Schaan-Vaduz is one of the four

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, located in the town of

Schaan Schaan () is the largest municipality of Liechtenstein by population. It is located to the north of Vaduz, the capital, in the central part of the country. it has a population of 6,039 making it the most populous administrative district in Lie ...

, from

Vaduz Vaduz ( or , High Alemannic pronunciation: [])Hans Stricker, Toni Banzer, Herbert Hilbe: ''Liechtensteiner Namenbuch. Die Orts- und Flurnamen des Fürstentums Liechtenstein.'' Band 2: ''Die Namen der Gemeinden Triesenberg, Vaduz, Schaan.'' Hrsg. ...

. It is owned by the

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(ÖBB). The station is served by eighteen trains per day, nine in each direction between Switzerland and Austria.

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Schaan-Vaduz is situated on the international and electrified Feldkirch-Buchs line, between the station of

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(in

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) and the stop of Forst Hilti (in the northern suburb of Schaan). It is served only by regional trains. Located in the middle of town, the station is composed of a two-storey building, a wooden shed and a platform serving the first

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. The second track has no platform and is rarely used. Located on the platform is the remnants of a rail line, part of a dismantled track system used by freight wagons.Picture of the station platform with a brief description
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train in Schaan-Vaduz File:ÖBB Bahnhof Schaan-Vaduz.jpg, Platform side. In background, the

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External links

Schaan-Vaduz page on www.bahnbilder.de
1872 establishments in Liechtenstein Railway stations opened in 1872 Railway stations in Liechtenstein

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