The S2 is a railway service of the St. Gallen S-Bahn that provides hourly service between (abbreviated to Nesslau on

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s) and in the Swiss

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, via in the canton of

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. The section near

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() is also part of the

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. THURBO, a joint venture of

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and the

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, operates the service.

Operations

The S2 operates every hour between (''

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'') and (''St. Galler Rheintal''), using the Bodensee–Toggenburg line between Nesslau-Neu St. Johann and , the Rorschach–St. Gallen line to , and the Chur–Rorschach line to Altstätten SG. Save for the branch from to Nesslau-Neu St. Johann, the S2 is paired with the S4 to provide half-hourly service.

Route

The service links the

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and the

Valley with the city of St. Gallen as well as with

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, the capital of the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden. – – – – – * Nesslau-Neu St. Johann * * * Wattwil * * (stops only on request) * (stops only on request) * * (stops only on request) * Herisau * * St. Gallen * * * * * Rorschach * * * * * * * Altstätten SG

History

Until the December 2018 timetable change, the S2's westbound terminus was St. Gallen. Service from St. Gallen to Nesslau-Neu St. Johann had been provided by the S8. Scheduling issues with the S8 prompted a swap, with the S2 taking over the S8's former schedule west of St. Gallen.

References

External links

Fahrplan Ost
{{St. Gallen S-Bahn, state=expanded St. Gallen S-Bahn lines Transport in Appenzell Ausserrhoden Transport in the canton of St. Gallen