Benken
Canopy-covered waiting area and bicycle racks
The station in 2018
General information
LocationBenknerstrasse
Benken, St. Gallen
Switzerland
Coordinates47°12′16.049″N 9°0′31.154″E / 47.20445806°N 9.00865389°E / 47.20445806; 9.00865389
Elevation416 m (1,365 ft)
Owned bySwiss Federal Railways
Line(s)Rapperswil–Ziegelbrücke
Distance43.4 km (27.0 mi) from Sargans[1]
Train operatorsSüdostbahn
ConnectionsPostAuto Schweiz buses[2]
Other information
Fare zone992 (Tarifverbund Ostwind)[3]
Passengers
2018340 per weekday[4]
Services
Preceding station St. Gallen S-Bahn Following station
Uznach
towards Rapperswil
S6 Schänis
towards Schwanden or Linthal
S17 Schänis
towards Sargans
Location

Benken railway station (German: Bahnhof Benken) is a railway station situated in the municipality of Benken in the Swiss canton of St. Gallen. It is located on the Rapperswil to Ziegelbrücke line.[5][1]

Services

As of the December 2023 timetable change, the following services stop at Benken:[6]

References

  1. 1 2 Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. pp. 12–13. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. "Linthgebiet" (PDF). Postbus Switzerland. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. "OSTWIND-Zonenplan" (in German). Tarifverbund Ostwind. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  4. "Passagierfrequenz". Swiss Federal Railways. September 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  5. map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2014-07-14.
  6. "Rapperswil - Ziegelbrücke" (PDF) (in German). Swiss Federal Railways. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.


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