S6 (St. Gallen S-Bahn)

S6
An S6 near Näfels in 2021
Overview
First service	15 December 2013 (2013-12-15)
Current operator(s)	Südostbahn
Former operator(s)	Swiss Federal Railways
Route
Termini	Rapperswil Schwanden or Linthal
Stops	14/21
Distance travelled	53.1 kilometres (33.0 mi)[1]
Average journey time	51 minutes (Rapperswil–Schwanden) 1 hour 8 minutes (Rapperswil–Linthal)
Service frequency	Hourly
Line(s) used	Rapperswil–Ziegelbrücke line Ziegelbrücke–Linthal line
Route map Legend S5 S40 to Pfäffikon SZ 59.4 Rapperswil S4 S6 S17 S15 S40 S7 to Zürich Hauptbahnhof S5 S15 to Rüti ZH 54.4 Blumenau Jona Bollingen (closed) 49.3 Schmerikon 46.5 Uznach S4 to St. Gallen Steinenbach 43.4 Benken 37.1 Schänis S2 S25 S27 to Pfäffikon SZ 34.3 57.2 Ziegelbrücke S27 S2 S17 to Unterterzen Linth Canal 58.9 Nieder- und Oberurnen 61.7 Näfels-Mollis 65.6 Netstal 68.6 Glarus Linth 69.5 Ennenda Linth 72.3 Mitlödi Linth 73.8 Schwanden S6 S25 to Linthal [2][3] This diagram: view talk edit

The S6 is a railway service of the St. Gallen S-Bahn that provides hourly service between Rapperswil and Schwanden, in the cantons of St. Gallen and Glarus. A limited number of trains continue from Schwanden to Linthal. Südostbahn, a private company primarily owned by the federal government and the canton of St. Gallen, operates the service.

The S6 operates hourly between Rapperswil and Schwanden, using the Rapperswil–Ziegelbrücke and Ziegelbrücke–Linthal lines. Between Rapperswil and Ziegelbrücke the S6 combines with the S17 for half-hourly service with calls at all stations. Between Uznach and Rapperswil, the Voralpen-Express and S4 provide additional combined half-hourly service, but without intermediate stops.^[4] Between Ziegelbrücke and Schwanden, the S6 and the S25 of the Zürich S-Bahn combine for half-hourly service. Most S6 trains terminate in Schwanden, but the service continues to Linthal during off-peak hours (this leg is otherwise serviced by the S25).^[5]

S6 Rapperswil – Uznach – Ziegelbrücke – Glarus – Schwanden ( – Linthal, only during off-peak hours)

• Rapperswil
• Blumenau
• Schmerikon
• Uznach
• Benken
• Schänis
• Ziegelbrücke
• Nieder- und Oberurnen
• Näfels-Mollis
• Netstal
• Glarus
• Ennenda
• Mitlödi
• Schwanden
• Nidfurn-Haslen
• Leuggelbach
• Luchsingen-Hätzingen
• Diesbach-Betschwanden
• Rüti GL
• Linthal Braunwaldbahn
• Linthal

The December 2013 timetable change applied the S6 designation to an existing hourly service between Rapperswil and Linthal. That service, and the new service, were operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB). Supplementing the S6 was the Glarner Sprinter, a long-distance train that originated at Zürich Hauptbahnhof and operated every two hours, terminating in Schwanden. The S6 designation had been used for a service between St. Gallen and St. Gallen Haggen, operated by THURBO.

In July 2014, the Glarner Sprinter was designated the S25 of the Zürich S-Bahn, made hourly, and extended to Linthal. The S6, in turn, was cut back to Schwanden.^[7] SBB transferred the operation of the S6 to Südostbahn with the December 2020 timetable change.^[8]