Landquart railway station

Landquart railway station (German: Bahnhof Landquart) is a major railway station in the municipality of Landquart, in the Swiss canton of Grisons. It is an intermediate stop on the Swiss Federal Railways Chur–Rorschach line and the junction of the Landquart–Davos Platz and Landquart–Thusis lines of the Rhaetian Railway.[1] It is served by long-distance, local, and regional trains.

Landquart
Landquart station building
LocationBahnhofplatz 1
Landquart
Switzerland
Coordinates46°58′2.784″N 9°33′14.476″E
Elevation523 m (1,716 ft)
Owned by
Line(s)
Distance12.3 km (7.6 mi) from Sargans[1]
Platforms6
Train operators
ConnectionsPostAuto Schweiz buses[2]
History
Opened1858 (1858)
Traffic
Passengers (2018)13,900 per weekday[3]
Services
Preceding station Swiss Federal Railways Following station
Sargans
towards Basel SBB
 InterCity
IC 3
 Chur
Terminus
Bad Ragaz
towards Zürich Hauptbahnhof
 InterRegio
IR 13
RegioExpress
Preceding station Rhaetian Railway Following station
Landquart Ried
towards Disentis/Mustér
 RegioExpress
 Malans
towards Scuol-Tarasp
Terminus RegioExpress
 Schiers
towards St. Moritz
RegioExpress
 Grüsch
towards Davos Platz
Regio
Limited service
 Malans
towards Davos Platz
Landquart Ried
towards Disentis/Mustér
 Regio
Limited service
 Malans
towards Scuol-Tarasp
Preceding station Deutsche Bahn Following station
Sargans
towards Hamburg-Altona
 Chur
Terminus
Preceding station St. Gallen S-Bahn Following station
Maienfeld
towards Sargans
 S12 Chur
Terminus
Preceding station Chur S-Bahn Following station
Landquart Ried
towards Rhäzüns
 S1 Malans
towards Schiers
Location
Landquart
Location within Switzerland
Landquart
Landquart (Canton of Graubünden)

There are trains to Zürich and beyond in the north and services to Chur and Disentis/Mustér in the south. In addition, there are connecting services to Klosters, Davos and Scuol in the east.

There are currently six platforms in use at the station. Platforms 2, 3 and 4 are served by SBB and Platforms 5, 6 and 8 are served by RhB. Platforms 1 and 7 are not normally used.

Landquart station is the start of the Prättigauer Höhenweg, a multi-day hiking trail that leads to Klosters.[4]

Services
Platforms 1–4: Swiss Federal Railways platforms
Platforms 5–8: Rhaetian Railway platforms

Long-distance

The following long-distance services call at Landquart:[5]

Regional

The following regional services call at Landquart:[5]

  • InterRegio: Hourly service over the Chur–Rorschach line between Zürich Hauptbahnhof and Chur.
  • RegioExpress:
  • Regio:
  • Limited service over the Landquart–Davos Platz line to Scuol-Tarasp.
  • Limited service over the Landquart–Davos Platz line to Davos Platz.

Local

Landquart is served by the S1 of the Chur S-Bahn and the S12 of the St. Gallen S-Bahn:[5]

  • S1: hourly service over the Landquart–Thusis line to Rhäzüns and the Landquart–Davos Platz line to Schiers.
  • S12: half-hourly service over the Chur–Rorschach line between Sargans and Chur.
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References
  1. Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 25. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. "Liniennetz Landquart /Chur" (PDF) (in German). PostBus Switzerland. 15 December 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  3. "Passagierfrequenz". Swiss Federal Railways. September 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  4. "72 Prättigau Highland Trail, Landquart-Klosters". Graubünden Tourism. Archived from the original on 2014-08-18. Retrieved 2014-08-15.
  5. "Abfahrt: Bahnhof Landquart" (PDF). Swiss Federal Railways (in German). 15 December 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
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