Zürich Wollishofen railway station

Zürich Wollishofen railway station (German: Bahnhof Zürich Wollishofen) is a railway station in the Wollishofen quarter of the Swiss city of Zürich. It is situated close to the western shore of Lake Zurich, and adjacent to the shipyard and pier of the Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft, who operate the principal passenger boat services on the lake.

Zürich Wollishofen
Wollishofen station building, now used as a bar and restaurant
General information
Location	Wollishofen Switzerland
Coordinates	47°20′50.795″N 8°32′0.884″E / 47.34744306°N 8.53357889°E / 47.34744306; 8.53357889
Elevation	409 m (1,342 ft)
Owned by	Swiss Federal Railways
Line(s)	Lake Zürich left-bank line
Platforms	1
Tracks	2
Train operators	Swiss Federal Railways
Connections	ZVV: Bhf. Wollishofen
Ship	ZSG boat cruises^[1]
Tram	VBZ tram 7
Bus	VBZ bus lines 70 161 165 184 185
Airport	Direct line S24 to/from Zürich Flughafen in 0:28h
Other information
Fare zone	ZVV 110
Passengers
2018	3800 per weekday^[2]
Services
Preceding station Zürich S-Bahn Following station Zürich Enge towards Winterthur S8 Kilchberg towards Pfäffikon SZ Zürich Enge towards Thayngen or Weinfelden S24 Kilchberg towards Zug
Location
Zürich Wollishofen Location within Switzerland Show map of Switzerland Zürich Wollishofen Zürich Wollishofen (Canton of Zürich) Show map of Canton of Zürich

The station is located on the Lake Zürich left bank line, which originally formed part of the Zürich to Lucerne main line, although most main line trains now use the alternative Zimmerberg Base Tunnel routing since it opened in 2003.^[3]

Wollishofen station is within walking distance to the Rote Fabrik, a cultural centre used as a music venue.

Services

 

Locations of tram and bus stops

Train

Wollishofen station is served by lines S8 and S24 of the Zürich S-Bahn.^[4]

• S8: half-hourly service between Winterthur and Pfäffikon SZ.
• S24: half-hourly service between Winterthur and Zug; trains continue from Winterthur to either Thayngen or Weinfelden.

During weekends, there is a nighttime S-Bahn service (SN8) offered by ZVV:^[5][6]

• SN8: hourly service between Pfäffikon ZH and Lachen via Zürich HB.

Tram/Bus/Ship

There is a tram and bus stop, called Bahnhof Wollishofen, west of the reception building. Another nearby stop is Bhf. Wollishofen/Werft, situated to the east of the station, is a bus stop. Zürich tram route 7 and VBZ bus routes 70, 184 and 185 stop at Bahnhof Wollishofen, while Bhf. Wollishofen/Werft is served by VBZ bus lines 161 and 165. The pier of Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft (ZSG), Wollishofen ZSG, is located southeast to the railway station.^[7][4]

Summary of tram and bus services:

• Bahnhof Wollishofen to the west of the reception building, VBZ tram line 7 and VBZ bus routes 70, 184 and 185;
• Bhf. Wollishofen/Werft to the east, VBZ bus routes 161 and 165;

History

The current station building was first built between 1863 and 1864 in the city of Zug, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) to the south. Because Zug railway station was completely renewed later, the station building was dismantled and rebuilt in Wollishofen in 1897.^[8]

Gallery

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  Reception building (ca. 1900)
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  Reception building and tracks (1963)
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  Reception building and tracks (1980)
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  Reception building and tracks (2005)
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  platform with tracks (Gleis) 3 and 4 (2005)
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  Reception building (2014)

References

1. https://www.zsg.ch/en/
2. "Passagierfrequenz". Swiss Federal Railways. 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
3. Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. pp. 64–65. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
4. "S-Bahn trains, buses and boats" (PDF). ZVV. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
5. https://www.zvv.ch/zvv/en/travelcards-and-tickets/fares/nighttime-network/nacht-fahrplan-und-liniennetz.html
6. https://www.zvv.ch/zvv-assets/fahrplan/pdf/nachtnetz.pdf
7. "Stadt Zürich | Zurich City" (PDF). ZVV. 15 December 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
8. https://www.nzz.ch/zuerich/eisenbahn-der-erste-bahnhof-von-zug-steht-in-zuerich-wollishofen-ld.1697514?reduced=true

External links

•   Media related to Zürich Wollishofen railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Zürich Wollishofen railway station – SBB