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Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann

Unterwasser Valley Station (Chäserrugg)

Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann

Unterwasser Valley Station (Chäserrugg)

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Unterwasser Valley Station (Chäserrugg)

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Location: Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann, Toggenburg, St. Gallen, Eastern Switzerland, Switzerland

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1. View of Säntis – Lake Gräppelen loop from Unterwasser (Iltiosbahn)

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2. Chäserrugg – View of Säntis and Schafsberg loop from Unterwasser (Iltiosbahn)

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3. Alp Mutteli – View of Säntis loop from Unterwasser (Iltiosbahn)

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Paul

August 17, 2025

Chäserrugg Unterwasser Train Station
In summer 2024 (opened on December 13, 2024), the valley station in Unterwasser was rebuilt and now connects arrival, stay, and onward travel in the style of a train station. At the same time, the funicular between Unterwasser and Iltios was also renovated. Learn more about the new Unterwasser train station with its new funicular, café-bar, and Tourist Information Center.
The "Unterwasser Train Station" valley station is the sixth building in the Chäserrugg area designed by architects Herzog & de Meuron. The building connects the valley station of the new funicular with the café-bar, Tourist Information Center, and offices of the Klangwelt (sound world). A variety of guest needs are united by the architecture of the upper Toggenburg.
Text / Source: Toggenburg Bergbahnen, CH-9657 Unterwasser
chaeserrugg.ch/projekt-talstation-unterwasser

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Paul

August 17, 2025

Toggenburg Mountain Railways
The first mountain railway company in Toggenburg was founded on September 11, 1933. It operates the Unterwasser-Iltios funicular. In 1971/1972, the aerial cable car connecting Iltios to the summit of Chäserrugg was built.
In 2008, the Alt St. Johann Selamatt AG sports facilities and the Unterwasser Iltios Chäserrugg AG mountain railways merged, and the newly merged company became Toggenburg Bergbahnen AG (TBB).
Five years later, in 2014, the Iltios AG ski lift and the Stöfeli AG mountain inn were integrated into the company. In June 2015, after a year of construction, the mountain station designed by Herzog & de Meuron and featuring the summit restaurant opened. In the fall of the same year, TBB merged the Unterwasser and Alt St. Johann ski schools and integrated them into Chäserrugg Sports AG. The Stöfeli cable car was also built in collaboration with Herzog & de Meuron and opened in January 2016.
In the summer of 2017, the Iltios mountain restaurant was integrated into the company, and in December, the Espel Pavilion, another project with Herzog & de Meuron, was inaugurated. The Sport Shop on the Iltios was integrated into the TBB in September 2019.
The TBB can look back with gratitude on almost 90 years of history: both a matter of pride and obligation.
Text / Source: Toggenburg Bergbahnen AG
chaeserrugg.ch/de/informieren/toggenburg-bergbahnen/portrait

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Location: Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann, Toggenburg, St. Gallen, Eastern Switzerland, Switzerland

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Unterwasser Valley Station (Chäserrugg)

1. View of Säntis – Lake Gräppelen loop from Unterwasser (Iltiosbahn)

2. Chäserrugg – View of Säntis and Schafsberg loop from Unterwasser (Iltiosbahn)

3. Alp Mutteli – View of Säntis loop from Unterwasser (Iltiosbahn)

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