Vorarlberg S-Bahn

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Vorarlberg S-Bahn
Above: Siemens Desiro trainset at Bregenz station in 2023; Below: Map of the network in Austria (A), Germany (D), Liechtenstein (FL) and Switzerland (CH)
Overview
Locale	Vorarlberg, Austria
Transit type	S-Bahn
Number of lines	6
Website	[1]
Operation
Began operation	2005
Operator(s)	Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) Montafonerbahn (MBS) THURBO
Technical
System length	80 km (50 mi)
standard gauge

The Vorarlberg S-Bahn is a label for

.

It is part of a transnational railway network around Lake Constance (Bodensee) marketed as Bodensee S-Bahn.^[1]

Establishment

In December 2005, the first Bombardier Talents were given S-Bahn branding. However, only VVV timetables designated these services as such. ÖBB ran them as a standard regional service, and only later the S1 and S3 lines took over. Since December 2020, mbs' services on the S4 line are also designated as S-Bahn.

Fleet modernization began in 2018 to the ÖBB Cityjet [de] standard. This includes a new paint scheme, new seat covers, and passenger information monitors.

Lines

S1: Lindau – Bludenz

The S1 is the busiest of the Vorarlberg S-Bahn's lines. S-Bahn and

(Germany).

• S1:
  Lindau-Insel – Lindau-Reutin – Bregenz – Dornbirn – Feldkirch – Bludenz

S2: Feldkirch – Buchs

The

Buchs SG

(Switzerland) and crosses two country borders. It calls at intermediate stations in Vorarlberg and Liechtenstein.

• S2:
  Schaan-Vaduz – Feldkirch

S3: Bregenz – St. Margrethen

Trains of S3 service run every half an hour, with some hourly services in the mornings and evenings. The line was expanded to an almost continuous half-hourly coverage until 2016. With its western terminus in

trains on the route became S-Bahn services but retained their old stopping pattern.

• S3: St. Margrethen – Lustenau – Bregenz

S4: Schruns – Bludenz

The S4 service is operated by the Montafonerbahn (mbs). It runs primarily on an hourly basis between Bludenz and Schruns and calls at all stations.

• S4: Bludenz – Schruns

R5: Feldkirch – Lustenau

The R5 service runs primarily on an hourly basis. Trains only call at larger stations. Three trains per day continue from Lustenau to St. Margrethen.

• R5: Feldkirch – Dornbirn – Lustenau (– St. Margrethen)

S7/RE7: Weinfelden – Lindau-Reutin

Since December 2021, some trains of the S7 service (Weinfelden–Romanshorn–Rorschach) of St. Gallen S-Bahn continue from Romanshorn to Lindau-Reutin (as RE7). The trains are operated by THURBO and only call at major stations between Rorschach and Lindau. Only every second service continues from Romanshorn to Weinfelden.

• S7: (Weinfelden – Amriswil –) Romanshorn – Arbon – Rorschach (– St. Margrethen – Bregenz – Lindau-Reutin)

Rolling Stock

units for delivery from mid-2019. However, they didn't receive approval, prompting the refurbishment of the existing Talent 1 series. The Talent 3 are now used in Germany.

References

External links

• Official website