Topic summary

Voralpen Express

0:00
Luzern
Reuss
Luzern Verkehrshaus
Meggen Zentrum
(since 2006)
Meggen
(until 2006)
Küssnacht am Rigi
Immensee (kilometrage change)
S2 to Zug
Arth-Goldau
0:50
Rothenthurm (since 2015)
0:58
Biberbrugg
Sihl
Wollerau (until 2015)
1:15
Pfäffikon SZ
Seedamm
Rapperswil
Jona
Schmerikon
(until 2023)
1:38
Uznach
Kaltbrunn (until 2013)
Ricken tunnel (8.6 km)
1:48
Wattwil
S9 to Wil
Thur
(3.5 km)
Degersheim
(until 2013)
(289.5 m / 63 m)
(296 m / 34 m)
Herisau
(365 m / 99 m) over Sitter
2:16
St. Gallen
to St. Gallen St. Fiden
Romanshorn (terminus until 2013)

The Voralpen-Express (VAE) is a named train connecting small to medium-sized cities and villages in Central and EasternSwitzerland on a scenic route, carrying this name since 1992. It is operated by Südostbahn (SOB) and runs every hour as an InterRegio (IR) between St. Gallen and Lucerne, bypassing Zurich. Its name derives from the fact that it traverses the Prealps (German: Voralpen).