Rapperswil railway station is located next to the old town and harbour of Rapperswil in the Swiss canton of St. Gallen. It is the largest of four active railway stations in the municipality of Rapperswil-Jona. Rapperswil railway station is situated on the north shore of Lake Zürich at the northern end of the Seedamm, which separates the Obersee from the main body of the lake.
Building of the Rapperswil railway station, bus terminal to the left
Rapperswil harbour, Schloss and Altstadt, the first station buildings to the right (~ 1867)
Railway station area, Schloss Rapperswil and St. John's Church to the right, Seedamm and railway station building in the background (to the left)
Rapperswil-Jona is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
Besides Rapperswil and Jona, which were separate municipalities until 2006, Rapperswil-Jona also includes Bollingen, Busskirch, Curtiberg, Kempraten-Lenggis, and Wagen.
Rapperswil-Jona as seen from Kempraten-Lenggis, Jona to the left, Rapperswil and Seedamm to the right, Obersee (upper Lake Zürich) and Lachen (SZ) in the background (March 2010)
Rapperswil Hauptplatz (main square)
Seedamm isthmus (ice age moraine) with causeway and bridge, with both railway track and road. The wooden pedestrian bridge is shown in the background.