🇨🇭 Flums

Major

Switzerland

Flums is a station in the canton of St. Gallen in eastern Switzerland, situated in the Rhine valley between Sargans and Walenstadt at the foot of the Flumserberg ski area. SBB intercity and regional trains on the Zürich–Chur main line do not call here regularly; the station is primarily served by local S-Bahn services connecting it with Sargans and Ziegelbrücke. It is the rail gateway for the Flumserberg winter sports and summer hiking area above the valley, reachable by bus from the station.

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Quick Facts

Country	🇨🇭 Switzerland
Type	Major
Coordinates	47.096617, 9.347927
Timezone	Europe/Zurich
Connections	775
UIC Code	8509413

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Frequently Asked Questions

Flums station is on the Zürich–Chur main line, served by regional trains connecting to Sargans, Zürich, and Chur. The station provides access to the Flumserberg ski and hiking area via PostBus.

SBB operates regional train services through Flums. The station is a stop on the busy Zürich–Chur corridor and connects to PostBus services for the Flumserberg resort.

Flums station has covered platforms, ticket machines, and bus connections. The station area includes parking for visitors heading to the Flumserberg mountain resort.

Flumserberg is the largest ski resort in eastern Switzerland, accessible by gondola from the town. In summer the area transforms into a popular hiking and mountain biking destination with panoramic views of the Churfirsten mountain chain.

Flums has been an important settlement in the Sarganserland since Roman times, with iron ore mining documented since the Middle Ages. The railway connection in the 19th century helped develop Flumserberg into a modern tourism destination.

Operators

DB

National · Germany

OBB

National · Austria

SBB

National · Switzerland

SNCF

National · France

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