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Buchs SG Railway Station

Buchs SG railway station (German: Bahnhof Buchs SG) is a railway station in Buchs, in the Swiss canton of St. Gallen (abbreviated to SG). It is an intermediate stop on the Chur–Rorschach line and western terminus of the Feldkirch–Buchs line to Austria and Liechtenstein. It is served by local and long-distance trains. As the station is located just north of the crossing of the Rhine between Switzerland and Liechtenstein, long-distance trains traveling between Zürich and points east must reverse direction.

Services

Long-distance

As of December 2024, the following long-distance services call at Buchs SG:

Local

Buchs SG is served by the St. Gallen S-Bahn and Vorarlberg S-Bahn:

Customs

Buchs SG is, for customs purposes, a border station for passengers arriving from Austria. Customs checks may be performed in the station or on board trains by Swiss officials. Systematic passport controls were abolished when Switzerland joined the Schengen Area in 2008.

See also

References

  1. ^ "St. Gallen - Rorschach - Buchs SG - Sargans" (PDF). Swiss Federal Railways. 7 November 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Abfahrt: Bahnhof Buchs SG" (PDF). Swiss Federal Railways (in German). 10 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Switzerland's Schengen entry finally complete".
  4. ^ "Land borders open as Switzerland enters Schengen zone". 12 December 2008.