Wetzikon railway station
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| Location | Poststrasse, Wetzikon, Canton of Zürich, Switzerland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 47°19′01″N 8°47′32″E / 47.316978°N 8.79227°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Swiss Federal Railways | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Swiss Federal Railways | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Wallisellen–Uster–Rapperswil line Effretikon–Hinwil line | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Wetzikon is a
railway station in the Swiss canton of Zürich and municipality of Wetzikon. The station is located on both the Wallisellen to Rapperswil via Uster and Effretikon to Hinwil railway lines, which converge at junctions to the north and south of the station.[1][2][3]
History
The station was opened in 1857, at the same time as the Uster to Rapperswil section of the Wallisellen to Rapperswil line. It became a junction station in 1876, when the Effretikon to Hinwil line opened.
In 1903, Wetzikon station also became the interchange point with the
Lake Zürich. The WMB originally ran beyond Meilen station, to terminate at Kempten, but this section closed in 1939 leaving the station as the line's terminus. The WMB closed in 1950.[4]
Services
Wetzikon is served by
Pfäffikon SZ and Rapperswil, respectively.[2] During weekends, there is also a nighttime S-Bahn service (SN5) offered by ZVV.[5]
Summary of all S-Bahn services:
- Zürich S-Bahn:
- Zürich HB.
- Zürich HB, and to Pfäffikon SZ via Rapperswil.
- Zürich HB, and to Hinwil.
- Zürich HB, and to Rapperswil.
- Nighttime S-Bahn (only during weekends):[6]
- SN5: hourly service between Zürich HB).
- SN5: hourly service between
References
- ^ map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2012-01-20.
- ^ a b "S-Bahn trains, buses and boats" (PDF). ZVV. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
- ^ "Wetzikon-Meilen Bahn". www.eingestellte-bahnen.ch. Retrieved 2012-05-25.
- ^ https://www.zvv.ch/zvv/en/travelcards-and-tickets/fares/nighttime-network/nacht-fahrplan-und-liniennetz.html
- ^ https://www.zvv.ch/zvv-assets/fahrplan/pdf/nachtnetz.pdf
External links
Media related to Wetzikon railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Wetzikon railway station – SBB
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