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1203:. The canton of St. Gallen acquired the TB for CHF 2.75 million in 1901 and transferred it at no cost to the VSB. With the nationalisation of the VSB in 1902, the TB was integrated into the SBB. This virtually free transfer of the TB to the Federal Government was the financial contribution of the canton of St. Gallen to the construction of the CHF 12 million Ricken Tunnel.
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Steam traction lasted for twelve years on the remaining 20 km of the
Toggenburg railway between Wil and Wattwil before electrical operations also started there on 12 December 1943. This removed the curiosity that only the BT track was electrified between Wattwil and Lichtensteig, while the SBB
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AC and steam operation in the tunnel was prohibited as of 15 May 1927. The BT was thus also forced to electrify its line to restore through operations. Although the SBB did not prioritise the electrification of the
Toggenburg Railway, BT wanted to switch completely to electric operation, but it was
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In the course of 2005, SBB and SOB finally agreed on an adjustment of the ownership structure: the SBB ceded its share of
Lichtensteig and Wattwil stations, terminated its lease of the Wattwil–Ebnat section and ceded the second track between Lichtensteig and Wattwil. In return, it received the SOB
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acquired shares worth CHF 2.5 million and CHF 1.5 million was subscribed by municipalities and private individuals. In 1868, the construction company agreed to build the railway together with all of the buildings on the line within two years for CHF 3 million. Three E 3/3 locomotives were built by
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Electrical operations on the St. Gallen–Wattwil–Nesslau-Neu St. Johann line commenced on 4 October 1931, which also meant that through trains could through the Ricken Tunnel. With the permanent lease of the
Wattwil–Ebnat-Kappel section to the BT, the SBB retired from the operation of
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From the electrification of the line until the commencement of the 2013 timetable, operations on the Wil–Nesslau-Neu St. Johann route were operated end to end. Rolling stock from the SBB and the BT was used. The SBB considered abandoning operations on the line in the 1970s.
1175:, VSB) until its nationalisation. Initially, four trains, later five, ran daily between Wil and Ebnat. The income from passenger and freight traffic was roughly in balance. The TB was a financially sound company and was able to pay dividends practically every year.
1313:(SOB) on 1 January 2001—while maintaining the latter name—the SOB became a contractual partner of the SBB. The contractually regulated use of the rail systems since the opening of BT was replaced in the Rail Reform 1 program by the so-called open-access network.
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and
Dietfurt were raised and extended. An outer platform was built with a pedestrian underpass in Bütschwil, where the half-hourly trains cross. Bazenheid received a covered passenger shelter. A new
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On 4 October 1926, there was an accident in the Ricken Tunnel (carbon monoxide poisoning of the train crew of a stopped freight train), which forced the SBB to electrify the tunnel immediately at
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and
Wattwil stations were shared with the BT. In addition, there was a false double track between the two stations, as the lines of the SBB and the BT were laid next to each other.
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Limited double-track operations became possible on the
Wattwil–Lichtensteig section after limited infrastructure adjustments in 1977/1978. With the merger of BT and the
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The official opening of the TB took place on 23 June 1870. The company was particularly proud of the 54.5 metre-high
Guggenloch Bridge near Lütisburg.
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track was not. As part of the electrification, the
Bazenheid and Dietfurt bridges were rebuilt in 1943. The new Guggenloch Bridge was opened in 1945.
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1123:. As early as 1856, a planning commission founded on the initiative of industrialists led by Johann Rudolf Raschle commissioned a design for a Wil–
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In 1910, the BT was opened and the SBB opened the Ricken line to Uznach, so a larger entrance building had to be built in
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Guggenloch Bridge near Lütisburg. The bridge, which was completed in 1875, was rebuilt in 1945 as a stone arch bridge.
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was opened on 1 October 1910. The direct connection from
Wattwil to St. Gallen was opened two days later by the
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Services on the line from Wil to Nesslau-Neu St. Johann are set out in the Swiss timetable as table 853.
1199:. The committee had already received a concession for this in 1890, but it could not finance the planned
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Functionally, the Toggenburg Railway was extended on 1 October 1912 by the BT line from Ebnat-Kappel to
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1083:, a new station with a new station building was built in 1910 where the lines diverge at the junction (
1592:(Press release) (in German). Swiss Federal Railways/Sandro Hartmeier – Bahnonline.ch. 26 October 2009
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1482:(replacement bus services are operating during upgrading between Wattwil and Nesslau-Neu St. Johann)
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expressed interest in it. The railway committee provided the company with all of its documents. The
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was rejected for topographical and financial reasons. A detailed financial estimate amounting to
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Das Toggenburg und seine Eisenbahnen: Ideen, Pläne und Bauarbeiten zwischen Pionierzeit und NEAT
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was opened on 24 June 1870. The TB was nationalised as of 1 July 1902 and became part of the
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For a long time nothing was heard about the project. In 1864, the Bern construction company
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1590:"Bazenheid, Lütisburg, Bütschwil und Dietfurt: SBB modernisierte Bahnhöfe im Toggenburg"
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chose a route through the Toggenburg, which would also later allow direct access to the
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forced to lease the Wattwil–Ebnat section from the SBB to provide a continuous
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Amann, Hans (1990). "Mit Dampf ins Toggenburg – 120 Jahre Toggenburger Bahn".
1375:. Thurbo trains run as line S8 from Nesslau-Neu St. Johann via St. Gallen and
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since 2009. In preparation, the platforms at the stations of Bazenheid,
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The locomotives of the TB, however, had three axles, unlike the picture
1305:. The track of the Toggenburg Railway runs behind the station building.
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Steam locomotive E 3/3 number 1 "Hülftegg" of the Toggenburgerbahn
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1555:(in German). Wattwil: Toggenburger Vereinigung für Heimatkunde.
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of Lichtensteig, on the left is the track of the SOB with a
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Train of the Toggenburg Railway in Lichtensteig, lithograph.
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is a single-track standard-gauge line that runs through the
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bahndaten.ch. Daten zu den Schweizer Eisenbahnen 1847–1920
1371:, but this is shown neither in the timetable nor on the
1538:(in German). Via Storia, Zentrum für Verkehrsgeschichte
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on its Ebnat-Kappel–Nesslau-Neu St. Johann section.
1360:was initially remotely controlled from St. Gallen.
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1143:(CHF) 6 million was compiled at the end of 1858.
1572:Schienennetz Schweiz und Bahnprofil Schweiz CH+
1465:(in German). Official Swiss Railway Timetable.
1167:The operation of the TB was carried out by the
1119:there were strong demands for a railway in the
1363:Since the commencement of the 2013 timetable,
1348:The line has been operated as line S9 of the
1301:(RABe 526), in the middle of the post bus to
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1127:railway. An option that would have run from
1530:Frey, Thomas; Schiedt, Hans-Ulrich (eds.).
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1087:). The old station is now used as a bistro.
1030:region of Switzerland. It was built by the
1435:]. Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 14.
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1262:Ebnat-Kappel station at the same time.
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1500:(in German). Bazenheid: E. Kalberer.
1472:from the original on 21 January 2019
1460:"853: Wil SG–Nesslau-Neu St. Johann"
1067:Project development and construction
1625:1870 establishments in Switzerland
1340:are used on the Wil–Wattwil route.
14:
1505:Büchi, Albert (28 October 2009).
1270:Adjustment of property boundaries
1215:(Ricken Railway) from Wattwil to
1574:(in German). Zürich: AS Verlag.
1507:"Eine Totgesagte in neuem Glanz"
1193:St. Gallen–Zug railway committee
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1620:Railway lines opened in 1870
1615:Railway lines in Switzerland
1075:The old station building in
1008:Source: Swiss railway atlas
1513:(in German). Archived from
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1024:Wil–Ebnat-Kappel railway
22:Wil–Ebnat-Kappel railway
1570:Wägli, Hans G. (2010).
1251:15 kV/16⅔ (now 16.7) Hz
1429:Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz
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327:FW line to Frauenfeld
1551:Heer, Anton (1995).
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1189:St. Gallen peninsula
1152:canton of St. Gallen
752:line from St. Gallen
289:line from Weinfelden
255:line from Winterthur
1433:Swiss railway atlas
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1532:"Toggenburgerbahn"
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1581:978-3-909111-74-9
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