Bülach railway station

Bülach railway station (German: Bahnhof Bülach) is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Zürich and municipality of Bülach. It is located at the junction of the Winterthur to Koblenz and Oerlikon to Bülach lines of Swiss Federal Railways.^[5][6][1]

Bülach
The station in 2011
General information
Location	Bülach, Zürich Switzerland
Coordinates	47°31′26.0″N 8°32′10.3″E / 47.523889°N 8.536194°E / 47.523889; 8.536194
Elevation	428 m (1,404 ft)
Owned by	Swiss Federal Railways
Line(s)	Oerlikon–Bülach line Winterthur–Bülach–Koblenz line
Distance	16.3 km (10.1 mi) from Winterthur 20.3 km (12.6 mi) from Zürich HB ^[1]
Platforms	2 island platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks	6
Train operators	Swiss Federal Railways THURBO
Connections	PostAuto Schweiz bus lines^[2]
Other information
Fare zone	112 (ZVV)^[3]
Passengers
2018	16,300 per working day^[4]
Services
Preceding station Swiss Federal Railways Following station Zürich Oerlikon towards Zürich Hauptbahnhof RE48 Schaffhausen Terminus Preceding station Zürich S-Bahn Following station Terminus S3 Oberglatt towards Wetzikon Glattfelden towards Schaffhausen S9 Niederglatt towards Uster Eglisau towards Waldshut S36 Terminus Terminus S41 Embrach-Rorbas towards Winterthur
Location

Bülach is an example of a Keilbahnhof: 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.^[7]

Services

As of the December 2020 timetable change,^[update] Bülach station is served by Zürich S-Bahn lines S3, S9, S36 and S41; as well as an hourly RegioExpress (RE48) service between Zürich and Schaffhausen (via Oerlikon).^[8][9] The S9 connects Zürich and Rafz/Schaffhausen, using the Bülach-Regensberg Railway south of Bülach and the Eglisau-Neuhausen railway line north of Eglisau, passing through German territory. The S36 connects Koblenz, while the S41 connects Winterthur using the Winterthur–Bülach–Koblenz railway line.^[6] InterCity trains used to call at Bülach station until 2013.

Summary of rail services:

• RE48: hourly service between Zürich HB and Schaffhausen.
• Zürich S-Bahn:
  • S3: rush-hour service to Wetzikon.
  • S9: half-hourly service between Uster and Rafz; every other train continues from Rafz to Schaffhausen.
  • S36: hourly service to Waldshut.
  • S41: half-hourly service to Winterthur.

During weekends, there are also three Nighttime S-Bahn^[10] services (SN, SN9, SN41) offered by ZVV.^[11]

• SN: hourly service to Schaffhausen (via Rafz).
• SN9: hourly service to Uster (via Zürich HB).
• SN41: hourly service to Winterthur (via Embrach-Rorbas).

Gallery

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  Aerial view of the station (1923)
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  Aerial view (1980) of the station (Keilbahnhof), with lines continuing to Eglisau (top), Zürich HB (left) and Winterthur (right)
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  Platforms and reception building

References

1. Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 4. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
2. "Regionalnetz | Regional network" (PDF) (in German). ZVV. 15 December 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
3. "Tarifzonen" (PDF) (in German). Zürcher Verkehrsverbund. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
4. "Passagierfrequenz". Swiss Federal Railways. September 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
5. map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
6. "S-Bahn trains, buses and boats" (PDF). ZVV. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
7. "Bülach" (PDF) (in German). Swiss Federal Railways. April 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
8. "Schaffhausen - Bülach - Zürich" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 27 October 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
9. "Waldshut - Koblenz - Bad Zurzach - Bülach - Winterthur" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
10. "Nachtnetz. An Wochenenden" (PDF). ZVV. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
11. "Night timetable and line network".

External links

•   Media related to Bülach railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Bülach railway station – SBB