every 11 minutes between Herisau and St. Gallen.

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References

External links

* * {{SBB web, 6290, herisau Railway stations in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden Südostbahn stations Herisau Appenzell Railways stations Railway stations in Switzerland opened in 1910