Bülach railway station () is a

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in railway track, tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel railway track, rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of ...

in the

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canton of Zürich The canton of Zurich is an administrative unit (Swiss canton, canton) of Switzerland, situated in the northeastern part of the country. With a population of (as of ), it is the most populous canton of Switzerland. Zurich is the ''de facto'' Capi ...

and municipality of Bülach. It is located at the junction of the Winterthur to Koblenz and Oerlikon to Bülach lines of

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. Bülach is an example of a ''

Keilbahnhof ''Keilbahnhof'' (plural: ''Keilbahnhöfe''), literally "wedge railway station", is the German name for a railway station () in which the station is located between branching railway tracks.Ernst, Dr.-Ing. Richard (1989). ''Wörterbuch der Industr ...

'': platforms 1–3 are located on the Oerlikon–Bülach line to the west of the station, while platforms 4–6 are located on the Winterthur–Koblenz line, to the east. The two lines join immediately north of the station facility.

Services

Bülach station is served by

Zürich S-Bahn The Zurich S-Bahn () system is a network of rail lines that has been incrementally expanded to cover the ZVV area, which comprises the entire canton of Zurich and portions of neighbouring cantons (Aargau, Glarus, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, ...

lines S3, S9, S36 and S41; as well as an hourly

RegioExpress RegioExpress, commonly abbreviated to RE, is a Train categories in Europe, category of fast regional train service in Switzerland, run by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS) or other railway companies (such as Treni Regionali Ticino Lombardia, ...

(RE48) service between

Zürich Zurich (; ) is the list of cities in Switzerland, largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is in north-central Switzerland, at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich. , the municipality had 448,664 inhabitants. The ...

and

Schaffhausen Schaffhausen (; ; ; ; ), historically known in English as Shaffhouse, is a list of towns in Switzerland, town with historic roots, a municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in northern Switzerland, and the capital of the canton of Schaffh ...

(via Oerlikon). The S9 connects Zürich and Rafz/Schaffhausen, using the Bülach-Regensberg Railway south of Bülach and the Eglisau-Neuhausen railway line north of , passing through German territory. The S36 connects

Koblenz Koblenz ( , , ; Moselle Franconian language, Moselle Franconian: ''Kowelenz'') is a German city on the banks of the Rhine (Middle Rhine) and the Moselle, a multinational tributary. Koblenz was established as a Roman Empire, Roman military p ...

, while the S41 connects

Winterthur Winterthur (; ) is a city in the canton of Zurich in northern Switzerland. With over 120,000 residents, it is the country's List of cities in Switzerland, sixth-largest city by population, as well as its ninth-largest agglomeration with about 14 ...

using the

Winterthur–Bülach–Koblenz railway The Winterthur–Bülach–Koblenz railway is a railway line in Switzerland. It links the city of Winterthur in the canton of Zurich with the municipality of Koblenz in the canton of Aargau. The line was opened in August 1876, by the Swiss Nort ...

line.

InterCity InterCity (commonly abbreviated ''IC'' on timetables and tickets) is the train categories in Europe, classification applied to certain long-distance passenger train services in Europe. Such trains (in contrast to InterRegio, regional train, r ...

trains used to call at Bülach station until 2013. Summary of rail services: * : hourly service between

Zürich HB Zurich (; ) is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is in north-central Switzerland, at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich. , the municipality had 448,664 inhabitants. The urban area was home to 1.45 ...

and . *

: ** : rush-hour service to . ** : half-hourly service between and ; every other train continues from Rafz to Schaffhausen. ** : hourly service to . ** : half-hourly service to . During weekends, there are also three Nighttime S-Bahn services (SN, SN9, SN41) offered by ZVV. * : hourly service to (via ). * : hourly service to (via ). * : hourly service to (via ).

Gallery

File:ETH-BIB-Bülach, Bahnhof aus 700 m-Inlandflüge-LBS MH01-003456.tif, Aerial view of the station (1923) File:ETH-BIB Com FC24-8180-0027 Buelach xx0780.jpg, Aerial view (1980) of the station (''

''), with lines continuing to (top), (left) and (right) File:SBB Historic - F 122 00181 006 - Buelach Bahnhofgebaeude Seite Zuerich - Schaffhausen.jpg, Platforms and reception building

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* * Bulach Bulach Bülach {{switzerland-railstation-stub

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