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S7 (ZVV)
The S7 is a regional railway service of the Zürich S-Bahn on the ZVV (Zürich transportation network) and is one of the network's trunk services. Route * The service links Winterthur, in the northeast of the canton of Zürich, and Rapperswil-Jona, on the on north shore of Lake Zürich but just over the cantonal boundary in the canton of St. Gallen. From Winterthur, the service runs over the main Zurich–Winterthur railway line to Effretikon, but then takes the secondary route via Kloten to Zürich Oerlikon, from where it proceeds through Zürich via Zürich Hauptbahnhof and Zürich Stadelhofen. From Stadelhofen, trains then run over the Lake Zürich right-bank railway line to Rapperswil. Between Stadelhofen and Meilen trains run non-stop, with a parallel stopping service provided by lines S6 and S16. The following stations are served: * Winterthur Hauptbahnhof * Kemptthal * Effretikon * Bassersdorf * Kloten * Kloten Balsberg * Opfikon * Zürich Oerlikon * Zürich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rapperswil Railway Station
Rapperswil railway station (german: Bahnhof Rapperswil) is a railway station 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 (the other three being , and ). Rapperswil railway station is situated on the north shore of Lake Zürich at the northern end of the Seedamm, which separates the ''Obersee'' (upper Lake Zürich) from the main body of the lake. Because the Seedamm carries both rail and road connections from the south shore of the lake, and because Rapperswil is the meeting point of three separate line from the northern side of the lake, the station is a major nodal point on the local rail network, notably of the ZVV. The first railway opened in 1859. History In early 1859 the first steam train ran from Rapperswil – as a hub of railway lines from Rapperswil to Rüti and from Rapperswil to Schmerikon. Turntables and cranes were used to move ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kloten Railway Station
Kloten is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Zurich and municipality of Kloten. The station is located on the Zurich to Winterthur line and is an intermediate stop on Zurich S-Bahn line S7. Although the station is situated only from the main terminal of Zurich Airport, it has been bypassed by the opening, in 1980, of a new line directly serving the Zürich Airport railway station in the basement of that terminal. Kloten is now only visited by the S7 and freight trains, while all other passenger trains on the line serve the airport. Layout and facilities Kloten consists of a single island platform providing access to tracks 3 and 4. Trains to use track 3, while trains to Zürich use track 4. No platforms serve tracks 1 and 2. The main entrance and station building is located on Lindenstrasse on the north side of the tracks. On the south side is a car and bicycle parking lot on Breitistrasse. A pedestrian tunnel runs between Lindenstrasse and Breitistrasse, connect ... [...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] |
Opfikon Railway Station
Opfikon is a railway station in Switzerland, in the municipality of Opfikon. The station is served by Zürich S-Bahn line S7. Opfikon station is some walk from Glattbrugg station on S-Bahn line S5 and the Stadtbahn Glattal. The Opfikon station has a single central platform, which is flanked by two tracks. The two through tracks of the Zürich Airport station branch of the Zürich to Winterthur line run parallel to the platform, but are not connected to the platform tracks in the vicinity of the station. The station is situated on the Wettingen–Effretikon line, originally opened by the Swiss National Railway (''Schweizerische Nationalbahn''; SNB) in 1877 and bypassing Zürich. However the passenger trains that stop at the station all operate from Zürich, using a connection from Zürich Oerlikon station opened in 1881. The station area was heavily modified in 1978, when the airport branch and its through tracks were added. Services The following services stop at Opf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kloten Balsberg Railway Station
Kloten Balsberg is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Zürich and municipality of Kloten. The station is located on a variant of the multi-stranded Zürich–Winterthur railway line and is served by S-Bahn line S7. It is an interchange point between the Zürich S-Bahn and the Stadtbahn Glattal light rail system, which serves an elevated tram stop, adjacent to the station and connected directly to the station platform by an elevated walkway. The tram stop, which is named ''Bahnhof Balsberg'', is served by Zürich tram routes 10 and 12, operating on behalf of the Stadtbahn Glattal. Line S7 runs every half-hour throughout the day, with services extending to Winterthur in one direction, and to Rapperswil via Zürich in the other direction. Tram route 10 runs between four and eight times per hour, depending on the time of day, with services extending to Zurich Airport in one direction, and to Zürich in the other direction. Tram route 12 runs four times per hour, with se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bassersdorf Railway Station
Bassersdorf is a railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prep ... in the Swiss canton of Zurich and the municipality of Bassersdorf. The station is located on the Zurich to Winterthur main line, to the east of where the Zürich Airport and Kloten lines diverge. It is an intermediate stop on the Zurich S-Bahn services S7 and S24. The original route of the railway was through the centre of Bassersdorf. But with the construction of a new railway to serve Zürich Airport in 1980, this route was abandoned along with the original Bassersdorf railway station. A new station was constructed on the new line, some to the south of the original station. Gallery References External links * Bassersdorf Bassersdorf {{switzerland-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Effretikon Railway Station
Effretikon is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Zürich and municipality of Illnau-Effretikon. The station, which takes its name from the village of Effretikon, is located on the Zürich to Winterthur main line at the junction point with the Effretikon to Hinwil line. Service Effretikon is an important junction in the Zürich S-Bahn network. It is an intermediate stop on services S3, S7, S8 and S24. For most of the day it is also the outer terminus of S-Bahn service S19, although in peak periods some trains continue to . On weekends, there are three nighttime S-Bahn services (SN1, SN6, SN8) offered by ZVV. Summary of all S-Bahn services: * Zürich S-Bahn: ** : half-hourly service to (or during peak hour) via , and to . ** : half-hourly service to via and , and to . ** : half-hourly service to via and , and to . ** : half-hourly service to (during peak hours to Koblenz) via and , and during peak hours to . ** : half-hourly service to via and , and hour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kemptthal Railway Station
Kemptthal railway station is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Zurich and municipality of Lindau. The station is located on the Zurich to Winterthur main line. The station's name refers to the Kempt Valley (of River Kempt). Services The station is an intermediate stop on Zurich S-Bahn service S7 and S24. The S24 service does only call at Kemptthal station until 9:20 pm. the following services stop at Kemptthal : * Zürich S-Bahn The Zürich S-Bahn (german: S-Bahn Zürich) system is a network of rail lines that has been incrementally expanded to cover the ZVV area, which comprises the entire canton of Zürich and portions of neighbouring cantons (Aargau, Glarus, ... ** : late evening service between and ** : half-hourly service to and hourly service to or . References External links * * Kemptthal Kemptthal {{switzerland-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
S16 (ZVV)
The S16 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 providing service within the canton of Zürich. Route * The service links Zürich Flughafen to the north of Zürich, and Herrliberg-Feldmeilen, on north shore of Lake Zürich to the east of Zürich. The service runs via Zürich Oerlikon, Zürich Hauptbahnhof and Zürich Stadelhofen, and then over the Lake Zürich right-bank railway line to its terminus. At the southern end of the service, the S16 is extended to Meilen in the evenings. The following stations are served: * Zürich Flughafen * Zürich Oerlikon * Zürich Hardbrücke * Zürich Hauptbahnhof * Zürich Stadelhofen * Zürich Tiefenbrunnen * Zollikon * Küsnacht Goldbach * Küsnacht ZH * Erlenbach ZH * Winkel am Zürichsee * Herrliberg-Feldmeilen * Meilen Rolling stock All services are operated by RABe 514 class multiple unit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Meilen Railway Station
Meilen is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Zürich, situated in the municipality of Meilen. The station is located on the Lake Zürich right bank railway line. History The station was opened in 1893, at the same time as the Lake Zürich right bank line. In 1903, Meilen station became the interchange point with the Wetzikon-Meilen-Bahn (WMB), a newly built metre gauge electric tramway that served the Zürcher Oberland area inland from the lake. The WMB originally ran beyond Meilen station, to terminate at the lakeside, but this section closed in 1931 leaving the station as the line's terminus. The WMB closed in 1950. Services The station is served by the following passenger trains: A regional bus terminal is adjacent to the railway station, served by buses of the Verkehrsbetriebe Zürichsee und Oberland (VZO). Passenger ships of the Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft The ''Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft'' or Lake Zürich Navigation Company (commonly ab ... [...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] |
