Schaffhausen railway station

Not to be confused with Schafhausen im Emmental railway station.

Schaffhausen railway station (German: Bahnhof Schaffhausen) is a railway station in Schaffhausen, the capital of the Swiss canton of Schaffhausen.^[4] The station is jointly owned by the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS) and Deutsche Bahn (DB), and is served by trains of both national operators, as well as trains of the Swiss regional operator Thurbo.

Schaffhausen
The station building in 2018
General information
Location	Bahnhofstrasse Schaffhausen Switzerland
Coordinates	47°41′53.815″N 8°37′57.922″E / 47.69828194°N 8.63275611°E / 47.69828194; 8.63275611
Elevation	403 m (1,322 ft)
Owned by	Jointly owned by Swiss Federal Railways (65%) and Bundeseisenbahnvermögen (35%, since 1994)
Line(s)	Eglisau to Neuhausen line Lake line Rheinfall line High Rhine Railway (KBS 730)
Distance	56.1 km (34.9 mi) from Zürich Hauptbahnhof 364.4 km (226.4 mi) from Mannheim Hauptbahnhof ^[1]
Platforms	2 island platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks	6
Train operators	DB Fernverkehr DB Regio Baden-Württemberg SBB GmbH Swiss Federal Railways THURBO
Connections
Bus	VBSH and PostAuto bus lines
Airport	Direct line to/from Zürich Flughafen with S24 in 0:49h and other connections with one change
Other information
Fare zone	810 (Tarifverbund Ostwind [de])^[2]
Passengers
2018	21,500 per weekday^[3]
Services
Preceding station DB Fernverkehr Following station Zürich HB Terminus IC 87 Singen (Hohentwiel) towards Stuttgart Hbf Preceding station Swiss Federal Railways Following station Zürich Hauptbahnhof Terminus IC Singen (Hohentwiel) towards Stuttgart Hbf Bülach towards Zürich Hauptbahnhof RE48 Terminus Preceding station Zürich S-Bahn Following station Terminus S9 Neuhausen towards Uster S12 Neuhausen towards Brugg AG Herblingen towards Thayngen S24 Neuhausen towards Zug Terminus S33 Neuhausen towards Winterthur Preceding station Schaffhausen S-Bahn Following station Terminus S65 Neuhausen towards Jestetten Neuhausen Bad Bf towards Erzingen (Baden) S64 Terminus Terminus S62 Herblingen towards Singen (Hohentwiel) Preceding station St. Gallen S-Bahn Following station Terminus S1 Feuerthalen towards Wil Preceding station DB Regio Baden-Württemberg Following station Erzingen (Baden) towards Basel Bad Bf IRE 3 Singen (Hohentwiel) towards Ulm Hbf
Location
Schaffhausen Location in Switzerland Show map of Switzerland Schaffhausen Schaffhausen (Canton of Schaffhausen) Show map of Canton of Schaffhausen

The station is a major intermediate station on the DB's High Rhine Railway that briefly transits Swiss territory on its route along the northern bank of the High Rhine between Basel and Singen. The station is also linked to the rest of Switzerland by the Rheinfall line to Zürich via Winterthur, the Eglisau to Neuhausen line that crosses German territory (some trains call at Jestetten and Lottstetten in Germany) to reach Eglisau and Zürich, and the Lake line to Rorschach via Stein am Rhein.^[5][1]

Train services

The station is served by long-distance passenger trains running between Zürich and Stuttgart (over the Immendingen–Horb and Horb–Stuttgart lines) and between Basel and Friedrichshafen. Trains of Zürich S-Bahn services S9, S12, S24 and S33 serve the station, with all but the S33 providing a direct service to Zürich. The S1 of the St. Gallen S-Bahn operates over the Lake Line to Diessenhofen, Stein am Rhein, Kreuzlingen, Romanshorn, St. Gallen and Wil.^[6]

Trains of the Schaffhausen S-Bahn operate hourly, to and from Jestetten in Germany, with trains calling at Neuhausen and Neuhausen Rheinfall. Trains run half-hourly, to and from Erzingen also in Germany, with a quarter-hourly service at peak times on work days running to and from Beringen calling at Beringerfeld and Neuhausen Badischer Bahnhof.^[7][8] Another hourly S-Bahn links to Singen (Hohentwiel). This route, nicknamed Rhyhas, was operated as RB service by Deutsche Bahn until 2022 but is henceforth operated by SBB GmbH using THURBO EMUs.^[9][10]

Summary of rail services at Schaffhausen station:^[11]

• DB Fernverkehr / SBB CFF FFS: IC 87 /   hourly service between Zürich HB and Stuttgart Hbf.
• IRE 3: hourly service between Basel Bad Bf and Friedrichshafen Hafen.
• RE48: hourly service to Zürich HB via Bülach and Zürich Oerlikon.
• St. Gallen S-Bahn S1: half-hourly service to Wil via St. Gallen.
• Zürich S-Bahn:
  • S9: hourly service to Uster (via Neuhausen Rheinfall).
  • S12: hourly service to Brugg AG (via Schloss Laufen am Rheinfall).
  • S24: hourly service between Thayngen and Zug (via Zürich Airport).
  • S33: hourly service to Winterthur (via Schloss Laufen am Rheinfall).
• Schaffhausen S-Bahn:
  • S62: half-hourly service to Singen (Hohentwiel).
  • S64: half-hourly service to Erzingen (Baden).
  • S65: hourly service to Jestetten (via Neuhausen Rheinfall).

Bus services

Urban and regional buses stop at the station forecourt, providing regular connections to various destinations in and around the town of Schaffhausen along with destinations further away throughout the canton and principally without railway stations of their own. Most routes are operated by Verkehrsbetriebe Schaffhausen (vbsh).^[12]:

• Local routes: 1 3 4 5 6 7 8
• Regional routes: 21 22 23 24 25  630   634 

During weekends, there are several night bus services connecting Schaffhausen railway station with destinations in the municipalities of Schaffhausen and Neuhausen am Rheinfall, and with villages in the canton of Schaffhausen. Night bus lines are designated with an "N" followed by the respective route number (almost all are operated by Verkehrsbetriebe Schaffhausen, vbsh).^[12]

Facilities

The station has two ticket offices, one for local tickets and passes and one for the national and international railway ticket sales and services. The station also offers a range of shopping facilities on two levels with various supermarkets, shops, bakeries and eateries as well as a chemist, located within the complex.^[13]

Customs

Schaffhausen is, for customs purposes, a border station for passengers arriving from Germany using direct services without intermediate stops. Customs checks may be performed in Schaffhausen station by Swiss officials. Systematic passport controls were abolished when Switzerland joined the Schengen Area in 2008.^[14]

References

1. Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland [German railway atlas] (in German) (Updated ed.). Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2020. p. 111. ISBN 978-3-89494-149-9.
2. "OSTWIND-Zonenplan" (in German). Tarifverbund Ostwind [de]. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
3. "Passagierfrequenz". Swiss Federal Railways. 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
4. "Gemeinde (Schaffhausen)" (Map). Schaffhausen. 1:10 000. National Map 1:10'000. Wabern, Switzerland: Federal Office of Topography swisstopo. 1 January 2017. ISBN 978-3-302-00002-2. Retrieved 30 January 2019 – via map.geo.admin.ch.
5. Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 3. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
6. "Schaffhausen–Kreuzlingen–Romanshorn" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 28 September 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
7. "S-Bahn trains, buses and boats" (PDF). ZVV. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
8. "Regionalverkehr Ostschweiz" (PDF). Swiss Federal Railways. 15 December 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
9. S-Bahn Schaffhausen SBB GmbH
10. "Fahrplan-Netzkarte 2024 [Railway network and services near Lake Constance 2024]" (PDF) (in German). THURBO. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
11. "Abfahrt: Bahnhof Schaffhausen" (PDF). Swiss Federal Railways (in German). 13 December 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
12. "Schaffhausen" (PDF) (in German). January 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
13. "Stazione di Sciaffusa: Negozi | FFS". www.sbb.ch.
14. "Der Bahnhof ist auch ein Zoll".

External links

•   Media related to Schaffhausen railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Schaffhausen railway station – SBB
• Interactive station plan (Schaffhausen)