Schweizerische Schifffahrtsgesellschaft Untersee und Rhein

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Schweizerische Schifffahrtsgesellschaft Untersee und Rhein AG

The Arenenberg passing under the Hemishofen railway bridge
Company type	Aktiengesellschaft
Industry	Transport
Headquarters	Schaffhausen, Switzerland
Area served	Lower Lake Constance High Rhine Seerhein
Website	http://www.urh.ch/en

The Schweizerische Schifffahrtsgesellschaft Untersee und Rhein AG (URh), lit. 'Swiss Navigation Company of the Untersee and Rhine', is an Aktiengesellschaft (AG) based in the Swiss town of Schaffhausen. It operates regular boat lines (spring–autumn) between Schaffhausen and Kreuzlingen, on the High Rhine, Seerhein and western part of Lake Constance (Bodensee).^[1]

The company was founded in 1850 as the Schweizerische Dampfboot-Aktiengesellschaft (Swiss paddle steamer corporation). After stopping all operations in 1863, it resumed operations in 1864 under its new name Schweizerische Dampfbootgesellschaft für den Untersee und Rhein (lit. 'Swiss paddle steamer association for the Untersee and Rhine'). The company changed its name in 1936 to the current one.

Route

The Schweizerische Schifffahrtsgesellschaft Untersee und Rhein (URh) operates on the High Rhine (Hochrhein) and the western part of Lake Constance (Bodensee), which largely correspond to the Germany–Switzerland border. The URh serves landing stages in the following towns and cities (an * designates relatively close railway stations to the landing stage):^[2]

Schaffhausen, Schifflände (CH), connections to municipal bus lines
Büsingen am Hochrhein (D)
Diessenhofen (CH)
Stein am Rhein* (CH)
Öhningen (D)
Mammern* (CH)
Wangen (D)
Hemmenhofen (D)
Steckborn* (CH)
Gaienhofen (D)
Berlingen* (CH)
Mannenbach* (CH)
Reichenau (D)
Ermatingen* (CH)
Gottlieben* (CH)
Konstanz* (D)
Kreuzlingen* (CH)

A full journey (Schaffhausen–Kreuzlingen) takes ca. 3 hours 45 min. The Lake Line is a railway line that closely follows the southern shore of the High Rhine and Lake Constance, allowing for one way trips by train (Kreuzlingen Hafen–Schaffhausen: 1 hour 2 min).

Fleet

Current Fleet (As of 2024^[update])^[3]
Name	Commissioned in	Machine capacity	Passenger capacity	Image caption
Schaffhausen	1970	512 kW (687 hp)	700 (includes 373 seats)	The Schaffhausen near Eschenz
Thurgau	1965	720 kW (970 hp)	600 (includes 373 seats)	The Thurgau leaving the town of Schaffhausen. It is named after the canton of Thurgau
Arenenberg	1983	560 kW (750 hp)	580 (includes 350 seats)	The Arenenberg (named after the Arenenberg estate) near Eschenz
Munot	1998	660 kW (890 hp)	580 (includes 335 seats)	The Munot near Stein am Rhein. It is named after the Munot fortress
Stein am Rhein	1956	331 kW (444 hp)	300 (includes 234 seats)	The Stein am Rhein between Diessenhofen and Bibermühle. The ship is named after Stein am Rhein
Konstanz	1925	103 kW (138 hp)	60	The Konstanz in front of the shipyard in Langwiesen. The boat is named after the city of Konstanz (Germany)

References

^ "URh timetable". Retrieved 8 February 2025.
^ "Route map" (PDF). URh. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
^ "Flotte" [fleet] (in German). URh. Retrieved 8 February 2025.

External links

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Schweizerische Schifffahrtsgesellschaft Untersee und Rhein web site (in English)

Lake Constance (Bodensee)

Austria
- Vorarlberg
  - Bregenz
Germany
- Baden-Württemberg
  - Bodenseekreis
  - Konstanz
- Bavaria
  - Lindau
Switzerland

Settlements

Austria	Bregenz Hard Höchst Hörbranz Fussach Gaissau Lochau
Germany	Allensbach Bodman-Ludwigshafen Eriskirch Friedrichshafen Gaienhofen Hagnau Immenstaad Konstanz Dingelsdorf Litzelstetten Paradies Petershausen Wallhausen Kressbronn Langenargen Lindau Meersburg Moos Nonnenhorn Öhningen Radolfzell Reichenau Sipplingen Stetten Überlingen Hödingen Uhldingen-Mühlhofen Unteruhldingen Wasserburg
Switzerland	Altnau Arbon Berlingen Bottighofen Egnach Ermatingen Triboltingen Eschenz Frasnacht Goldach Gottlieben Güttingen Heiden Horn Kesswil Kreuzlingen Lutzenberg Mammern Münsterlingen Romanshorn Rorschach Rorschacherberg Salmsach Salenstein Steinach Steckborn Stein am Rhein Tägerwilen Tägermoos Thal Uttwil Walzenhausen Wolfhalden

Islands

Rivers

Valleys

Mountains

Landmarks

Buildings	Alt Dettingen Castle Arbon Castle Arenenberg Castle Bernegg Castle Castell Castle Eugensberg Castle Freudenfels Castle Gottlieben Castle Heiligenberg Castle Hohenfels Castle Hohenklingen Castle Hohentwiel Castle Konstanz Minster Louisenberg Castle Mammern Castle Meersburg Castle New Castle (Meersburg) Petershausen Abbey Reichenau Abbey Seeburg Castle Wettingen-Mehrerau Abbey
Touristic	Bregenzer Festspiele Pile Dwellings Museum Sea Life (Konstanz) Zeppelin Museum

Transportation

Railway

Chur–Rorschach	S2 S4 S5 S7
Friedrichshafen–Lindau	RB 93
High Rhine Line	S6 RE 2
Lake Line	S1 S7 S14 S44 RE1
Radolfzell–Mengen	RB 31 S 61 RE 3
Stahringen–Friedrichshafen	RB 31 RE 3
St. Margrethen–Lauterach	S3 S7 R5
Vorarlberg Line	S1 S3 S7
S-Bahn	Bodensee St. Gallen Vorarlberg
Stations	Allensbach Altnau Arbon Arbon Seemoosriet Berlingen Bermatingen-Ahausen Bottighofen Bregenz Bregenz Hafen Bregenz Riedenburg Egnach Enzisweiler Eriskirch Ermatingen Eschenz Friedrichshafen Stadt Friedrichshafen-Fischbach Friedrichshafen Hafen Friedrichshafen Kluftern Friedrichshafen Landratsamt Friedrichshafen-Manzell Friedrichshafen Ost Güttingen Hard-Fussach Hegne Heiden Horn Kesswil Kreuzlingen Kreuzlingen Hafen Konstanz Konstanz-Fürstenberg Konstanz-Petershausen Konstanz-Wollmatingen Kressbronn Kurzrickenbach Seepark Landschlacht Langenargen Lauterach Unterfeld Lindau-Aeschach Lindau-Insel Lindau-Reutin Lochau-Hörbranz Ludwigshafen (Bodensee) Lustenau Mammern Mannenbach-Salenstein Markdorf (Baden) Markelfingen Münsterlingen-Scherzingen Münsterlingen Spital Nonnenhorn Nussdorf Radolfzell Reichenau (Baden) Rheineck Rorschach Rorschach Hafen Romanshorn Ruderbach Salem (Baden) Sandbüchel Schwendi bei Heiden Seebleiche Sipplingen Staad Stahringen Steckborn Stein am Rhein Steinach St. Margrethen Tägerwilen-Gottlieben Triboltingen Überlingen Überlingen Therme Uhldingen-Mühlhofen Uttwil Walzenhausen Wartensee Wasserburg Wienacht-Tobel

Films

Jezioro Bodeńskie

People

Categories:

Hidden categories:

Route

Fleet

See also

References

External links