Herisau railway station

Herisau railway station (German: Bahnhof Herisau) is a railway station in Herisau, in the Swiss canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden. It is an intermediate station on the 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge Bodensee–Toggenburg line of Südostbahn and the 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) metre gauge Gossau–Wasserauen line of Appenzell Railways. Both companies have separate tracks and facilities, separated by Bahnhofplatz.

Herisau
THURBO Stadler GTW No. 739 with a Konstanz RE service at Herisau in 2019
General information
LocationHerisau, Appenzell Ausserrhoden
Switzerland
Coordinates47°23′24.7″N 9°16′36.5″E
Elevation745 m (2,444 ft)
Owned by
Line(s)
Distance
  • 5.0 km (3.1 mi) from Gossau SG
  • 29.7 km (18.5 mi) from Romanshorn
Platforms
Tracks6
Train operators
ConnectionsRegiobus bus lines
History
Opened1 October 1910 (1910-10-01)
Services
Preceding station Südostbahn Following station
Wattwil
towards Lucerne
Voralpen Express St. Gallen
Terminus
Preceding station St. Gallen S-Bahn Following station
Schachen (Herisau)
towards Nesslau-Neu St. Johann
S2 St. Gallen Haggen
Schachen (Herisau)
towards Rapperswil
S4 St. Gallen Haggen
towards Sargans
Gossau SG
Terminus
S23 Wilen
towards Wasserauen
Terminus S81 St. Gallen Haggen
towards St. Gallen
Preceding station THURBO Following station
Terminus RE1 St. Gallen
towards Konstanz
Location
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