Schachen railway station
Schachen railway station is a railway station in Herisau, in the Swiss canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden. It is an intermediate station on the Bodensee–Toggenburg railway and is served as a request stop by local trains only.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Railway station
- Description: train station in Switzerland
- Also known as: “Schachen (Herisau) railway station”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rosenburg Castle and Old town hall.
Rosenburg Castle
Castle
Photo: Schofför, CC BY-SA 2.5 ch.
Rosenburg Castle is a ruined castle located to the west of the municipality of Herisau in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. Rosenburg Castle is situated 1 km northeast of Schachen railway station.
Old town hall
Building
Photo: Schofför, CC BY-SA 2.5 ch.
Old town hall is a building, which is situated 1 km north of Schachen railway station.
Former Mill
Building
Photo: ZivilschutzKGSAR, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Former Mill is a building, which is situated 2 km northeast of Schachen railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Herisau and Burgau.
Herisau
Town
Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Herisau is a municipality and the capital of the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland. It is the seat of the canton's government and parliament; the judicial authorities are situated in Trogen. Herisau is situated 2½ km east of Schachen railway station.
Gossau
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Gossau is a municipality in the Wahlkreis of St. Gallen in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. Gossau is situated 3½ km north of Schachen railway station.
Schachen railway station
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Herisau, Bezirk Hinterland, Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.38499° or 47° 23′ 6″ northLongitude
9.24294° or 9° 14′ 35″ eastElevation
791 metres (2,595 feet)Operator
SOBOpen location code
8FVF96MV+X5OpenStreetMap ID
node 294976499OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesGeoNames ID
10379201Wikidata ID
Q33506338
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In Other Languages
From Esperanto to German—“Schachen railway station” goes by many names.
- Esperanto: “Schachen (Herisau)”
- Esperanto: “Schachen (stacidomo)”
- French: “gare de Schachen (Herisau)”
- French: “Schachen”
- German: “Bahnhof Schachen (Herisau)”
- German: “Herisau, Schachen”
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