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Frauenfeld–Wil Railway

Railway line in canton of Thurgau, Switzerland

Field	Value
name	Frauenfeld–Wil-Bahn (fwb, S15)
native_name	Frauenfeld–Wil-Bahn (fwb)
native_name_lang	de
color
image	Muenchwilen 314.JPG
image_width	300px
caption	An old Frauenfeld–Wil train in Münchwilen
type	Light rail
system	OSTWIND
routes	S15
status	operative
locale	Switzerland
start	Frauenfeld
end	Wil
stations	15 (5 stations + 10 stops)
open	1887 (electrification 1921)
owner	Appenzell Railways (AB, since 11 June 2021)
operator	AB
character	841
stock	5
linelength_km	19.14
tracklength_km	20.19
tracks	1
gauge
minradius	40m
electrification
maxincline	46 [‰](0) or 4.6 [%]()
elevation	570.8 m
map
map_name	Route diagram
map_state	collapsed
website

The Frauenfeld–Wil Railway (, fwb) s a railway line in Switzerland, which connects the town of Frauenfeld in the canton of Thurgau, to the town of Wil in the canton of St. Gallen, following the valley of the river Murg. The fwb opened the line in 1887 and operated it until 2021, when that company merged into Appenzell Railways. The line is included in fare network OSTWIND, and operates as service S15 of the St. Gallen S-Bahn.

Plans to build an interurban tramway between Frauenfeld and Wil were first made in the early 1850s. The rail line opened in 1887, and was electrified in 1921. Around 1.25 million passengers use the line every year.

Locals call the train "Wilerbähnli" or "Wiler Bähnli".

Operation

Class ABe 4-8 EMUs Trains run every 30 minutes as S15 service of St. Gallen S-Bahn, requiring 3 trains in operation at once, with trains crossing at the stations of Matzingen and Schweizerhof.

In 2011 the railway company ordered five new ABe4/8 low floor trains from Stadler Rail, to replace the old trains. However, there are plans for a 15 minutes interval in future and therefore some of the old trains will be retained. The first train was delivered in March 2013 and was tested for 3 months. It went into regular service on 26 June 2013. FWB closed the station at Murkart in 2018 in order to maintain connections with long-distance trains at Frauenfeld.

Route

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Frauenfeld
(stops only on request)
(stops only on request)
(stops only on request)
(stops only on request)
Wängi
(stops only on request)
(stops only on request)
Wil SG

Freight traffic

Freight trains ran on the line from 1907 until the early 2000s. This included transporter wagons from 1977 onwards.

References

Barrow, Keith. "Swiss metre-gauge emu on test". Simmons-Boardman Publishing Inc..
(17 June 2021). "Frauenfeld-Wil-Bahn fusioniert mit den Appenzeller Bahnen". [[St. Galler Tagblatt]].
(2 May 2012). "Das Wiler Bähnli macht es vor".
"Frauenfeld-Wil-Bahn buys five new Stadler vehicles". Stadler Rail.
"Neue Fahrzeugflotte". Frauenfeld-Wil-Bahn.
(September 2013). "Worldwide Review". Light Rail Transit Association.
Koch, Samuel. (21 September 2017). "FRAUENFELD: Bald fährt das Wiler Bähnli vorbei". [[St Galler Tagblatt.
"Wilerbähnli".

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