Train station, Appenzell Railways, Teufen
1872 - 1877: the train station that never existed
The history of Teufen train station begins long before the railway is built.
After the railway reached St. Gallen in 1856, in the early 1870s the manufacturers from the Appenzell Mittelland also wanted to connect to a railway. Transport times and the protection of goods were important.
Engineer Dardier, who was also planning a railway from Winkeln to Appenzell at the same time, was commissioned to propose how a railway could be used to get from Gais to St. Gallen. He saw two possibilities: via Teufen - Lustmühle - Haggen or via Teufen - Speicher to St. Gallen.
Cog railways did not yet exist. In 1874, Dardier suggested where a train station could be built for Teufen under these conditions.
The 1874 plan could not yet refer to surveyed maps. The proposal is measured and drawn on the ground, which is why it is a little difficult to read. The geographical reference is missing. We have created it here and can only admire how precisely engineer Dardier worked, even if his presentation ends somewhat abruptly in places where he does not need the information (we have taken some houses and the waters from the Dardier plan for checking purposes).
Text / Source: MUSEUMSVEREIN APPENZELLER BAHNEN
museumsverein-appenzeller-bahnen.ch/bhf_t7.html

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Paul

December 31, 2024

1889: Where, please, is the train station, Teufen?
The railway between Gais and St. Gallen was opened in 1889. It became a rack railway and a tram at the same time. It was therefore difficult to decide where the train station should be in Teufen. Because the railway follows the road, it has to be on it. But there is no suitable place in the village center.
The solution is to separate the passenger stop and the freight transfer point. The former "Des Alpes" inn is used for the passenger station (the "Schwarze Bären" that was built together with it has been demolished). The track system extends into the village square. It has a stumpy track, but no crossing point. It is a stop, but not a train station.
The access from the east leads right across the village square, the one from St. Gallen as a rack ramp over the former access path to the "Des Alpes".
Text / Source: MUSEUM ASSOCIATION APPENZELLER RAILWAYS
museumsverein-appenzeller-bahnen.ch/bhf_t7.html

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