Zürich Selnau railway station

Zürich Selnau (German: Zürich Selnau or Bahnhof Selnau) is an underground railway station on the Zürich S-Bahn system in Selnau in the centre of the Swiss city of Zürich. The station is on a section of tunnel under the River Sihl, common to the Uetliberg line and the Sihltal line.

Zürich Selnau
Once the terminus of the SZU lines, Selnau station is now a through station on the line into Zurich Hauptbahnhof. As this line runs in a tunnel along and under the bed of the River Sihl, its access is via this structure in the river
General information
Location	Selnau, City of Zürich, Canton of Zürich, Switzerland
Coordinates	47°22′22″N 8°31′56″E / 47.3729°N 8.5321°E / 47.3729; 8.5321
Owned by	Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn
Operated by	Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn
Line(s)	Uetliberg line Sihltal line
Connections	ZVV: Bhf. Selnau
Tram	VBZ tram 8
Services
Preceding station Zürich S-Bahn Following station Zürich Giesshübel towards Sihlwald S4 Zürich Hauptbahnhof towards Zürich HB SZU Zürich Binz towards Uetliberg S10
Location

Only S-Bahn services call at Selnau station, which are operated by the Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn (SZU).^[1][2][3]

Layout

The underground station has two tracks, served by a central platform. The platform has access to the street at each end, with the northern access emerging through an unusual mid-river structure within the River Sihl.^[3]

Service

The station is served by the following train services:^[4][5][6]

Operator	Train Type	Route	Typical Frequency	Notes
SZU	S4	Zürich HB SZU – Zürich Selnau – Zürich Giesshübel – Zürich Saalsporthalle-Sihlcity – Zürich Brunau – Zürich Manegg – Zürich Leimbach – Sood-Oberleimbach – Adliswil – Sihlau – Wildpark-Höfli – Langnau-Gattikon – Sihlwald	3–6 trains per hour	1 train per hour beyond Langnau-Gattikon
SZU	SN4	Zürich HB SZU – Zürich Selnau – Zürich Giesshübel – Zürich Saalsporthalle-Sihlcity – Zürich Brunau – Zürich Manegg – Zürich Leimbach – Sood-Oberleimbach – Adliswil – Sihlau – Wildpark-Höfli – Langnau-Gattikon	Friday/Saturday late night/early morning^[7] (also in operation for special occasions)	Hourly arriving from 01:11–04:11 and departing from 01:55–03:55
SZU	S10	Zürich HB SZU - Zürich Selnau - Zürich Binz – Zürich Friesenberg – Zürich Schweighof – Zürich Triemli – Uitikon Waldegg – Ringlikon – Uetliberg	3–6 trains per hour	Some trains terminate at Triemli

History

The original Bahnhof Selnau was an above-ground terminal station, serving as the Zürich city terminus of both the Uetliberg and Sihltal lines. It first opened in 1875 to serve the Uetliberg line, and was reached by the Sihltal line in 1892.^[8][9]

In 1990, the two lines were extended to an underground terminus at Zürich Hauptbahnhof via a tunnel running under and along the River Sihl. The original Bahnhof Selnau was by-passed by this line, and a new underground intermediate station was provided adjacent to the former terminus. The original terminal was then redeveloped.^[10]

Gallery

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  The station seen from street level
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  The station seen from platform level
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  The street front of the original terminal station in 1986
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  The former surface station in 1885

References

1. "Bahn S4/S10" [Railway S4/S10] (in German). SZU. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
2. "City of Zurich Network" (PDF). ZVV. Retrieved 2011-09-14.
3. Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2012. pp. 64–65. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
4. "Zürich HB–Adliswil–Langnau-Gattikon–Sihlwald" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
5. "Zürich HB–Triemli–Uetliberg" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
6. "S-Bahn trains, buses and boats" (PDF). ZVV. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
7. "SN4 Service Nachtnetz" (PDF).
8. "Geschichte der Sihltalbahn" [History of the Sihltalbahn] (PDF) (in German). SZU. Retrieved 2011-09-05.
9. "Geschichte der Uetlibergbahn" [History of the Uetlibergbahn] (PDF) (in German). SZU. Retrieved 2011-09-05.
10. "Geschichte" [History] (in German). SZU. Retrieved 2011-09-02.

External links

  Media related to Zürich Selnau railway station at Wikimedia Commons

• Zürich Selnau railway station – SBB