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Gais railway station

Coordinates: 47°21′39.2″N 9°27′4.3″E / 47.360889°N 9.451194°E / 47.360889; 9.451194
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Gais
Four-story building with arched roof
The station building in 2014
General information
LocationGais, Appenzell Ausserrhoden
Switzerland
Coordinates47°21′39.2″N 9°27′4.3″E / 47.360889°N 9.451194°E / 47.360889; 9.451194
Elevation915 m (3,002 ft)
Owned byAppenzell Railways
Line(s)
Distance
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Platforms
Tracks3
Train operatorsAppenzell Railways
Other information
Fare zone244 and 245 (Tarifverbund Ostwind [de])[2]
Services
Preceding station St. Gallen S-Bahn Following station
Sammelplatz
towards Appenzell
S20 Bühler
towards Trogen
S21 Zweibrücken
towards Trogen
Terminus S24 Hebrig
Location
Map

Gais railway station (German: Bahnhof Gais) is a railway station in the municipality of Gais, in the Swiss canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden. It is located at the junction of the 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) metre gauge Appenzell–St. Gallen–Trogen and Altstätten–Gais lines of Appenzell Railways.[1]

Services

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As of the December 2020 timetable change, the following services stop at Gais:[3][4]

Scheduled transfers between the S21 and S24 enable hourly service from Altstätten Stadt to Appenzell and St. Gallen and vice versa.

References

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  1. ^ a b Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. pp. 14–15. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. ^ "OSTWIND-Zonenplan" (in German). Tarifverbund Ostwind [de]. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Appenzell-Gais-St. Gallen-Speicher-Trogen" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Gais - Altstätten Stadt" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
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