Wil–Winterthur railway line

The railway line Wil - Winterthur is a standard gauge railway line in the Swiss cantons of St. Gallen, Thurgau and Zurich and belongs to the Swiss Federal Railways ( SBB). The 27.19 km long line was opened in 1855 by the St. Gallo- Appenzell Railway.

History

The track was built in the heart of the Santa Gallo- Appenzell Railways, under the direction of engineer Julius and approved by the authorities on 28 September 1855.

The canton of Thurgau wanted to refuse the concession initially because the route would have the Thurgau not favored. So stood in a report: "The proprieties of Thurgau, which delay the Collaudation the distance between Rickenbach and Aadorf, without good reasons, are much debt that the test drives on the St.Gallen - Appenzell - track between Winterthur and Wyl only after passing 10 days can begin " clearly it is September 27, 1855:. " ... hit the locomotive St. Gallen in Wyl, and was greeted with gun salutes. The same is the latest, very nice design and is essentially different from those of the Northeastern Railway. » The Northeastern Railway was responsible for running through the line Winterthur - Thurgau Frauenfeld novel horn.

The scheduled time of operation was launched on 14 October 1855. Driving time at that time was 40 minutes.

The route Winterthur -Wil has been a part of the Swiss Federal Railways in the nationalization of the railways on 1 July 1902. From 1903 the line was extended in stages to double track and electrified in 1927.

In December 2006, was opened as part of the third phase of development of the Zurich S-Bahn stop the Winterthur Hegi.

Operation

In the long-distance part of the section St. Gallen -Winterthur to the west - east axis Geneva -St. Gallen. In transport, the distance from the line S35 of the Zurich S-Bahn is operated.