Effretikon–Hinwil Railway Line
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The Effretikon to Hinwil railway line, also known as the ''Kempttalbahn'', is a railway line in the
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. It runs from , where it diverges from the Zurich to Winterthur line, to , where it connects with the Wallisellen to Rapperswil line, and . The line is long, standard gauge, single track and
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at supplied by
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History

The Effretikon to Hinwil line was constructed between 1873 and 1876 by the Eisenbahngesellschaft Effretikon–Pfäffikon–Hinwil, but was operated from the beginning by the
Swiss Northeastern Railway The Swiss Northeastern Railway (''Schweizerische Nordostbahn''; NOB) was an early railway company in Switzerland. It also operated shipping on Lake Constance (''Bodensee'') and Lake Zürich. Until the merger of the Western Swiss Railways into the ...
(NOB). The line passed to the
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in 1902, and was electrified in 1944. At Hinwil, the Effretikon to Hinwil line makes a junction with the former Uerikon to Bauma railway (UeBB). The
Uerikon Uerikon (also spelled Ürikon) is a village near Rapperswil, Switzerland. Geography Uerikon is located on the north bank of the Lake Zurich, Zürichsee (Lake Zürich) in the Pfannenstiel (Zürich), Pfannenstiel region and is part of the polit ...
to Hinwil section of this line was closed in 1948 and little now remains (the section between Hinwil and was dismantled). But in the other direction, to on the Tösstal railway line, the ''
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'' (DVZO) operates
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services, with trains normally hauled by
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Service

The Effretikon to Hinwil line is served by passenger services of the
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, although no single route runs throughout the line. * Route S3 operates from
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via
Effretikon Illnau-Effretikon is a Municipalities of the canton of Zürich, municipality in the district of Pfäffikon (district), Pfäffikon in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Zurich (canton), Zürich in Switzerland. It includes the villages of Illnau, ...
to
Wetzikon Wetzikon is a small town in the Zürcher Oberland, Zurich Highlands (Zürcher Oberland) area of Switzerland, in the district of Hinwil (district), Hinwil in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Zurich (canton), Zürich. Geography The Municipal ...
, where it terminates. * During peak-hours, line S19 operates from Zürich via Effretikon to Pfäffikon. *Route S14 operates from Zürich to Wetzikon, using the alternative and faster route from
Wallisellen Wallisellen is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Bülach (district), Bülach in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Zürich (canton), Zürich in Switzerland, and belongs to the Glatt Valley (German: ''Glattal''). ...
, but then continues on this line to terminate at
Hinwil Hinwil is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Hinwil (district), Hinwil in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Zurich (canton), Zürich in Switzerland. History The village Hinwil from which the later municipality ...
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Effretikon-Hinwil railway line Railway lines in Switzerland Railway lines opened in 1876 1876 establishments in Switzerland Swiss Federal Railways lines 15 kV AC railway electrification