Oberwinterthur railway station (german: Bahnhof Oberwinterthur, links=no) is a

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that serves

Oberwinterthur Oberwinterthur is a district in the Swiss city of Winterthur. It is district number 2. The district comprises the quarters Talacker, Guggenbühl, Zinzikon, Reutlingen, Stadel, Grüze, Hegmatten and Hegi. Oberwinterthur was formerly a munic ...

, which is district number 2 in

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 ...

, a city in the

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, Switzerland. Opened in 1855, the station is of simple design, and is owned and operated by the

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. It is served by four

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lines. As the terminus of three regional bus lines, it is also a transfer station for commuters. North of the station, in

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, is the Zugunterhaltungsanlage Oberwinterthur. There, the double-decker Zürich S-Bahn trains, and the Stadler

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und GTW

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trains, are maintained. A vehicle maintenance facility for other users is planned.

Location

Oberwinterthur railway station is situated right in the centre of Oberwinterthur.

Services

Zürich S-Bahn

The station is served by the following four Zürich S-Bahn lines: * * * *

Night trains

Oberwinterthur is served by one "Nightliner", operated by THURBO. The line to Stein am Rhein is served not by night trains, but by various night bus lines. *

–

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((– Konstanz (D)) –

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)

Local transport

Bahnhof Oberwinterthur bus station

This is the actual bus station for the railway station, and is located on the same side of the tracks as the

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. The first three bus lines serving this bus station are operated by the city network. The other three are regional lines that terminate at Oberwinterthur railway station. Of the regional lines, the yellow line 615 is operated by

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, while the other two are operated by the city bus network.

Hegifeld bus station

The Hegifeld bus station is located on the side of the tracks opposite from the station building, but is nevertheless connected directly with the railway station and its platforms by a

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. * Line 680 runs three times each day to Girenbad bei Turbenthal.

Night buses

The night bus N65 (HB – Oberseen – Hegi – Elsau – Wiesendangen) also serves Hegifeld station, but only for alighting passengers.

References

External links

* {{Commons category-inline, Oberwinterthur railway station
SBB-CFF-FFS website
(Swiss rail operator) ''This article is based upon a translation of the German language version as at November 2011.'' Railway stations in the canton of Zürich Railway stations opened in 1855 Swiss Federal Railways stations Transport in Winterthur 1855 establishments in Switzerland