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S6 (ZVV)
The S6 is a regional railway service of the S-Bahn Zürich on the Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV), Zürich transportation network, and is one of the network's services connecting the cantons of Zürich and Aargau. Route * The service links Baden, in the canton of Aargau to the west of Zürich, and Uetikon, on north shore of Lake Zürich to the east of Zürich. From Baden it runs via the Furttal railway and Regensdorf-Watt to Zürich Oerlikon, and then serves Zurich Hauptbahnhof and Zürich Stadelhofen before running over the Lake Zürich right-bank railway line to its terminus. The following stations are served: * Baden * Wettingen * Würenlos * Otelfingen * Otelfingen Golfpark * Buchs-Dällikon * Regensdorf-Watt * Zürich Affoltern * Zürich Seebach * Zürich Oerlikon * Zürich Hardbrücke * Zürich Hauptbahnhof * Zürich Stadelhofen * Zürich Tiefenbrunnen * Zollikon * Küsnacht Goldbach * Küsnacht ZH * Erlenbach ZH * Winkel am Zürichsee * Herrliberg-Fel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SBB RABe 514
The RABe 514 is a four-car double decker electrical multiple unit used by the Swiss Federal Railways for the Zürich S-Bahn. It is part of the Siemens Desiro Double Deck product family. The trains are also referred to as DTZ which stands for the German word Doppelstocktriebzug (English: double decker multiple unit). History On 23 February 2003 the Swiss Federal Railways' board of directors decided to give the 447 million CHF contract for building 35 double decker trains to Siemens Transportation Systems. This decision came as a surprise since Siemens had never built double decker EMUs before, except for an experimental train built in a consortium with DWA Görlitz (now Bombardier Transportation) that never entered into service. To fulfill the domestic content requirement in the contract, Siemens reached an agreement with Stadler Rail to perform some of the assembling and the commissioning in their factory in Altenrhein, Switzerland. The trains were originally intended to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canton Of Aargau
Aargau, more formally the Canton of Aargau (german: Kanton Aargau; rm, Chantun Argovia; french: Canton d'Argovie; it, Canton Argovia), is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of eleven districts and its capital is Aarau. Aargau is one of the most northerly cantons of Switzerland. It is situated by the lower course of the Aare River, which is why the canton is called ''Aar- gau'' (meaning "Aare province"). It is one of the most densely populated regions of Switzerland. History Early history The area of Aargau and the surrounding areas were controlled by the Helvetians, a member of the Celts, as far back as 200 BC. It was eventually occupied by the Romans and then by the 6th century, the Franks. The Romans built a major settlement called Vindonissa, near the present location of Brugg. Medieval Aargau The reconstructed Old High German name of Aargau is ''Argowe'', first unambiguously attested (in the spelling ''Argue'') in 795. The term ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buchs-Dällikon Railway Station
Buchs-Dällikon is a railway station in Switzerland. The station is situated in the municipality of Buchs, but also serves the adjacent municipality of Dällikon. Both municipalities are situated in the Furttal region in the canton of Zürich. The station is located on the Wettingen-Effretikon railway line (Furttal line). The station should not be confused with Buchs AG railway station (located in Buchs, canton of Aargau) or with Buchs SG railway station (located in Buchs, canton of St. Gallen). Infrastructure Buchs-Dällikon station was completely renewed between 2005 and 2008, and the former station building was removed. The station is equipped with a park & rail facility (parking lot) to the south, and bicycle parkings. There are two tracks but only one side platform. The second track is used for crossing cargo trains, which use the mostly single-tracked Furttal line to bypass the city center of Zürich. Service Buchs-Dällikon station is served by line S6 of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otelfingen Golfpark Railway Station
Otelfingen Golfpark is a railway station in Switzerland. The station is situated in the municipality of Otelfingen. The station is located on the Furttal railway line Furttal is the name of a valley region in Switzerland between Lägern and Altberg in the Dielsdorf district of the canton of Zurich. The area's name stems from the German word for ford, or ''furt'', and is named after the crossing over the Limmat ... and is a stop of the Zurich S-Bahn served by line S6. References Railway stations in the canton of Zürich Swiss Federal Railways stations {{switzerland-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otelfingen Railway Station
Otelfingen is a railway station in Switzerland. The station is situated in the municipality of Otelfingen. The station is located on the Furttal railway line between Wettingen and Zürich Oerlikon stations. Otelfingen is a stop of the Zurich S-Bahn served by trains on line S6, which operate twice-hourly to and from Zürich Hauptbahnhof, with a journey time of just under 30 minutes. The station is linked to the villages of Otelfingen and Boppelsen Boppelsen is a municipality in the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. History Boppelsen is first mentioned in 1130 as ''de Bobpinsolo''. Geography Boppelsen has an area of . Of this area, 42.6% is used for agricul ... by Glattalbus bus route 450, which operates twice-hourly on Monday through Saturday. Otelfingen was the junction for the former Niederglatt-Otelfingen railway line, which once connected with Niederglatt station on the Bülach branch of the Bülach-Regensberg Railway but closed to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Würenlos Railway Station
Würenlos is a railway station in the municipality of Würenlos in the Swiss canton of Aargau Aargau, more formally the Canton of Aargau (german: Kanton Aargau; rm, Chantun Argovia; french: Canton d'Argovie; it, Canton Argovia), is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of eleven districts and its capita .... The station is located on the Furttal line. The station is served by service S6 of the Zurich S-Bahn. References Railway stations in the canton of Aargau Swiss Federal Railways stations {{Switzerland-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wettingen Railway Station
Wettingen is a railway station in the municipality of Wettingen in the Swiss canton of Aargau Aargau, more formally the Canton of Aargau (german: Kanton Aargau; rm, Chantun Argovia; french: Canton d'Argovie; it, Canton Argovia), is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of eleven districts and its capita .... The station is located on the Zürich to Baden main line, just west of the point where the Furttal line joins the main line. The station is served by services S6, S12 and S19 of the Zurich S-Bahn. References External links Railway stations in the canton of Aargau Swiss Federal Railways stations {{Switzerland-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Zürich Right-bank Railway Line
The Lake Zürich right-bank railway line (german: Rechtsufrige Zürichseebahn) is a railway line in the Swiss canton of Zürich. As its name suggests, it runs down the right, or east, bank of Lake Zürich, connecting Zürich to Rapperswil. The line was opened in 1894, nineteen years after the complementary left bank railway. As built, it originally departed from the surface level of Zürich Hauptbahnhof station in a westerly direction, before performing a clockwise 270 degrees turn via a viaduct over the River Limmat and the Letten Tunnel to Stadelhofen station. Since 1990 the Letten Tunnel has been closed and replaced by the Hirschengraben Tunnel, which takes a direct easterly route under the River Limmat from new low level platforms at Hauptbahnhof. At the same time as the Hirschengraben tunnel was constructed, the Zürichberg tunnel was constructed in order to link Stadelhofen station with the Zürich to Winterthur and Wallisellen to Rapperswil via Uster lines. As a conse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zürich Oerlikon Railway Station
Zürich Oerlikon railway station (german: Bahnhof Zürich Oerlikon) is a railway station located in the District 11 of Zürich. Together with Zurich Airport, it is one of the two major nodal points for local and regional public transportation in the northern part of Zürich. The station building is listed in the Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance as a Class B object of regional importance. 11 lines of the Zürich S-Bahn serve the station as do several InterCity, InterRegio and RegioExpress lines. Serving approximately 85,000 daily rail passengers, Zürich Oerlikon is the seventh busiest railway station in Switzerland. It is furthermore served by three tramway and nine local bus lines. The station has the central place of the city quarter Oerlikon with dedicated shopping areas to its south, the redeveloped former Maschinenfabrik Oerlikon to its north, and the Leutschenbach business quarter as well as Switzerlands most prominent indoor aren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regensdorf-Watt Railway Station
Regensdorf-Watt is a railway station in Switzerland, situated in the municipality of Regensdorf. The station is located between the towns of Regensdorf and Watt on the Wettingen-Effretikon railway line (Furttal line). Services The station is a stop on the Zurich S-Bahn system. It is served by line S6 and the peak hour-only S21 service, which terminates here. The S21 runs non-stop to , with limited services calling also at . On weekends, there is a nighttime S-Bahn service (SN6) offered by ZVV. Summary of all S-Bahn services: * Zürich S-Bahn: ** : half-hourly service to , and to via . ** : half-hourly service to via . ** Nighttime S-Bahn (only during weekends):https://www.zvv.ch/zvv-assets/fahrplan/pdf/nachtnetz.pdf *** : hourly service to , and to via . The station is an important hub in the Furttal for regional buses of Verkehrsbetriebe Glattal (VBG). Gallery FIle:SBB Historic - F 122 00829 001 - Regensdorf-Watt Stationsgebaeude mit Gueterschuppen Bahnseite.jpg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
