Frauenfeld–Wil railway

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Frauenfeld–Wil railway
An old Frauenfeld–Wil train in Münchwilen
Overview
LocaleSwitzerland
Termini
Service
TypeLight rail
Services1
History
Opened1887
electrification 1921
Technical
Line length17.44 km (10.84 mi)
Character841
Track gaugeMetre (3 ft 3+38 in)
Electrification1200 V DC Overhead line
Highest elevation570.8m
Maximum incline46 ‰
Route diagram

km
0.00
Wil SG
S15
571 m
depot and workshop;
Rollbock yard
2.35
Schweizerhof
531 m
3.89
Münchwilen TG
516 m
4.66
Münchwilen Pflegeheim
509 m
6.50
Rosental
487 m
7.95
Wängi GB
474 m
8.27
Wängi
470 m
9.01
Wiesengrund
465 m
9.81
Jakobstal
460 m
11.49
Matzingen
447 m
12.62
Weberei Matzingen
440 m
13.92
Murkart
(until 2013)
431 m
15.13
Lüdem
423 m
16.85
Frauenfeld Marktplatz
417 m
17.45
Frauenfeldy
S15
405 m
Source: Swiss railway atlas[1]

The Frauenfeld–Wil railway (German: Frauenfeld–Wil-Bahn, FW) is a metre gauge (3 ft 3+38 in gauge) railway line[2] in Switzerland, which connects the town of Frauenfeld in the canton of Thurgau, to the town of Wil in the canton of St. Gallen, following the valley of the Murg river. The line is owned and operated by the Frauenfeld-Wil-Bahn AG, forms part of the Tarifverbund Ostwind, and operates as service S15 of the St. Gallen S-Bahn.

Plans to build a tramway between Frauenfeld and Wil were first made in the early 1850s. The rail line opened in 1887, and was electrified in 1921. Around 1.25 million passengers use the line every year.

Locals call the train "Wilerbähnli" or "Wiler Bähnli".[3]

Operation

Trains run every 30 minutes, requiring 3 trains in operation at once, with trains crossing at the stations of Matzingen and Schweizerhof.

In 2011 the railway company ordered five new ABe4/8 low floor trains from Stadler Rail, to replace the old trains. However, there are plans for a 15 minutes interval in future and therefore some of the old trains will be retained. The first train was delivered in March 2013 and was tested for 3 months. It went into regular service on 26 June 2013.[4][5][6]

Stations

New train in Frauenfeld

15 stations are served by the line.[7]

Station km Altitude
Frauenfeld 17.44 404.6
From Frauenfeld there are trains to Winterthur and Weinfelden.
Frauenfeld Marktplatz 16.85 417 since 1996
Lüdem 15.13 423
Murkart 13.92 431
Weberei Matzingen 12.62 440
Matzingen 11.49 447
Jakobstal 9.81 460
Wiesengrund 9.01 465
Wängi 8.27 470
Wängi GB (Service Station) 7.95 474
Rosental 6.5 487
Münchwilen Pflegeheim 4.66 509
Münchwilen TG 3.89 516
Schweizerhof (Service Station) 2.66 530
Wil 0.00 570.8
From Wil there are trains to Winterthur, Weinfelden, St. Gallen and Wattwil.

Freight traffic

Freight trains ran on the line from 1907 until the early 2000s. This included transporter wagons from 1977 onwards.[8]

References

  1. ^ Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz [Swiss railway atlas]. Schweers + Wall. 2012. pp. 4, 13. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. ^ Barrow, Keith. "Swiss metre-gauge emu on test". International Railway Journal. Simmons-Boardman Publishing Inc. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  3. ^ "Das Wiler Bähnli macht es vor". St. Galler Tagblatt.
  4. ^ "Frauenfeld-Wil-Bahn buys five new Stadler vehicles" (PDF). Stadler Rail. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  5. ^ "Neue Fahrzeugflotte" [New vehicle fleet] (in German). Frauenfeld-Wil-Bahn. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  6. ^ "Worldwide Review". Tramways & Urban Transit. Light Rail Transit Association. September 2013. p. 399.
  7. ^ "Bahnstrecke Frauenfeld-Wil". schienenverkehr-schweiz.ch.
  8. ^ "Wilerbähnli". Felix's Homepage.

Further reading

External links