Schaan-Vaduz is one of the four train stations serving Liechtenstein, located in the town of Schaan, 3.5 km (2.2 mi) from Vaduz. It is owned by the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB). The station is served by 22 trains per day, 11 in each direction between Switzerland and Austria.
Schaan-Vaduz  | |||||||||||
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| Railway station of Liechtenstein | |||||||||||
 View of the station building | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Postplatz 5, 9595 Schaan Liechtenstein | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 47°10′07″N 9°30′30″E / 47.16861°N 9.50833°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | ÖBB | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Feldkirch–Buchs | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | at-grade | ||||||||||
| Parking | yes | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1872 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | yes | ||||||||||
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The station is owned and operated by Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB).[1]
Overview
editSchaan-Vaduz is situated on the international and electrified Feldkirch-Buchs line,[2] between the station of Buchs SG (in Switzerland) and the stop of Forst Hilti (in the northern suburb of Schaan). It is served only by regional trains.
Located in the middle of town, the station is composed of a two-storey building, a wooden shed and a platform serving the first track. The second track has no platform and is rarely used.[3] Located on the platform is the remnants of a rail line, part of a dismantled track system used by freight wagons.[4]
Services
editAs of the December 2023 timetable change,[update] the following regional train service calls at Schaan-Vaduz station:
- Vorarlberg S-Bahn S2: on weekdays, eleven trains per day to both Buchs SG and Feldkirch[5]
Gallery
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A Montafonerbahn train in Schaan-Vaduz -
Platform side. In background, the goods depot
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Schaan-Vaduz" (in German). Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB). Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ^ Linking Austria and Switzerland
- ^ (in German) Picture of the tracks with a brief description
- ^ (in German) Picture of the station platform with a brief description
- ^ "Fahrplan S2" (PDF). vmobil.at. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
External links
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- (in German) Schaan-Vaduz page on www.bahnbilder.de
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