Feldkirch–Buchs railway

Feldkirch-Buchs
Line number:	303 01 (ÖBB)
Line length:	18.52
Track gauge:	1,435
Voltage:	15 kV 16,7 Hz ~ AC
Legend from Bludenz 0.00 Feldkirch 457 m to Lindau 2.13 Feldkirch-Altenstadt 465 m 3.59 Feldkirch-Gisingen 458 m 4.80 Feldkirch-Tosters 458 m 5.93 siding 6.31 siding Ill river 6.95 Feldkirch-Tosters West 458 m 7.28 Feldkirch-Tisis 452 m 8.37 Border crossing A/FL 9.38 Schaanwald 450 m 11.47 Nendeln 450 m 14.12 Schaan Forst Hilti 450 m 15.87 Schaan-Vaduz 450 m 17.33 Rhine (Border crossing FL/CH) A 13 from Chur 18.52 Buchs SG 448 m to St. Margrethen

Map for the Feldkirch-Buchs railway line

The Feldkirch–Buchs railway is an electrified single track railway line that links Austria and Switzerland passing through Liechtenstein. Owned by the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB), it represents the only railway line of Liechtenstein.

History

The line opened in 1872, during the opening period of the Vorarlberg Railway, and was electrified in 1926. It is served by some pairs of regional trains and buses and by some international trains (EuroCity, InterCity, and Railjets) that haven't stops between Feldkirch and Buchs.^[1]

In June 2008 the Canton of St. Gallen, the Federal State of Vorarlberg and the Principality of Liechtenstein signed an agreement for a project to upgrade the line (and the surrounding ones) and to increase the rail traffic. The project, named "S-Bahn FL.A.CH",^[2] should be realized in 2015 and is estimated that it will cost €50 million.^[3]

Stations

Station	Dist. (km)	Tracks	Location	Country
Feldkirch	0.00	6	Feldkirch town center	Austria
Feldkirch-Altenstadt	2.13	1	Altenstadt quarter in Feldkirch	Austria
Feldkirch-Gisingen	3.59	1	Gisingen quarter in Feldkirch	Austria
Feldkirch-Tisis	7.28	1	Tisis quarter in Feldkirch	Austria
Schaanwald	9.38	1	Schaanwald, a civil parish of Mauren	Liechtenstein
Nendeln	11.47	2	Nendeln, a civil parish of Eschen	Liechtenstein
Forst Hilti	14.12	1	North of Schaan, close to the Hilti AG	Liechtenstein
Schaan-Vaduz	15.87	2[4]	Schaan, 3.5 km from Vaduz	Liechtenstein
Buchs	18.52	5	Buchs	Switzerland

Gallery

• 
  View of Feldkirch town center and its main station
• 
  Schaan-Vaduz station
• 
  The bridge over the Rhine between Switzerland and Liechtenstein
• 
  Buchs station

Notes and references

1. (German) A timetable scheduled on ÖBB official website
2. Also written FLACH, from the vehicle registration codes of Liechtenstein (FL), Austria (A) and Switzerland (CH)
3. (German) Pictures and information about the FL.A.CH project
4. The second track is not used for passenger trains

External links

• (German) S-Bahn FL.A.CH project