🇨🇭 Rheineck

Rheineck station is at the edge of this small town near where the Rhine enters Lake Constance. The old town with its painted houses is about a 5-minute walk from the station.

SBB trains on the Rorschach-Chur Rhine valley line serve Rheineck. The station is also the starting point of the Rheineck-Walzenhausen rack railway, one of Switzerland's shortest mountain railways, climbing to the hillside village of Walzenhausen.

Rheineck station has limited facilities. The station is small but serves as the connection point for the Walzenhausen rack railway. The town centre is within easy walking distance.

Rheineck has a charming old town with painted facades. The Rheineck-Walzenhausen rack railway, just 655 metres long, is a delightful miniature mountain railway experience. Lake Constance is nearby, and the Alter Rhein nature reserve offers birdwatching.

The Rheineck-Walzenhausen railway is one of Switzerland's shortest and steepest rack railways, covering just 655 metres with a gradient of up to 27%. Built in 1896, it connects the valley-floor station at Rheineck to the hillside village of Walzenhausen, offering views over Lake Constance.