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Vorarlberg S-Bahn
Vorarlberg S-Bahn (German: S-Bahn Vorarlberg) is a label for regional rail services in the westernmost Austrian state of Vorarlberg. The S-Bahn services also connect to stations in the German town of Lindau, the Swiss towns of St. Margrethen and Buchs, and the Principality of Liechtenstein.
It is integrated into the Vorarlberg Transport Association (VVV), which manages ticket pricing. Liechtenstein and northeastern Switzerland are within the Ostwind Transport Association transit district. The services are operated by the state-owned Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB), THURBO (a subsidiary of Swiss Federal Railways) and the privately owned Montafonerbahn (mbs).
Three services (S1, S3, R5) are part of a transnational railway network around Lake Constance (Bodensee) marketed as Bodensee S-Bahn.
Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) operates services S1, S2, S3 and R5 while Montafonerbahn operates line S4. The system is supported by a Regional-Express (REX 1, Lindau-Insel–Bludenz), also operated by ÖBB, and a regional train (S7/RE 7/REX 7, operated by Swiss Federal Railways' subsidiary THURBO). Since 2023, several railway stations on the main line are also served by long-distance trains of WESTbahn to Wien Westbahnhof.
The S1 (which crosses the Austrian-German border), S3 and R5 (which both cross the Austrian-Swiss border), and S7/RE 7/REX 7 (which runs through Austria, Germany and Switzerland) are part of Bodensee S-Bahn.
In Lindau-Insel and Lindau-Reutin, the cross-border S1 service connects with ECE, ICE, IRE, RE and RB services to destinations in Germany. With Buchs SG and St. Margrethen as their western termini, both the S2 and S3 provide cross-border connections to services of S-Bahn St. Gallen and InterRegio (IR) trains to destinations in Switzerland. In Bregenz, Feldkirch and Bludenz, there are connections to RJ and EC services to other cities in Austria, Hungary and Slovakia.
The S1 is the busiest of the Vorarlberg S-Bahn's lines. S-Bahn and REX 1 trains run on separate tracks of the Vorarlberg railway line in intervals of less than ten minutes. Since December 2011, between Bregenz and Bludenz there is a time interval of 30 minutes until 23:00. Towards north, the S1 crosses the border and terminates in Lindau (Germany). Some services only operate between Lochau-Hörbranz/Bregenz Hafen and Bludenz.
As of December 2023, the S2 service operates over the Feldkirch–Buchs railway, which connects Feldkirch (Austria) with Buchs (Switzerland) via Schaan-Vaduz (Liechtenstein), crossing two country borders. It operates on workdays only and calls at intermediate stations in Vorarlberg and Liechtenstein (except Schaanwald).
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Vorarlberg S-Bahn
Vorarlberg S-Bahn (German: S-Bahn Vorarlberg) is a label for regional rail services in the westernmost Austrian state of Vorarlberg. The S-Bahn services also connect to stations in the German town of Lindau, the Swiss towns of St. Margrethen and Buchs, and the Principality of Liechtenstein.
It is integrated into the Vorarlberg Transport Association (VVV), which manages ticket pricing. Liechtenstein and northeastern Switzerland are within the Ostwind Transport Association transit district. The services are operated by the state-owned Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB), THURBO (a subsidiary of Swiss Federal Railways) and the privately owned Montafonerbahn (mbs).
Three services (S1, S3, R5) are part of a transnational railway network around Lake Constance (Bodensee) marketed as Bodensee S-Bahn.
Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) operates services S1, S2, S3 and R5 while Montafonerbahn operates line S4. The system is supported by a Regional-Express (REX 1, Lindau-Insel–Bludenz), also operated by ÖBB, and a regional train (S7/RE 7/REX 7, operated by Swiss Federal Railways' subsidiary THURBO). Since 2023, several railway stations on the main line are also served by long-distance trains of WESTbahn to Wien Westbahnhof.
The S1 (which crosses the Austrian-German border), S3 and R5 (which both cross the Austrian-Swiss border), and S7/RE 7/REX 7 (which runs through Austria, Germany and Switzerland) are part of Bodensee S-Bahn.
In Lindau-Insel and Lindau-Reutin, the cross-border S1 service connects with ECE, ICE, IRE, RE and RB services to destinations in Germany. With Buchs SG and St. Margrethen as their western termini, both the S2 and S3 provide cross-border connections to services of S-Bahn St. Gallen and InterRegio (IR) trains to destinations in Switzerland. In Bregenz, Feldkirch and Bludenz, there are connections to RJ and EC services to other cities in Austria, Hungary and Slovakia.
The S1 is the busiest of the Vorarlberg S-Bahn's lines. S-Bahn and REX 1 trains run on separate tracks of the Vorarlberg railway line in intervals of less than ten minutes. Since December 2011, between Bregenz and Bludenz there is a time interval of 30 minutes until 23:00. Towards north, the S1 crosses the border and terminates in Lindau (Germany). Some services only operate between Lochau-Hörbranz/Bregenz Hafen and Bludenz.
As of December 2023, the S2 service operates over the Feldkirch–Buchs railway, which connects Feldkirch (Austria) with Buchs (Switzerland) via Schaan-Vaduz (Liechtenstein), crossing two country borders. It operates on workdays only and calls at intermediate stations in Vorarlberg and Liechtenstein (except Schaanwald).
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