The S5 is a railway service of the St. Gallen S-Bahn that provides hourly or better service between Weinfelden and St. Margrethen, in the Swiss cantons of St. Gallen and Thurgau. THURBO, a joint venture of Swiss Federal Railways and the canton of Thurgau, operates the service.

S5
A St. Gallen-bound S5 at Weinfelden in 2017
Overview
Current operator(s)	THURBO
Route
Termini	Weinfelden St. Margrethen
Stops	19
Distance travelled	67.1 kilometres (41.7 mi)[1]
Average journey time	1 hour 18 minutes
Service frequency	Hourly
Line(s) used	Winterthur–Romanshorn line Sulgen–Gossau line St. Gallen–Winterthur line Rorschach–St. Gallen line Chur–Rorschach line
Route map Legend S2 S4 to Altstätten SG S3 S7 to Bregenz 53.8 St. Margrethen S3 S5 S26 to Walzenhausen 57.8 Rheineck S26 62.8 Staad S25 to Heiden 65.0 Rorschach S7 S25 to Romanshorn 66.3 Rorschach Stadt 68.0 Goldach 72.8 Mörschwil S1 S81 RE to Romanshorn 78.2 St. Gallen St. Fiden S20 S21 S22 to Trogen 80.5 St. Gallen S82 S20 S21 S22 to Gais S2 S4 S81 S82 RE to Herisau 84.1 St. Gallen Bruggen 86.4 St. Gallen Winkeln S23 to Herisau 90.1 20.3 Gossau SG S23 S1 to Wil 18.6 Arnegg 14.4 Hauptwil 10.1 Bischofszell Stadt 8.2 Sitterdorf 6.8 Bischofszell Nord 2.1 Kradolf S7 S10 to Romanshorn 0.0 66.1 Sulgen 63.3 Bürglen S14 to Kreuzlingen 59.5 Weinfelden S5 S7 S14 S10 to Wil S24 / S30 to Winterthur [2][3] This diagram: view talk edit

Operations

The S5 operates hourly between Weinfelden and St. Margrethen. There is additional service every half-hour from Weinfelden to Bischofszell Stadt. Service between Bischofszell Stadt and St. Gallen is half-hourly on weekdays during peak hours and between 1–7 PM, and hourly at other times.[4]

History

Leading up to the December 2013 timetable change, the service pattern on the Sulgen–Gossau line was an hourly service (provided by the S5) between Weinfelden and St. Gallen, supplemented by additional trains during peak hours. The relaunched St. Gallen S-Bahn kept this service pattern and designated the additional peak services S55.[5] The December 2018 timetable change eliminated the S55; service between Weinfelden and Bischofszell Stadt increased to half-hourly, with some of the additional trains continuing to St. Gallen.[6]

The S5 was extended to St. Margrethen in December 2021, replacing the S3.[7]

References

External links

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