Altstätten–Gais railway line

The Altstätten–Gais railway is a metre-gauge railway in Switzerland. The 7.65 kilometre-long line was opened in 1911 by the Altstätten-Gais-Bahn (AG) and has been operated by the Appenzell Railways (Appenzeller Bahnen, AB). Three sections of the line are equipped with the Strub rack system, while the rest of the line uses adhesion.

Altstätten–Gais railway (S24)
Push-pull train on the rack section above Altstätten
Overview
LocaleSwitzerland
Service
Route number856
Technical
Line length7.65
Track gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) metre gauge
Electrification1000–1500 V DC overhead catenary
Maximum incline16.0%
Route map

km
tramway from Berneck
and Altstätten SBB
-0.40
Altstätten Rathaus
0.00
Altstätten Stadt
terminus of S24
467 m
beginning of rack section
end of rack section
1.67
Alter Zoll
615 m
beginning of rack section
2.44
Warmesberg
724 m
end of rack section
3.13
Kreuzstrasse
818 m
beginning of rack section
3.76
SG
AR
canton border
end of rack section
4.07
Stoss
942 m
4.70
Rietli
945 m
5.45
Schachen (Gais)
961 m
6.36
Hebrig
high point of line
972 m
7.65
Gais
terminus ofS24
915 m
Source: Swiss railway atlas
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