Frauenfeld–Wil railway

Frauenfeld–Wil railway
An old Frauenfeld–Wil train in Münchwilen
Overview
Type	Light rail
Locale	Switzerland
Termini	Frauenfeld Wil
Services	1
Operation
Opened	1887 electrification 1921
Character	841
Technical
Line length	17.44 km (10.84 mi)
Track gauge	Metre (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in)
Electrification	1200 V DC Overhead line
Highest elevation	570.8m
Maximum incline	46 ‰
Route diagram SBB from St. Gallen/Wattwil 0.00 Wil 571 m above the sea Depot und Werkstätte; Rollbockanlage Thurbo-MThB Weinfelden–Wil SBB to Winterthur 2.35 Schweizerhof 531 m above the  sea 3.89 Münchwilen 516 m above the  sea 4.66 Münchwilen Pflegeheim 509 m above the  sea 6.50 Rosental 487 m above the  sea 7.95 Wängi GB 474 m above the  sea 8.27 Wängi 470 m above the  sea 9.01 Wiesengrund 465 m above the  sea 9.81 Jakobstal 460 m above the  sea 11.49 Matzingen 447 m above the  sea 12.62 Weberei Matzingen 440 m above the  sea 13.92 Murkart 431 m above the  sea 15.13 Lüdem 423 m above the  sea 16.85 Frauenfeld Marktplatz 417 m above the  sea SBB from Winterthur 17.45 Frauenfeld 405 m above the  sea SBB to Weinfelden

The Frauenfeld–Wil railway (German: Frauenfeld–Wil-Bahn, FW) is a metre gauge (3 ft 3 ³⁄₈ in gauge) 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 Murg river. The line is owned and operated by the Frauenfeld-Wil-Bahn AG, forms part of the Tarifverbund Ostwind, and operates as service S15 of the St. Gallen S-Bahn.

Plans to build a 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".

Trains run every 30 minutes, 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.

15 stations are served by the line.

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