Gossau–Wasserauen railway line

The Gossau–Wasserauen railway line is a metre-gauge adhesion railway of the Appenzell Railways (Appenzeller Bahnen; AB). It runs from Gossau via Appenzell to Wasserauen in Switzerland and is given the abbreviation of GAW by the operator. The connection was built and electrified in several stages by different companies and has been operating continuously since 1949.

Gossau–Wasserauen railway (S23)
Train on the Appenzell Railways operated by BDe 4/4 II 43 railcar near Gonten.
Overview
LocaleSwitzerland
Service
Route number854
Technical
Line length32.10
Track gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge
Electrification1500 V DC overhead catenary
Maximum incline3.7%
Route map
km
elev
to Winterthur
0.00
 Gossau SG ↓S23
638 m
St. Gallen Winkeln
(until 1913)
655 m
to St. Gallen
Heinrichsbad (19 m)
Ziegelhütte (35 m)
S2 S4 S81 RE1 VAE from St. Gallen
5.03
 Herisau
S2 S4 S81 RE1 VAE
745 m
S2 S4 VAE to Wattwil
Mühlebühl (61 m)
Mühlebühl (15 m)
 Herisau
(until 1910)
763 m
6.81
 Wilen
759 m
9.29
 Waldstatt
814 m
12.06
 Sulzbrunn
804 m
13.55
 Zürchersmühle
807 m
15.17
 Urnäsch
824 m
19.05
 Jakobsbad
873 m
Aerial cable car Jakobsbad-Kronberg
19.8
 Gonten Alpsteinblick
879 m
20.88
 Gonten
899 m
22.92
 Gontenbad
887 m
Kaubach (99 m)
25.92
 Appenzell
↓S20 S21
786 m
S20 S21 to St. Gallen
27.79
 Steinegg
800 m
29.03
 Weissbad
817 m
30.35
 Schwende
839 m
32.10
Wasserauen ↑S23
869 m
Aerial cable car Wasserauen-Ebenalp
Source: Swiss railway atlas
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