The Winterthur–Bülach–Koblenz railway is a railway line in

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

. It links the city of Winterthur in the

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with the municipality of Koblenz in the canton of Aargau. The line was opened in August 1876, by the Swiss Northeastern Railway (NOB), and is now owned by the

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 ...

. Passenger service over the line is provided by the trains of the Zürich S-Bahn. S36 trains operate from (in Germany) to via

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 ...

. The S41 operates between Bülach and . The midsection of the line, between Bülach and , also carries the S9 and long-distance passenger trains between Zürich Hauptbahnhof and . On the western end of the line, Aargau S-Bahn S27 trains operate as far east as . There is also some freight traffic on the line, including through freight between Germany and the Gotthard line over the Bülach to Eglisau section. On the rest of the line, a

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is served at

Rekingen Rekingen is a former Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Zurzach (district), Zurzach in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Aargau in Switzerland. On 1 January 2022 the former municipalities of Bad Zurzach, Baldingen, ...

and a

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mine at Zweidlen station. In addition there are several trains, principally fuel trains operating to the fuel depot at Glattbrugg station, that route from Basel to Koblenz and then use this route to bypass Zurich. The line is constructed to

standard gauge A standard-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge of . The standard gauge is also called Stephenson gauge (after George Stephenson), International gauge, UIC gauge, uniform gauge, normal gauge and European gauge in Europe, and SGR in Ea ...

and is electrified using the Swiss standard of supplied by overhead line. Most of the line is of single track with passing loops, but the busier section between Bülach and Eglisau is double-tracked.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Winterthur-Bulach-Koblenz railway line Railway lines in Switzerland