Bülach railway station (german: Bahnhof Bülach) is a

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in the

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canton of Zürich The canton of Zürich (german: Kanton Zürich ; rm, Chantun Turitg; french: Canton de Zurich; it, Canton Zurigo) is a Swiss canton in the northeastern part of the country. With a population of (as of ), it is the most populous canton in the ...

and municipality of Bülach. It is located at the junction of the Winterthur to Koblenz and Oerlikon to Bülach lines of

Swiss Federal Railways Swiss Federal Railways (german: link=no, Schweizerische Bundesbahnen, ''SBB''; french: link=no, Chemins de fer fédéraux suisses, ''CFF''; it, Ferrovie federali svizzere, ''FFS'') is the national railway company of Switzerland. It is usuall ...

. Bülach is an example of a ''

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'': platforms 1–3 are located on the Oerlikon–Bülach line to the west of the station, while platforms 4–6 are located on the Winterthur–Koblenz line, to the east. The two lines join immediately north of the station facility.

Services

Bülach station is served by

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lines S3, S9, S36 and S41; as well as an hourly

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(RE) service between

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and

Schaffhausen Schaffhausen (; gsw, Schafuuse; french: Schaffhouse; it, Sciaffusa; rm, Schaffusa; en, Shaffhouse) is a list of towns in Switzerland, town with historic roots, a municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in northern Switzerland, and the ...

(via Oerlikon). The S9 connects Zürich and Rafz/Schaffhausen, using the Bülach-Regensberg Railway south of Bülach and the Eglisau-Neuhausen railway line north of , passing through German territory. The S36 connects

Koblenz Koblenz (; Moselle Franconian language, Moselle Franconian: ''Kowelenz''), spelled Coblenz before 1926, is a German city on the banks of the Rhine and the Moselle, a multi-nation tributary. Koblenz was established as a Roman Empire, Roman mili ...

, while the S41 connects

Winterthur , neighboring_municipalities = Brütten, Dinhard, Elsau, Hettlingen, Illnau-Effretikon, Kyburg, Lindau, Neftenbach, Oberembrach, Pfungen, Rickenbach, Schlatt, Seuzach, Wiesendangen, Zell , twintowns = Hall in Tirol (Austria), La ...

using the

Winterthur–Bülach–Koblenz railway The Winterthur–Bülach–Koblenz railway is a railway line in Switzerland. It links the Winterthur, city of Winterthur in the canton of Zurich with the Koblenz, Switzerland, municipality of Koblenz in the Aargau, canton of Aargau. The line was o ...

line.

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trains used to call at Bülach station until 2013. Summary of rail services: * : hourly service between

Zürich HB , neighboring_municipalities = Adliswil, Dübendorf, Fällanden, Kilchberg, Maur, Oberengstringen, Opfikon, Regensdorf, Rümlang, Schlieren, Stallikon, Uitikon, Urdorf, Wallisellen, Zollikon , twintowns = Kunming, San Francisco Zürich () ...

and . *

: ** : rush-hour service to . ** : half-hourly service between and ; every other train continues from Rafz to Schaffhausen. ** : hourly service to . ** : half-hourly service to . During weekends, there are also three Nighttime S-Bahn services (SN, SN9, SN41) offered by ZVV.https://www.zvv.ch/zvv/en/travelcards-and-tickets/fares/nighttime-network/nacht-fahrplan-und-liniennetz.html * : hourly service to (via ). * : hourly service to (via ). * : hourly service to (via ).

Gallery

File:ETH-BIB-Bülach, Bahnhof aus 700 m-Inlandflüge-LBS MH01-003456.tif, Aerial view of the station (1923) File:ETH-BIB Com FC24-8180-0027 Buelach xx0780.jpg, Aerial view (1980) of the station (''

''), with lines continuing to (top), (left) and (right) File:SBB Historic - F 122 00181 006 - Buelach Bahnhofgebaeude Seite Zuerich - Schaffhausen.jpg, Platforms and reception building

References

External links

* * Bulach Bulach Bülach {{switzerland-railstation-stub