Jona railway station is a
railway station
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...
in
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 ...
, situated next to the village of
Jona
Jona may refer to:
* Jona, Switzerland, a village of the municipality Rapperswil-Jona, Switzerland
* Jona (river), in the cantons of Zürich and St. Gallen in Switzerland
* Jona (album), ''Jona'' (album), an album by Jona Viray
People with the giv ...
(
canton of St. Gallen
The canton of St. Gallen, also canton of St Gall (german: link=no, Kanton St. Gallen ; rm, Chantun Son Gagl; french: Canton de Saint-Gall; it, Canton San Gallo), is a canton of Switzerland. The capital is St. Gallen.
Located in northeastern ...
). It is one of four active railway stations in the
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
of
Rapperswil-Jona
Rapperswil-Jona is a municipality in the ''Wahlkreis'' (constituency) of See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
Besides Rapperswil and Jona, which were separate municipalities until 2006, the municipality includes Bollingen, Bussk ...
(the other three being , and ). The station is located on the
Wallisellen to Uster and Rapperswil railway line.
Jona railway station and adjacent bus station were remodelled between 2013 and 2015. In 2021, it was awarded the Swiss mobility price (FLUX).
Service
Train
The station is only called at by
S-Bahn
The S-Bahn is the name of hybrid urban- suburban rail systems serving a metropolitan region in German-speaking countries. Some of the larger S-Bahn systems provide service similar to rapid transit systems, while smaller ones often resemble co ...
-style services of the
Zurich S-Bahn network. Lines
S5 and
S15 provide half-hourly connections to both and (combined quarter-hourly service in both directions).
During weekends, there is also a nighttime S-Bahn service (SN5) offered by
ZVV. Summary of S-Bahn services:
*
Zürich S-Bahn
The Zürich S-Bahn (german: S-Bahn Zürich) system is a network of rail lines that has been incrementally expanded to cover the ZVV area, which comprises the entire canton of Zürich and portions of neighbouring cantons (Aargau, Glarus, ...
:
** : half-hourly service to via , and to via .
** : half-hourly service to via , and to .
**
Nighttime S-Bahn (only during weekends):
*** : hourly service between and (via ).
Bus
There are several bus routes to/from Jona railway station. The services are provided by ''Stadtbus Rapperswil-Jona'',
[https://www.vzo.ch/stadtbus-rapperswil-jona] which is operated by the ''
Verkehrsbetriebe Zürichsee und Oberland
Verkehrsbetriebe Zürichsee und Oberland (VZO) is a public transport operator in the region between Lake Zürich and the Zürcher Oberland to the south-east of the city of Zürich in the canton of Zürich. It operates bus services between the va ...
'' (VZO), and by '. While lines 991, 992 and 994 all depart from the forecourt of the station, lines 621, 622 and 995 depart from ''Kreuz'', and line 993 from ''Vogelau'' (both of these bus stops are within walking distance). The bus lines are as follows:
Gallery
File:Jona IMG 2408.JPG, Jona railway station (looking south) before its remodelling
File:Jona (SG) IMG 7082.jpg, ''Villa Grünfels'' next to Jona railway station (before its remodelling)
File:Jona (SG) - Rapperswil-Jona Stadtbus der VBZ - Bahnhof 2011-11-18 13-30-30.JPG, Bus of ''Stadtbus Rapperswil-Jona'' waiting at the Jona station (before its remodelling)
References
External links
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Jona
Jona may refer to:
* Jona, Switzerland, a village of the municipality Rapperswil-Jona, Switzerland
* Jona (river), in the cantons of Zürich and St. Gallen in Switzerland
* Jona (album), ''Jona'' (album), an album by Jona Viray
People with the giv ...
Buildings and structures in Rapperswil-Jona
Jona
Jona may refer to:
* Jona, Switzerland, a village of the municipality Rapperswil-Jona, Switzerland
* Jona (river), in the cantons of Zürich and St. Gallen in Switzerland
* Jona (album), ''Jona'' (album), an album by Jona Viray
People with the giv ...
Railway stations in Switzerland opened in 1979
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