Wildpark-Höfli is a
railway station
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in the
Sihl Valley
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, and the
municipality
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of
Langnau am Albis, in the
Swiss
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Canton of Zurich
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. The station is on the
Sihltal line, which is operated by the
Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn
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(SZU). Opened in 1982, it replaced the nearby
Gontenbach station, which was located about north.
The station. which has a single
side platform
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and track, takes its name from the nearby settlement of and the ''
Wildpark Langenberg'', a nearby
zoo
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.
Services
The station is served by the following
S-Bahn
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trains:
References
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Railway stations in the canton of Zürich
Langnau am Albis
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