Buchs SG railway station () 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 Zurich and points east must reverse direction.
Services Long-distance trains , the following long-distance services call at Buchs SG:
EuroCity Transalpin: Single round-trip per day over the Chur–Rorschach and Feldkirch–Buchs lines between and Graz Hauptbahnhof. : Hourly service over the Chur–Rorschach line between Zürich HB and , half-hourly service between and . Railjet Express: Four round-trips per day over the Chur–Rorschach and Feldkirch–Buchs lines from Zürich HB to , , or . Nightjet/EuroNight: Overnight trains over the Chur–Rorschach and Feldkirch–Buchs lines from Zürich HB to Graz Hauptbahnhof, Wien Hauptbahnhof, , , or .
S-Bahn Buchs SG is served by the St. Gallen S-Bahn and Vorarlberg S-Bahn:
St. Gallen S-Bahn : hourly service between and via . Vorarlberg S-Bahn : on weekdays, 11 trains over the Feldkirch–Buchs line to , via .
Bus
There is a bus terminal in the station forecourt served by several regional routes. links the railway station with nearby towns on the Swiss side of the Alpine Rhine Valley, while a PostAuto bus route connects it with Wildhaus in Toggenburg. LIEmobil links the station with Schaan in Liechtenstein, with connections to other towns in Liechtenstein and to Feldkirch (Austria).
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 Rail transport in Switzerland
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