St. Gallen railway station () is the main railway station of the city of St. Gallen, the capital of the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It is located at the junction of the standard gauge St. GallenâÂÂWinterthur and RorschachâÂÂSt. Gallen lines of Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), the standard gauge RomanshornâÂÂToggenburg line of Südostbahn (SOB), and the gauge AppenzellâÂÂSt. GallenâÂÂTrogen line of Appenzell Railways (, AB).
Opened in 1856 and completely rebuilt at the outset of the 20th century and refurbished between 2016âÂÂ2018, the station is owned and operated by Swiss Federal Railways. It is served by both national and international long-distance trains, and is the focal point of the St. Gallen S-Bahn regional train network (it is also included in the Bodensee S-Bahn). The station also serves as a central station to the Appenzell Railways and has many city and urban bus connections in front of the main building.
Besides main station, there are 12 other railway stations in the city of St. Gallen (corresponding to zone 210 of the ), which are served only by local trains: Birnbäumen, Bruggen, Güterbahnhof, Haggen, Marktplatz, Notkersegg, Riethüsli, Schülerhaus, , Spisertor, St. Fiden and Winkeln.
St. Gallen railway station is situated to the west of the city centre (Altstadt), and consists of two parts. The standard gauge portion of the station (St. GallenâÂÂWinterthur, St. GallenâÂÂRorschach and BodenseeâÂÂToggenburg lines), located to the north of Bahnhofplatz (), consists of four platforms (one side platform and three island platforms) serving 7 tracks (, 1âÂÂ7), of which one is a cul-de-sac. In addition, there are four sidings. Towards east, the railway tracks continue through the long Rosenberg Tunnel to . Appenzell Railways (AB) serves the meter gauge tracks 11 and 12 on the AppenzellâÂÂTrogen line with a pair of side platforms at the western end of Bahnhofplatz (St. Gallen AB station). Buses depart from the terminal at Bahnhofplatz.
The station and its forecourt were refurbished between 2016 and 2018. The standard gauge tracks are crossed by two underpasses, the eastern one of which contains shops and take-aways. Additional shops and restaurants as well as the ticket offices are located in the station building. The southern entry of the eastern underpass features a binary clock.
The Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences (OST) is located immediately northwest of the station. Further to the west, there is a circular building, the former ( that had a tuntable at its center), which now houses a restaurant and cinema.
the following rail services stop at St. Gallen:
On weekends (Friday and Saturday nights), there are also three nighttime S-Bahn services (SN21, SN22, SN72) offered by the .
Several bus routes of (VBSG, including four trolleybus lines), PostAuto and depart from the station forecourt (Bahnhofplatz).