Weesen railway station

Weesen railway station (German: Bahnhof Weesen) was one of two former railway stations serving the town of Weesen in the Swiss canton of St. Gallen, but which was located in the municipality of Glarus Nord (formerly Mollis) in the canton of Glarus on the other side of the Linth canal, which corresponds to the cantonal boundary. It was a station on the Ziegelbrücke–Sargans railway line between Ziegelbrücke and Mühlehorn. After its opening in 1969, the station has been disused since the 2013 timetable change due to the introduction of the St. Gallen S-Bahn.[1] A bus route links Weesen with Ziegelbrücke station.

Weesen
Former S4 circle line passing through the station in 2018
General information
Other namesBahnhof Weesen
LocationBahnhofstrasse, Mollis
Switzerland
Coordinates47°07′47.9″N 09°05′40.3″E
Elevation425 m (1,394 ft)
Operated bySwiss Federal Railways
Line(s)Ziegelbrücke–Sargans railway
Platforms1
Tracks3 (German: Gleis)
Construction
Structure typeat-grade
Platform levels1
Location
Weesen station
Location in Switzerland
Weesen station
Weesen station (Canton of Glarus)

Between 1875 and 1969, a railway loop from Ziegelbrücke to Näfels-Mollis existed to the west of Weesen, which contained a railway station of that name. Service over this loop, built by the United Swiss Railways (Vereinigte Schweizerbahnen, VSB), terminated when the line from Ziegelbrücke to Murg was straigthened, and the new station on the other side of the Linth canal was built.

  • First Weesen railway station, located west of the town, on the VSB loop
  • First Weesen railway station in 1958
  • Second Weesen railway station (operational from 1969 to 2013) on the straightended railway line south of Weesen

References
  1. "Der Schliessung des Bahnhofs Weesen Positives abgewinnen" (in German). südostschweiz.ch. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
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