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Bollingen railway station

Coordinates: 47°13′2.7″N 08°52′45.2″E / 47.217417°N 8.879222°E / 47.217417; 8.879222
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Bollingen
The station building in 2009
General information
Other namesBahnhof Bollingen
LocationStaffeln 8, Jona
Switzerland
Coordinates47°13′2.7″N 08°52′45.2″E / 47.217417°N 8.879222°E / 47.217417; 8.879222
Elevation409.5 m (1,344 ft)
Operated bySwiss Federal Railways (until 2004)
Line(s)Rapperswil–Ziegelbrücke railway
Platforms2 (demolished in 2021)
Tracks2 (German: Gleis)
Construction
Structure typeat-grade
Platform levels1

Bollingen railway station (German: Bahnhof Bollingen) was until 2004 a railway station in the municipality of Rapperswil-Jona (former Jona municipality) in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. It is located about 1 km (0.62 mi) west of the village of Bollingen on the Rapperswil–Ziegelbrücke railway line, between Blumenau and Schmerikon.

History

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After the nearby Blumenau station opened in the 1980s, Bollingen station was closed in 2004 for economic reasons. The platforms were removed in 2021, but the station building, including the nameplate, and double-tracked section at the station remained (the tracks were renewed in 2023 when the section between Schmerikon and Uznach was upgraded to double-track).[1][2][3] It is the only double-tracked section on the otherwise single-tracked line between Rapperswil and Schmerikon stations. The double tracked section is used for unscheduled train crossings.

References

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  1. ^ "Bahnhof Bollingen" (in German). Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Neue Doppelspur Uznach–Schmerikon eröffnet [New double-tracked railway bereen Uznach and Schmerikon opened]" (in German). Canton of St. Gallen. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Ausbauten Obersee und Doppelspur Uznach–Schmerikon Refurbishments at Obersee (Upper Lake Zurich) and double-tracked railway Uznach–Schmerikon]" (in German). Swiss Federall Railways (SBB). Retrieved 16 December 2023.
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