Zürich Airport railway station (german: Bahnhof Zürich Flughafen) is a

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

serving

Zurich Airport Zürich Airport (), french: Aéroport de Zurich, it, Aeroporto di Zurigo, rm, Eroport da Turitg is the largest international airport of Switzerland and the airline hub, principal hub of Swiss International Air Lines. It serves Zürich, Switze ...

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 located underneath the ''Airport Centre'', the main ground-side passenger terminal of the airport, which is in the

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 ...

and the municipality of

Kloten Kloten is a municipality in the district of Bülach in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland, and belongs to the Glatt Valley (german: Glatttal). History Kloten is first mentioned in 1155 as ''Chlotun''. Geography Kloten is located in the ...

History

When Zürich Airport first opened in 1948, the nearest railway was the single-track line from Oerlikon to Effretikon, forming a loop off the original main line of the Zürich to Winterthur line. This line passed through Kloten Balsberg and

stations, which are respectively and from the airport terminal. In 1980 and in order to improve access to the airport, a new main line was constructed between Oerlikon and Effretikon. The new line passed under the airport terminal, and the airport railway station was opened. Originally the station was planned to be served only by intercity trains, but it is now served by a mixture of long distance and suburban trains. The previous line from Oerlikon through Kloten Balsberg and Kloten to

Bassersdorf Bassersdorf (High Alemannic: ''Baserschtoorff'') is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Zürich, located in the district of Bülach, and belongs to the Glatt Valley (German: ''Glattal''). History The name, mentioned in 1155 as ''Bazzelstorf' ...

was retained, and is used by suburban trains that do not call at the airport and freight trains. The section from Bassersdorf to Effretikon was abandoned, and trains off the Kloten line now join the new line for this section of their journey. Other suburban trains use the original main line through

Dietlikon Dietlikon is a municipality in the district of Bülach in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland, and belongs to the Glatt Valley (German: ''Glattal''). History Dietlikon is first mentioned in 1124 as ''Dietlinchoven''. Geography Dietlikon has an ...

Layout and facilities

The station is situated on the airport railway line between Oerlikon and Effretikon, which forms one variant of the Zürich to Winterthur main line. The station, which is entirely underground, has two

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s serving four tracks, each with a length of . The platforms are linked to the ''Airport Centre'', which contains the station ticket office, by escalators and lifts. The ''Airport Centre'' also contains several floors of retail and catering facilities, as well as access, via check-in and security, to the ''Airside Center'' and gate lounges. The airport terminal complex also includes a bus station, served by regional bus lines, and a station on the

Stadtbahn Glattal The Glattalbahn, originally known as the Stadtbahn Glattal, was a project that was ultimately successful in introducing a modern rapid-transit system to the Glattal area of Switzerland, to the north of the city of Zürich. Stadtbahn Glattal ...

light rail system, served by

Zürich tram , neighboring_municipalities = Adliswil, Dübendorf, Fällanden, Kilchberg, Maur, Oberengstringen, Opfikon, Regensdorf, Rümlang, Schlieren, Stallikon, Uitikon, Urdorf, Wallisellen, Zollikon , twintowns = Kunming, San Francisco Zürich ...

routes 10 and 12. These can be accessed from the station via the ''Airport Centre''.

Operation

The station is served by approximately 300 trains per day, formed of a mixture of

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(EC)

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(IC) and InterRegio (IR) trains, serving cities throughout Switzerland, as well as

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trains on lines S2, S16 and S24. Most trains also serve

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, the city's main railway station, with, for most of the day, some 13 trains per hour (tph) taking between 9 and 13 minutes for the journey. The airport station is also linked to

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, just over the border in

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, by an hourly Swiss InterRegio train. Several daily EuroCity trains call at the airport station en route from

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, in

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, and various German cities as far as

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Services

the following services stop at Zürich Airport: *

: service every two hours between

and München Hauptbahnhof. *

: ** half-hourly service between or and ; hourly service to . ** hourly service between and ; service every two hours from Spiez to and . * InterRegio: ** hourly service between Zürich Hauptbahnhof and . ** hourly service to . ** hourly service between and . *

: ** : half-hourly service to . ** : half-hourly service to . ** : half-hourly service between and ; trains continue from Winterthur to or .

Gallery

File:Kloten - Flughafen - Bahnhof 2011-12-25 17-17-40 (SX230).JPG, Wall art in the station File:Bahnhof Zürich Flughafen 01.jpg, Double-deck S-Bahn (left) and InterRegio (right) trains in the station File:Zurich 2011 646.jpg, A train to Basel in the station File:Kloten - Flughafen - Innenansicht 2011-01-22 13-28-30 (SX230).JPG, The Airport Center at-grade level, one level above the station's offices and ticketing machines, and two levels above the tracks

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zurich Airport railway station Airport railway stations in Switzerland Railway stations in the canton of Zürich Railway stations opened in 1980 Swiss Federal Railways stations 1980 establishments in Switzerland