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S6 (St. Gallen S-Bahn)
The S6 is a railway service of the St. Gallen S-Bahn that provides hourly service between and , in the cantons of St. Gallen and Glarus. A limited number of trains continue from Schwanden to . Südostbahn, a private company primarily owned by the federal government and the canton of St. Gallen, operates the service. Operations The S6 operates hourly between and , using the Rapperswil–Ziegelbrücke and Ziegelbrücke–Linthal lines. Between Rapperswil and the S6 combines with the S17 for half-hourly service with calls at all stations. Between and Rapperswil, the ''Voralpen-Express'' and S4 provide additional combined half-hourly service, but without intermediate stops. Between Ziegelbrücke and Schwanden, the S6 and the S25 of the Zürich S-Bahn combine for half-hourly service. Most S6 trains terminate in Schwanden, but the service continues to Linthal during off-peak hours (this leg is otherwise serviced by the S25). Route – – – – ( – , only during ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Näfels
Näfels is a former Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Effective from 1 January 2011, Näfels is part of the municipality of Glarus Nord. History Näfels is first mentioned in 1240 as ''Nevels''. In 1388, the Old Swiss Confederacy, Swiss Confederates beat the House of Habsburg, Habsburgs at the Battle of Näfels, a victory that proved to be decisive in the series of Swiss-Austrian conflicts that stretched through most of the 14th Century as, in 1389, a peace treaty was signed at Vienna. The losses were much higher on the Austrian side, with 2,500 Austrians killed and 54 Swiss. The town's ''Slachtkapelle'' was created as a memorial to the men who fell in battle, and the ''Näfelser Fahrt'', a pilgrimage to the site of the battle, has been held in April every year since the battle. Geography Näfels has an area, , of . Of this area, 35.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 37.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 4.4% i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Südostbahn
The Südostbahn (German language, German, ) – commonly abbreviated to SOB – is a Switzerland, Swiss railway company, and a network in Central Switzerland, Central and Eastern Switzerland. It resulted from the merger of the Schweizerische Südostbahn (1890), original SOB with the Bodensee–Toggenburg railway (BT) at the end of 2001. The Schweizerische Südostbahn AG (Swiss South-Eastern Railway SA) is a small private railway jointly owned by the Canton of St. Gallen, cantonal and Federal administration of Switzerland, federal governments as an Aktiengesellschaft (AG). Network The rail network of the Südostbahn (SOB) consists of that formerly owned by Bodensee–Toggenburg railway, BT in Eastern Switzerland, northeast Switzerland (between Lake Constance and Toggenburg): * Romanshorn–St. Gallen St. Fiden railway station, St. Gallen St. Fiden line, * St. Gallen–Herisau–Degersheim–Wattwil line, and * (Wattwil–)Ebnat-Kappel–Krummenau–Nesslau, Nesslau-Neu Sank ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swiss Federal Railways
Swiss Federal Railways (, SBB; , CFF; , FFS) is the national railway company of Switzerland. The company was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in Bern. It used to be a State-owned enterprise, government institution, but since 1999 it has been a special stock corporation whose shares are held by the Swiss Confederation and the Cantons of Switzerland, Swiss cantons. It is the largest rail and transport company of Switzerland; it operates on most standard gauge lines of the Rail transport in Switzerland, Swiss railway network. It also heavily collaborates with most other transport companies of the country, such as the BLS AG, BLS, one of its main competitors, or (SOB), to provide fully integrated public transport timetable, timetables with Clock-face scheduling, cyclic schedules. SBB was ranked first among national Rail transport in Europe, European rail systems in the 2017 European Railway Performance Index for its intensity of use, quality of service, and safety rating. Whil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ziegelbrücke–Linthal Railway
The Ziegelbrücke–Linthal railway (formerly the Weesen–Linthal railway, also called the Glarnerlinie—), is a single-track railway, single-track standard-gauge line in the cantons of Switzerland, Swiss cantons of canton of Glarus, Glarus and canton of St. Gallen, St. Gallen, connecting Ziegelbrücke with Linthal, Glarus, Linthal. It was opened in two stages and by two railway companies. The line from Weesen, Switzerland, Weesen via to was opened on 15 February 1859 by the United Swiss Railways (''Vereinigte Schweizerbahnen'', VSB). It was opened with the ––Weesen line. The line from Glarus via to was opened on 1 June 1879 by the Swiss Northeastern Railway (''Schweizerische Nordostbahn'', NOB). The Lake Zürich left-bank railway, which was built by the NOB, was extended from to station on 20 September 1875. This line took over much of the traffic between Weesen and Näfels-Mollis, making the old line unprofitable. Therefore, the line was closed by th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canton Of St
Canton may refer to: Administrative divisions * Canton (administrative division), territorial/administrative division in some countries * Township (Canada), known as ''canton'' in Canadian French Arts and entertainment * Canton (band), an Italian synth pop group * "Canton" (song) by Japan * Canton, a fictional town in " Jaynestown", an episode of ''Firefly'' Design * Canton (building), a corner pilaster * Canton (flag), an emblem placed in the top left quarter of a flag * Canton (heraldry), a square or other charge (symbol) occupying the upper left corner of a coat of arms * Canton porcelain, Chinese ceramic ware People * Canton (surname), and list of people with the surname * Canton Jones, American Christian music/hip-hop artist Places Canada * Canton, New Brunswick, a community in Drummond Parish, New Brunswick * Canton, Ontario China * Guangdong (Canton Province), province in southern China * Guangzhou (Canton City), capital of Guangdong Province * Cant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canton Of Glarus
The canton of Glarus ( ; ; ; ) is a cantons of Switzerland, canton in east-central Switzerland. The capital is Glarus. The population speaks a variety of Alemannic German. The majority of the population (81%) identifies as Christianity in Switzerland, Christian, about evenly split between Swiss Reformed Church, Protestants and Roman Catholicism in Switzerland, Catholics. History According to legend, the inhabitants of the Linth Valley were converted to Christianity in the 6th century by the Hiberno-Scottish mission, Irish monk Fridolin of Säckingen, Saint Fridolin, the founder of Säckingen Abbey in what is now the Germany, German state of Baden-Württemberg. From the 9th century, the area around Glarus was owned by Säckingen Abbey, the town of Glarus being recorded as ''Clarona''. The Alemanni began to settle in the valley in the early 8th century. The Alemannic German language took hold only gradually and was dominant by the 11th century. By 1288, the Habsburgs had claimed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
S17 (St
S17 may refer to: Aviation * Rans S-17 Stinger, an American ultralight aircraft * Saab 17, a Swedish reconnaissance aircraft * Short S.17 Kent, a British flying boat airliner * SIAI S.17, an Italian racing flying boat * Sikorsky S-17, a Russian biplane * Twin Lakes Airport (South Carolina), in Aiken County, South Carolina, United States Rail and transit * Funabori Station, in Edogawa, Tokyo, Japan * Gorō Station, in Ōzu, Ehime Prefecture, Japan * Nippombashi Station, in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan * Nonami Station, in Tempaku-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan * Ranshima Station, in Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan * S17 (St. Gallen S-Bahn), of the St. Gallen S-Bahn in Switzerland * S17 (ZVV), a designation of the Wohlen–Dietikon railway line, of the Zürich S-Bahn in Switzerland Roads * S17 Baicheng Ring Expressway The Baicheng Ring Expressway (), designated as S17 is an Controlled-access highway, expressway in Northwestern Chinese province of Jilin going around the city ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voralpen-Express
The ''Voralpen-Express'' (''VAE'') is a named train connecting small to medium-sized cities and villages in Central Switzerland, Central and Eastern Switzerland, Eastern Switzerland 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 HB, Zurich. Its name derives from the fact that it traverses the Prealps (). History The first through trains between Romanshorn (Lake Constance) and Arth-Goldau started in 1940 after the Railway electrification system, electrification of the Südostbahn line between Rapperswil and Arth-Goldau. Romanshorn–Rapperswil had been under wires since 1926/31. The trains, Fir green (RAL), fir green Multiple unit, MUs composed of CFZe 4/4 and BCFZe 4/4 (both later called ABe 4/4) Motor coach (rail), motor coaches and Passenger railroad car, coaches, were jointly operated by Bodensee–Toggenburg railway, Bodensee–Toggenburg-Bahn (BT ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
S4 (St
S4, S 4, Š-4, S.4 or S-4 may refer to: People * S4 (gamer), Gustav Magnusson, Swedish ''Dota 2'' player * S4 (military), a logistics officer within military units Places * County Route S4 (California), a road in San Diego, California Science and mathematics Mathematics * S4 algebra, a variety of modal algebras, also called Interior algebra * Tetrahedral symmetry, the symmetric group S4 * S4 (modal logic), a normal modal logic Chemistry * S4: Keep away from living quarters, a safety phrase in chemistry * Tetrasulfur (S4), an allotrope of sulfur * Andarine (S-4), a selective androgen receptor modulator and experimental drug Biology * Fourth heart sound, or S4, an abnormal heart sound often indicative of congestive heart failure or cor pulmonale * Fourth sacrum of the vertebral column in human anatomy * Sacral spinal nerve 4, a spinal nerve of the sacral segment Technology * S (programming language) version 4 * Hibernation a sleeping state in a computer * SG2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
S25 (ZVV)
The S25 is a regional railway line of the S-Bahn Zürich on the Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV), Zürich transportation network, and is one of the network's lines connecting the cantons of Zürich with Schwyz, Glarus and St. Gallen. The line was introduced in July 2014, and replaces the less frequent Glarner Sprinter train. At , trains of the S25 service usually depart from ground-level tracks () 3–18. History Between 1918 and 2004, there was no direct connection from the canton of Glarus to the city of Zürich. In 2004, the through Glarner Sprinter train was introduced, but financial and technical limitations meant this train only ran every two hours on weekdays, and twice a day on weekends and holidays. It also only reached Linthal, the terminus of the line in Glarus, on weekends and holidays. In July 2014, these limitations were finally overcome, and the Glarner Sprinter was replaced by the hourly S25 service to Linthal. Route * The line links Zürich Hauptbahnhof ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zürich S-Bahn
The Zurich S-Bahn () system is a network of rail lines that has been incrementally expanded to cover the ZVV area, which comprises the entire canton of Zurich and portions of neighbouring cantons (Aargau, Glarus, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, St. Gallen, Thurgau and Zug), with a few lines extending into or crossing the territory of southern Germany. The network is one of many commuter rail operations in German speaking countries to be described as an S-Bahn. The lines connect with services of Aargau S-Bahn to the West, Basel S-Bahn (only in ) and Schaffhausen S-Bahn to the North, St. Gallen S-Bahn to the East, and Lucerne S-Bahn/Zug Stadtbahn to the South, as well as with InterCity, InterRegio and RegioExpress services at major junction stations. The entire ZVV S-Bahn network went into operation in May 1990, although many of the lines were already in operation. Unusual among rapid transit services, the Zurich S-Bahn provides first class commuter travel; about a quarter o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
