S6 (St. Gallen S-Bahn)

S6
An S6 near Näfels in 2021
Overview
First service	15 December 2013 (2013-12-15)
Current operator(s)	Südostbahn
Former operator(s)	Swiss Federal Railways
Route
Start	Rapperswil
Stops	17
End	Schwanden or Linthal
Distance travelled	53.1 kilometres (33.0 mi)[1]
Average journey time	51 minutes (Rapperswil–Schwanden) 1 hour 8 minutes (Rapperswil–Linthal)
Service frequency	Hourly
Line(s) used	Rapperswil–Ziegelbrücke line Ziegelbrücke–Linthal line
Route map Legend S5 S40 to Pfäffikon SZ 59.4 Rapperswil S6 S15 S40 S7 to Zürich Hauptbahnhof S5 S15 to Rüti ZH 54.4 Blumenau 49.3 Schmerikon S4 to St. Gallen 46.5 Uznach 43.4 Benken 37.1 Schänis S2 S25 S27 to Pfäffikon SZ 34.3 57.2 Ziegelbrücke S27 S2 S4 to Unterterzen 58.9 Nieder- und Oberurnen 61.7 Näfels-Mollis 65.6 Netstal 68.6 Glarus 69.5 Ennenda 72.3 Mitlödi 73.8 Schwanden S6 S25 to Linthal [2][3] This diagram: view talk

The S6 is a railway service of the St. Gallen S-Bahn that provides hourly service between Rapperswil and Schwanden, in the cantons of St. Gallen and Glarus. A limited number of trains continue from Schwanden to Linthal. Südostbahn, a private company primarily owned by the federal government and the canton of St. Gallen, operates the service.

Operations[]

The S6 operates hourly between Rapperswil and Schwanden, using the Rapperswil–Ziegelbrücke and Ziegelbrücke–Linthal lines. Between Rapperswil and Uznach the S6 combines with the Voralpen-Express for half-hourly service. South of Uznach, the S6 and S4 combine for half-hourly service to Ziegelbrücke.^[4] Between Ziegelbrücke and Schwanden, the S6 and the S25 of the Zürich S-Bahn combine for half-hourly service. Most S6 trains terminate in Schwanden, but a few continue to Linthal, the southern terminus of the S25.^[5]

History[]

The December 2013 timetable change applied the S6 designation to an existing hourly service between Rapperswil and Linthal. That service, and the new service, were operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB). Supplementing the S6 was the Glarner Sprinter, a long-distance train that originated at Zürich Hauptbahnhof and operated every two hours, terminating in Schwanden. The S6 designation had been used for a service between St. Gallen and St. Gallen Haggen, operated by THURBO.

In July 2014, the Glarner Sprinter was designated the S25 of the Zürich S-Bahn, made hourly, and extended to Linthal. The S6, in turn, was cut back to Schwanden.^[6] SBB transferred the operation of the S6 to Südostbahn with the December 2020 timetable change.^[7]

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