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Zürich Stadelhofen railway station (german: Bahnhof Zürich Stadelhofen) is an important local
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in the city of
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, on the Zürich-
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, Zürich-
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, Zürich-
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lines of the
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(Swiss Federal Railways). An adjacent station, , is the terminus of the
Forchbahn The Forch railway (german: Forchbahn, FB, Frieda ) is a local railway line in the Swiss canton of Zürich. It is owned and operated by the Forchbahn AG, and is branded as line S18 of the Zürich S-Bahn. The standard Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV ...
(FB) suburban railway and is served by several lines of the
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. Stadelhofen lies close to the
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and near
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. It is located in the city centre next to
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and constitutes an early work by architect Santiago Calatrava in the city where he had studied.


History

Stadelhofen station opened in 1894, at the same time as the Lake Zürich right bank railway (''Rechtsufrige Zürichseebahn'') from
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to Rapperswil station. Until 1990, the station was an intermediate stop on this single track line, which departed from the Hauptbahnhof in a westerly direction, before performing a clockwise 270 degrees turn via a viaduct over the
River Limmat The Limmat is a river in Switzerland. The river commences at the outfall of Lake Zurich, in the southern part of the city of Zurich. From Zurich it flows in a northwesterly direction, after 35 km reaching the river Aare. The confluen ...
and passing through Letten station and the
Letten tunnel The Letten Tunnel (german: Lettentunnel) is a disused railway tunnel in the Swiss city of Zürich. It is situated on the old route of the Lake Zürich right bank railway (''Rechtsufrige Zürichseebahn'') from Zurich Hbf station to Rapperswil st ...
to Stadelhofen. By rail the distance between the Hauptbahnhof and Stadelhofen was some , despite the fact that they are only apart in a straight line. In 1990 there were major changes to the railway geography of this part of Zürich. To the north of Stadelhofen, the Letten tunnel was closed and replaced by the twin-track Hirschengraben tunnel, which took a direct route under the River Limmat to Hauptbahnhof, serving new through low level platforms there. At the same time a junction was formed to the south of Stadelhofen, allowing trains leaving Zurich to take either the original right bank line to Tiefenbrunnen station and onwards to Rapperswil, or to travel via the newly built
Zürichberg Tunnel The Zürichberg Tunnel (german: Zürichbergtunnel) is a railway tunnel in the Swiss city of Zürich. The tunnel runs from a junction with the Lake Zürich right bank line at Zürich Stadelhofen station, to Stettbach railway station. It passes und ...
to Stettbach station and points to the east and north of Zurich. Stadelhofen therefore became part of the through west–east backbone of the Zürich S-Bahn, and was rebuilt into its current form with an additional platform and enhanced station infrastructure.


Layout and facilities

The station is situated to the south-east of Zürich city centre, adjacent to the ''Stadelhofen'' city square. The station is on a gentle curve, aligned roughly north to south, with the main station building and square to the west, and a rising hillside to the east. The station has three tracks, alongside a side platform to the west and an island platform to the east. The rail approaches at both ends are in tunnel, with the Hirschengraben Tunnel to
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to the north. To the south the line divides inside the tunnel, with one route traversing the
Zürichberg Tunnel The Zürichberg Tunnel (german: Zürichbergtunnel) is a railway tunnel in the Swiss city of Zürich. The tunnel runs from a junction with the Lake Zürich right bank line at Zürich Stadelhofen station, to Stettbach railway station. It passes und ...
to Stettbach station and the other a single track tunnel to Tiefenbrunnen station. The station can be accessed from either side. An underground retail arcade runs the length of the station below the tracks and provides access between the platforms and station entrances. Underground access is supplemented by two bridges which span the station, one carrying a footpath and the other restricted road traffic.


Operation

Stadelhofen station is a nodal point of the Zürich transport network. The main station is served by lines S3, S5, S6, S7, S9, S11, S12, S15 and S16 of the
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, ...
, running on the SBB lines. The S20 and S23 provide additional peak-hour service. S-Bahn line S18, running over the Forchbahn, leaves from outside the station, at a stop on ''Stadelhofenplatz''. All trains from the main Stadelhofen station operate via the Hirschengraben Tunnel and low-level platforms 41–44 at Hauptbahnhof, continuing to Hardbrücke station. They provide, for most of the day, 18 trains per hour (tph) to or from these central Zürich stations. Other stations served include: * (, 1 tph) * (, 2 tph) * (/; 4 tph) * (; 2 tph) * (; 2 tph) * (/; 4 tph) * (/; 4 tph) * (/; 4 tph) * (; 2 tph) * (; 2 tph) * (//; 6 tph) * (/; 2 tph) * (/; 4 tph) * (//, 6 tph) * (//; 6 tph) * (//, 6 tph) * (; 2 tph) * (; 2 tph) * (//, 6 tph) * (////; 10 tph) The Forchbahn (line S18) runs from the ''Stadelhofenplatz'' stop via
Forch Forch is a village and a mountain pass (el. ) located in the municipalities of Küsnacht and Maur in the canton of Zürich, Switzerland. Geography Forch is located approximately in the southeast of Zürich, nearby Zumikon and Maur. It in ...
to Esslingen. The ''Stadelhofenplatz'' stop is also served by tram routes 8, 11 and 15 of the
Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich (VBZ) is a public transport operator in the Swiss city of Zürich, and is wholly owned by the city. Previously known as the Städtische Strassenbahn Zürich (StStZ), the organisation was founded in 1896 and adopted its cu ...
, whilst the same operators tram routes 2 and 4 serve the nearby ''Opernhaus'' stop. Trams and buses connect Stadelhofen to areas both inside and outside of the city of Zürich. Summary of all
regional train Regional rail, also known as local trains and stopping trains, are passenger rail services that operate between towns and cities. These trains operate with more stops over shorter distances than inter-city rail, but fewer stops and faster servi ...
services by
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, ...
: * * * * * * * * * * * * During weekends, there are six nighttime S-Bahn services (SN1, SN5, SN6, SN7, SN9, SN18) offered by ZVV: * : hourly service between and via . * : hourly service between and via . * : hourly service between and via . * : hourly service between and via . * : hourly service between and via . * : hourly service to .


Architecture

The existing Stadelhofen station building dates from 1894, and was built in a
neoclassical style Neoclassical architecture is an architectural style produced by the Neoclassicism, Neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century in Italy and France. It became one of the most prominent architectural styles in the Western world. The pr ...
reflecting the surrounding buildings. In the 1990s the train station was rebuilt by the Spanish architect
Santiago Calatrava Santiago Calatrava Valls (born 28 July 1951) is a Spanish architect, structural engineer, sculptor and painter, particularly known for his bridges supported by single leaning pylons, and his railway stations, stadiums, and museums, whose sculpt ...
. The principal challenge of this rebuild was to add a third track to a station constrained by a steep hillside rising above the station to one side, and an urban square to the other. The resulting design preserved the existing station building on the square side, and excavated the hillside to provide room for the third track and the platform serving it. The hillside was then restored with a multilevel structure that reinstates the walkways and bank above, while providing an open, naturally lit
island platform An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...
underneath serving the new track and its pre-existing neighbour. The massive canopy over this platform is complemented by a much lighter metal and glass canopy over the platform on the square side of the station. An underground arcade was created beneath the length of the station, providing retail space as well as access between the platforms and station entrances. The arcade is framed by sculptural arches, and is naturally lit through glass blocks embedded on the platforms. As well as the underground arcade, two bridges span the station, linking the city on each side. Both station building and platforms are inscribed on the Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National Significance.


Gallery

File:Bahnhof Stadelhofen 2010-09-04 15-10-10 ShiftN.jpg, The frontage of the station seen from ''Stadelhofen'' square File:Bahnhof Stadelhofen.20060404-193358.jpg, The view of the station from the southern overbridge File:Zürich - Bahnhof Stadelhofen IMG 4362.jpg, The station building as seen from the northern overbridge File:Bahnhof Stadelhofen - Stadelhoferplatz 2014-03-08 13-42-24.JPG, The southern pedestrian overbridge File:Bahnhof Stadelhofen.jpg, The arcade below the tracks


See also

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History of rail transport in Switzerland :''This article is part of the history of rail transport by country series.'' The construction and operation of Swiss railways during the 19th century was carried out by private railways. The first internal line was a 16 km line opened from Z ...
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Rail transport in Switzerland The Swiss rail network is noteworthy for its density, its coordination between services, its integration with other modes of transport, timeliness and a thriving domestic and trans-alp freight system. This is made necessary by strong regulations ...


References


External links

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Station data
from SBB web site
Interactive station plan (Zürich Stadelhofen)

Station plan
from SBB web site {{DEFAULTSORT:Zurich Stadelhofen Cultural property of national significance in the canton of Zürich Santiago Calatrava structures Swiss Federal Railways stations
Stadelhofen Stadelhofen is a municipality in the Upper Franconian (German: ''Oberfranken'') district of Bamberg and a member of the administrative community (''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'') of Steinfeld. Geography The community lies on the edge of the “ Fra ...
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