Mels railway station (German: Bahnhof Mels) is a railway station in Mels, in the Swiss canton of St. Gallen. It is an intermediate stop on the Ziegelbrücke–Sargans line.
Mels | |||||||||||
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 The station building in 2018 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Mels Switzerland | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 47°3′28″N 9°24′51″E / 47.05778°N 9.41417°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Swiss Federal Railways | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Ziegelbrücke–Sargans line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 2.6 km (1.6 mi) from Sargans[1] | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Train operators | Südostbahn | ||||||||||
| Connections |  Bus Sarganserland Werdenberg | ||||||||||
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Services edit
As of the December 2023 timetable change,[update] the following services stop at Mels:[2]
- St. Gallen S-Bahn S17: hourly service between Rapperswil and Sargans via Ziegelbrücke.
Layout and connections edit
Mels has a single 306-metre (1,004 ft)-long island platform with two tracks (Nos. 3–4). There is a non-passenger side platform located on the south side of the station.[3] Bus Sarganserland Werdenberg operates bus services from the station to Mels and Sargans.[4]
References edit
- ^ Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 25. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
- ^ "Zürich HB - Ziegelbrücke - Sargans - Chur" (PDF). Swiss Federal Railways. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
- ^ "Stop: platform length (body)". data.sbb.ch. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
- ^ Bus Sarganserland Werdenberg (21 December 2021). "Buchs/Sargans" (PDF). Retrieved 3 December 2022.
External links edit
Media related to Mels railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Mels railway station – SBB
