Pfäffikon SZ railway station (german: Bahnhof Pfäffikon SZ) is a junction station serving Pfäffikon, the principal town of the

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...

Freienbach Freienbach is a municipality in Höfe District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. History Freienbach is first mentioned in 972 as ''Friginbach''. Geography Freienbach has an area, , of . Of this area, 40.7% is used for agricultural purpos ...

, in the

canton of Schwyz The canton of Schwyz (german: Kanton Schwyz rm, Chantun Sviz; french: Canton de Schwytz; it, Canton Svitto) is a canton in central Switzerland between the Alps in the south, Lake Lucerne to the west and Lake Zürich in the north, centred o ...

(SZ),

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 ...

. The station is situated at the northern edge of the town, between the town centre and

Lake Zurich __NOTOC__ Lake Zurich ( Swiss German/ Alemannic: ''Zürisee''; German: ''Zürichsee''; rm, Lai da Turitg) is a lake in Switzerland, extending southeast of the city of Zürich. Depending on the context, Lake Zurich or ''Zürichsee'' can be used t ...

. The station forms part of the Lake Zurich left bank railway line, which links

Zürich Hauptbahnhof Zürich Hauptbahnhof (often shortened to Zürich HB, or just HB; ''Zürich Main Station'' or ''Zürich Central Station'') is the largest railway station in Switzerland. Zürich is a major railway hub, with services to and from across Switzerland ...

with

Ziegelbrücke Ziegelbrücke is a village in Switzerland. Ziegelbrücke is shared by the municipalities of Niederurnen in the canton of Glarus and Schänis in the canton of St. Gallen. Geography and political situation The village of Ziegelbrücke is divided ...

and

Näfels Näfels is a former municipality in the canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Effective from 1 January 2011, Näfels is part of the municipality of Glarus Nord. History Näfels is first mentioned in 1240 as ''Nevels''. In 1388, the Swiss Confederates ...

, and is owned and operated 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 ...

(SBB). To the east of the station is the junction for the line to Rapperswil, which crosses Lake Zurich on the

Seedamm The Rapperswil Seedamm is the partially artificial causeway and bridge at the most narrow area of Lake Zurich, between Hurden (SZ) and Rapperswil (SG). The Seedamm carries a road and a railway across the lake, with the railway being used by the ...

, whilst to the west is the junction for the line to Arth-Goldau; both these latter being owned and operated by the

Südostbahn The Südostbahn (German, literally meaning "South-Eastern Railway") – commonly abbreviated to SOB – is a Swiss adhesion railway company, and a network in Central and Eastern Switzerland. It resulted from the merger of the original SOB ...

(SOB). The station should not be confused with Pfäffikon ZH railway station, which is in Pfäffikon,

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 ...

Services

the following services stop at Pfäffikon SZ: * InterRegio: ** '' Aare-Linth'': hourly service between and . ** ''

Voralpen Express The ''Voralpen-Express'' (''VAE'') is a named train connecting small to medium-sized cities and villages in Central and Eastern Switzerland, carrying this name since 1992. It is operated by Südostbahn (SOB) and runs every hour between St. Gall ...

'': hourly service between and . *

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 ; on weekends some trains continue to . ** : half-hourly service to . ** : half-hourly service to ; individual trains in the late night and early morning operate to Ziegelbrücke. ** : hourly service between

and . ** : hourly service between and . ** Nighttime S-Bahn (only during weekends): *** : hourly service to (via and ). *** : hourly service between and (via ).

operates the two InterRegio services and the S40;

operates the other Zürich S-Bahn services. During weekends, there are also two nighttime S-Bahn services (SN5 and SN8) offered by ZVV.

Layout and connections

Pfäffikon has two

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s with two tracks each ( 2–3; 5–6) and one

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with a single track (No. 7). Adjacent to the station is the Pfäffikon bus terminal. PostAuto Schweiz and AHW Busbetriebe (for the municipality of

) operate bus services to

, Siebnen,

Feusisberg Feusisberg is a municipality in Höfe District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. History Feusisberg is first mentioned in the 13th Century as ''Berg'' and ''Uffenberg''. In the 16th Century it was known as ''Fessisskilch'' and in 1590 i ...

Richterswil Richterswil (Swiss German: ''Richtischwiil'' ) is a municipality in the district of Horgen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. History Richterswil is first mentioned in 1265 as ''Richtliswile''. During the 17th Century, a series of peasan ...

and

Gallery

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RABe 526 (''

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'') as ''

Voralpen-Express The ''Voralpen-Express'' (''VAE'') is a named train connecting small to medium-sized cities and villages in Central and Eastern Switzerland, carrying this name since 1992. It is operated by Südostbahn (SOB) and runs every hour between St. Gallen ...

'' at the station File:SBB Historic - F 116 00001 368 - Pfaeffikon SZ.tif, Station building in 1978 File:SBB Historic - F 122 00790 002 - Pfaeffikon SZ Stationsgebaeude und Gueterschuppen Bahnseite.jpg, Station building, platforms and tracks in 1981 File:SBB Historic - F 122 00790 006 - Pfaeffikon SZ Stationsgebaeude Bahnseite.jpg, Station building in 2011

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pfaffikon Sz Railway Station Railway stations in the canton of Schwyz Swiss Federal Railways stations Freienbach

Services

Layout and connections

Gallery

See also

References

Further reading

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