Landquart railway station

Landquart railway station (German: Bahnhof Landquart) is a major railway station in the municipality of Landquart, in the Swiss canton of Grisons. It is an intermediate stop on the Swiss Federal Railways Chur–Rorschach line and the junction of the Landquart–Davos Platz and Landquart–Thusis lines of the Rhaetian Railway. It is served by long-distance, local, and regional trains.

Landquart
Landquart station building
General information
LocationBahnhofplatz 1
Landquart
Switzerland
Coordinates46°58′2.784″N 9°33′14.476″E
Elevation523 m (1,716 ft)
Owned by
  • Swiss Federal Railways
  • Rhaetian Railway
Line(s)
Distance12.3 km (7.6 mi) from Sargans
Platforms
Tracks6
Train operators
  • Rhaetian Railway
  • THURBO
  • Südostbahn
  • Swiss Federal Railways
ConnectionsPostAuto Schweiz buses
History
Opened1858 (1858)
Passengers
201813,900 per weekday
Services
Preceding station Swiss Federal Railways Following station
Sargans
towards Basel SBB
IC 3 Chur
Terminus
Bad Ragaz
towards Zürich Hauptbahnhof
IR 13
Preceding station Südostbahn Following station
Bad Ragaz
towards Bern
IR 35 Aare Linth Chur
Terminus
Preceding station Rhaetian Railway Following station
Terminus RE 13 Schiers
towards Davos Platz or St. Moritz
RE 24 Schiers
towards Davos Platz or Scuol-Tarasp
Preceding station DB Fernverkehr Following station
Sargans ICE 12 Chur
Terminus
ICE 20
Preceding station St. Gallen S-Bahn Following station
Maienfeld
towards Sargans
S12 Chur
Terminus
Preceding station Chur S-Bahn Following station
Landquart Ried
towards Thusis
S1 Malans
towards Schiers
Landquart Ried
towards Rhäzüns
S2
Location

There are trains to Zürich and beyond in the north and services to Chur and Disentis/Mustér in the south. In addition, there are connecting services to Klosters, Davos and Scuol in the east.

There are currently six tracks in use at the station. Tracks 2, 3 and 4 are served by SBB and tracks 5, 6 and 8 are served by RhB.

Landquart station is the start of the Prättigauer Höhenweg, a multi-day hiking trail that leads to Klosters.

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