The station is well connected to the ZVV network, with bus and tram stops on both sides of the station. Since 2022 the station also serves as the eastern terminus of the Limmattal light rail line.
The first station on the site was built by the Swiss Northern Railway in 1847, as part of their pioneering line from Zürich to Baden, and hence was one of the first railway stations in Switzerland. Over time, this line became today's Zürich to Olten main line and the principal rail route between Zürich and northern and western Switzerland. The Zürich to Zug via Affoltern am Albis line opened in 1864, making Altstetten into a junction station. In 1907, the Swiss Federal Railways, who had taken over both lines, opened a workshop near the station.[6]
Layoutedit
The station has one side platform and two island platforms, served by five tracks, and has station buildings and entrances on both the north and south sides of the station. The platforms and entrances are connected by a pair of pedestrian subways. The tracks are numbered 2–4 and 6–7.[7]
There are two stations with tram and bus services. Bhf. Altstetten Nord is located north to the railway station, while Bahnhof Altstetten is situated south of the station. Route 4 of the Zürich tram system serves the Bhf. Altstetten Nord station, whilst route 31 of the Zürich trolleybus system passes the south side of the station (Bahnhof Altstetten). Zürich bus routes 35, 78, 80, 83, 89 and 485 also serve the south side of the station, whilst routes 304 and 307 both terminate at Bhf. Altstetten Nord.[8][9]
Since December 2022, the Limmattal light rail line (route 20) terminates at Bahnhof Altstetten station. The light rail line has its own platforms, across the station plaza from platform two of the S-Bahn services. This service, operated by AVA, runs through the Limmat Valley region and connects to the Zürich tram network at Farbhof, just to the west of Altstetten station.[10][11][12]
Servicesedit
Railedit
As of the December 2023 timetable change,[update] the following rail services stop at Zürich Altstetten:[13]
S42: peak-hour service between Muri AG and Zürich HB.
SN1: on Friday and Saturday night, hourly service between Aarau and Winterthur.
SN5: on Friday and Saturday night, hourly service between Knonau and Pfäffikon SZ.
Local tram and bus servicesedit
Summary of tram and bus services:
Bahnhof Altstetten to the south of the station, via both western and eastern underpass, AVA light rail line 20 , VBZtrolley bus line 31, VBZ bus lines 35, 78, 80, 83, 89, and VBG line 485.
Bhf. Altstetten Nord to the north, via the eastern underpass, VBZ tram line 4, VBZ bus lines 304 and 307.
Referencesedit
^"Passagierfrequenz". Swiss Federal Railways. 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
^map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2012-04-26.
^. Archived from the original on 2012-03-17. Retrieved 2012-04-10.
^Moglestue, Andrew (March 2010). "Limmattalbahn". Retrieved 2013-06-14.
^Moglestue, Andrew (October 2011). "Limmatalbahn to connect to Zürich tram". Retrieved 2013-06-14.
^Moglestue, Andrew (June 2013). "Limmattalbahn into central Zürich?". Retrieved 2013-06-14.
^Swiss Federal Railways (10 December 2023). "Abfahrt: Zürich Altstetten" (PDF) (in German). Retrieved 18 December 2023.
External linksedit
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Not to be confused with Altstatten SG railway station Zurich Altstetten railway station German Bahnhof Zurich Altstetten is a railway station in the Altstetten quarter of the Swiss city of Zurich The station is located on the Zurich to Olten main line and is the junction for the Zurich to Zug via Affoltern am Albis line 2 3 Zurich AltstettenThe station at sunsetGeneral informationLocationAltstetten ZurichSwitzerlandCoordinates47 23 29 4 N 8 29 20 4 E 47 391500 N 8 489000 E 47 391500 8 489000Elevation399 m 1 309 ft Owned bySwiss Federal Railways since 1902 Schweizerische Nordostbahn 1853 1902 Schweizerische Nordbahn 1847 1853 Line s Zurich Baden railway line Zurich Affoltern am Albis Zug railway linePlatforms3Tracks5Train operatorsSudostbahn Swiss Federal RailwaysConnectionsZVV Bhf AltstettenTramVBZ AVA trams 4 20TrolleybusVBZ 31BusVBZ 35 78 80 83 89 304 307 Glattalbus bus line 485AirportA direct InterRegio IR line every hour to from Zurich Airport in 0 20h and several other connections with one changeOther informationFare zoneZVV 110WebsiteStation mapHistoryOpened1847 1847 Passengers201846 500 per weekdayServicesPreceding station Sudostbahn Following stationOltentowards Bern IR 35 Aare Linth Zurich Hauptbahnhoftowards ChurPreceding station Swiss Federal Railways Following stationDietikontowards Basel SBB IR 36 Zurich Hauptbahnhoftowards Zurich AirportPreceding station Zurich S Bahn Following stationUrdorftowards Zug S5 Zurich Hardbrucketowards Pfaffikon SZSchlierentowards Aarau S11 Zurich Hardbrucketowards Seuzach or WilaSchlierentowards Brugg AG S12 Zurich Hardbrucketowards Schaffhausen or WilUrdorftowards Affoltern am Albis S14 Zurich Hauptbahnhoftowards HinwilDietikontowards Koblenz S19 Zurich Hauptbahnhoftowards Pfaffikon ZHDietikontowards Muri AG S42 Zurich HauptbahnhofTerminusSchlierentowards Aarau SN1Limited service Zurich Hardbrucketowards WinterthurUrdorftowards Knonau SN5Limited service Zurich Hardbrucketowards Pfaffikon SZLocationNotes 1 The station is served by lines S5 S11 S12 S14 S19 and S42 of the Zurich S Bahn 4 It is also a calling point for the hourly InterRegio services that link Basel to Zurich Airport via Zurich Hauptbahnhof and Bern to Zurich via Olten 5 The station is well connected to the ZVV network with bus and tram stops on both sides of the station Since 2022 the station also serves as the eastern terminus of the Limmattal light rail line Contents 1 History 2 Layout 3 Services 3 1 Rail 3 2 Local tram and bus services 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe first station on the site was built by the Swiss Northern Railway in 1847 as part of their pioneering line from Zurich to Baden and hence was one of the first railway stations in Switzerland Over time this line became today s Zurich to Olten main line and the principal rail route between Zurich and northern and western Switzerland The Zurich to Zug via Affoltern am Albis line opened in 1864 making Altstetten into a junction station In 1907 the Swiss Federal Railways who had taken over both lines opened a workshop near the station 6 Layout editThe station has one side platform and two island platforms served by five tracks and has station buildings and entrances on both the north and south sides of the station The platforms and entrances are connected by a pair of pedestrian subways The tracks are numbered 2 4 and 6 7 7 There are two stations with tram and bus services Bhf Altstetten Nord is located north to the railway station while Bahnhof Altstetten is situated south of the station Route 4 of the Zurich tram system serves the Bhf Altstetten Nord station whilst route 31 of the Zurich trolleybus system passes the south side of the station Bahnhof Altstetten Zurich bus routes 35 78 80 83 89 and 485 also serve the south side of the station whilst routes 304 and 307 both terminate at Bhf Altstetten Nord 8 9 Since December 2022 the Limmattal light rail line route 20 terminates at Bahnhof Altstetten station The light rail line has its own platforms across the station plaza from platform two of the S Bahn services This service operated by AVA runs through the Limmat Valley region and connects to the Zurich tram network at Farbhof just to the west of Altstetten station 10 11 12 Services editRail edit As of the December 2023 timetable change update the following rail services stop at Zurich Altstetten 13 InterRegio nbsp hourly service between Bern and Chur via Olten nbsp hourly service between Basel SBB and Zurich Airport Zurich S Bahn S5 S14 two trains per hour between Affoltern am Albis and Wetzikon and hourly service to Zug and Pfaffikon SZ S11 half hourly service between Aarau and Winterthur hourly service to Seuzach or Sennhof Kyburg rush hour service to Wila S12 half hourly service between Brugg AG and Winterthur hourly service to Schaffhausen or Wil S19 hourly service to Koblenz via Baden during peak hours half hourly to Effretikon during peak hours to Pfaffikon ZH via Zurich HB S42 peak hour service between Muri AG and Zurich HB SN1 on Friday and Saturday night hourly service between Aarau and Winterthur SN5 on Friday and Saturday night hourly service between Knonau and Pfaffikon SZ Local tram and bus services edit Summary of tram and bus services Bahnhof Altstetten to the south of the station via both western and eastern underpass AVA light rail line 20 VBZ trolley bus line 31 VBZ bus lines 35 78 80 83 89 and VBG line 485 Bhf Altstetten Nord to the north via the eastern underpass VBZ tram line 4 VBZ bus lines 304 and 307 References edit Passagierfrequenz Swiss Federal Railways 2018 Retrieved 8 January 2023 map geo admin ch Map Swiss Confederation Retrieved 2012 04 26 Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz Verlag Schweers Wall GmbH 2012 pp 64 65 ISBN 978 3 89494 130 7 S Bahn trains buses and boats PDF ZVV 2018 12 09 Retrieved 2019 08 22 Departure Bahnhof Zurich Altstetten PDF Swiss Federal Railways 2018 Retrieved 2019 08 28 Altstetten Historical Dictionary of Switzerland in French 2002 06 14 Retrieved 2015 07 23 Swiss Federal Railways June 2022 Zurich Altstetten PDF in German Retrieved 18 December 2023 Zurich City Map ZVV Retrieved 2023 01 07 Zurich West Tram Archived from the original on 2012 03 17 Retrieved 2012 04 10 Moglestue Andrew March 2010 Limmattalbahn Retrieved 2013 06 14 Moglestue Andrew October 2011 Limmatalbahn to connect to Zurich tram Retrieved 2013 06 14 Moglestue Andrew June 2013 Limmattalbahn into central Zurich Retrieved 2013 06 14 Swiss Federal Railways 10 December 2023 Abfahrt Zurich Altstetten PDF in German Retrieved 18 December 2023 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Zurich Altstetten railway station Zurich Altstetten railway station SBB Station plan from SBB web page Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Zurich Altstetten railway station amp oldid 1195361801, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
