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Urdorf is a
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in the
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. The station is situated close to the boundary of the municipalities of
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Urdorf Urdorf is a municipality in the district of Dietikon in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland, located in the Limmat Valley (German: ''Limmattal''). Geography Urdorf has an area of . Of this area, 32.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while ...
and, whilst it is actually in the former, it takes its name from the latter. The station is located on the Zurich to Zug via Affoltern am Albis railway line. Urdorf railway station should not be confused with Urdorf Weihermatt railway station, situated some away on the same line and served by the same trains.


Service

Urdorf station is served by Zurich S-Bahn lines S5 and S14. During weekends, there is also a nighttime S-Bahn service (SN5) offered by ZVV. Summary of
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services: *
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, ...
: ** : half-hourly service between and via . ** : half-hourly service between and via . ** Nighttime S-Bahn (only during weekends):https://www.zvv.ch/zvv-assets/fahrplan/pdf/nachtnetz.pdf *** : hourly service between and via .


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* Railway stations in the canton of Zürich Swiss Federal Railways stations Railway stations in Switzerland opened in 1864 {{Switzerland-railstation-stub