Zürich Airport railway station (German: Bahnhof Zürich Flughafen) is a railway station serving Zurich Airport in Switzerland. The station is located underneath the Airport Centre, the main ground-side passenger terminal of the airport, which is in the canton of Zürich and the municipality of Kloten.[3][4]
When Zürich Airport first opened in 1948, the nearest railway was the single-track line from Oerlikon to Effretikon, forming a loop off the original main line of the Zürich to Winterthur line. This line passed through Kloten Balsberg and Kloten stations, which are respectively 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) and 2.1 kilometres (1.3 mi) from the airport terminal. In 1980 and in order to improve access to the airport, a new main line was constructed between Oerlikon and Effretikon. The new line passed under the airport terminal, and the airport railway station was opened. Originally the station was planned to be served only by intercity trains, but it is now served by a mixture of long distance and suburban trains.[5][6]
The previous line from Oerlikon through Kloten Balsberg and Kloten to Bassersdorf was retained, and is used by suburban trains that do not call at the airport and freight trains. The section from Bassersdorf to Effretikon was abandoned, and trains off the Kloten line now join the new line for this section of their journey. Other suburban trains use the original main line through Dietlikon.[5][7]
Layout and facilitiesedit
Trainedit
The station is situated on the airport railway line between Oerlikon and Effretikon, which forms one variant of the Zürich to Winterthur main line. The station, which is entirely underground, has two island platforms serving four tracks, each with a length of 400 metres (1,300 ft). The platforms are linked to the Airport Centre, which contains the station ticket office, by escalators and lifts. The Airport Centre also contains several floors of retail and catering facilities, as well as access, via check-in and security, to the Airside Center and gate lounges.[4][8]
The airport terminal complex also includes a bus station, served by regional bus lines (PostAuto, Glattalbus), and a station on the Stadtbahn Glattal light rail system, served by Zürich tram routes 10 and 12. These can be accessed from the station via the Airport Centre.[4][10][11]
Operationedit
The station is served by approximately 300 trains per day, formed of a mixture of EuroCity (EC) InterCity (IC) and InterRegio (IR) trains, serving cities throughout Switzerland, as well as Zürich S-Bahn trains on lines S2, S16 and S24. Most trains also serve Zürich Hauptbahnhof, the city's main railway station, with, for most of the day, some 13 trains per hour (tph) taking between 9 and 13 minutes for the journey.[7]
The airport station is also linked to Konstanz station, just over the border in Germany, by an hourly Swiss InterRegio train. Several daily EuroCity trains call at the airport station en route from Zürich Hauptbahnhof to Bregenz, in Austria, and various German cities as far as Munich.
Servicesedit
As of the December 2023 timetable change,[update] the following services stop at Zürich Airport:[9]
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^"Stop: platform length (body)". data.sbb.ch. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
^ ab"Abfahrt/Departure: Bahnhof/Station Zürich Flughafen" (PDF). Swiss Federal Railways (in German). 11 December 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
^"Regional Network (50)" (PDF). ZVV. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
^"Zürich Flughafen | Zurich Airport" (PDF). ZVV. 15 December 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
External linksedit
Media related to Zürich Flughafen railway station at Wikimedia Commons
Zürich Airport railway station – SBB
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Zurich Airport railway station German Bahnhof Zurich Flughafen is a railway station serving Zurich Airport in Switzerland The station is located underneath the Airport Centre the main ground side passenger terminal of the airport which is in the canton of Zurich and the municipality of Kloten 3 4 Zurich FlughafenThe underground platforms at the station in 2006General informationLocationKlotenSwitzerlandCoordinates47 27 1 375 N 8 33 44 521 E 47 45038194 N 8 56236694 E 47 45038194 8 56236694Elevation413 m 1 355 ft Owned bySwiss Federal RailwaysLine s Zurich Winterthur lineDistance9 6 km 6 0 mi from Zurich HauptbahnhofPlatforms2 island platformsTracks4Train operatorsSwiss Federal RailwaysConnectionsTramVBZ VBG 10 12BusPostAuto 510 520 521 524 530 531 VBG 731 732 733 734 735 736 739 759 765 768ConstructionStructure typeUndergroundOther informationIATA codeZRHFare zone121 ZVV 1 HistoryOpened1980 44 years ago 1980 Passengers201852 500 per working day 2 ServicesPreceding station Swiss Federal Railways Following station Zurich HauptbahnhofTerminus EuroCity Winterthurtowards Munchen Hbf Zurich Oerlikontowards Geneva Airport IC 1 Winterthurtowards St Gallen Zurich Hauptbahnhoftowards Geneva Airport IC 5 Winterthurtowards Rorschach Zurich Hauptbahnhoftowards Brig IC 8 Winterthurtowards Romanshorn Zurich Hauptbahnhoftowards Interlaken Ost IC 81 Zurich Oerlikontowards Zurich Hauptbahnhof IR 13 Winterthurtowards Chur Zurich Oerlikontowards Basel SBB IR 36 Terminus Zurich Hauptbahnhoftowards Lucerne IR 75 Winterthurtowards Konstanz Preceding station Zurich S Bahn Following station Zurich Oerlikontowards Unterterzen S2 Terminus Zurich Oerlikontowards Herrliberg Feldmeilen S16 Zurich Oerlikontowards Zug S24 Bassersdorftowards Thayngen or WeinfeldenLocationZurich Flughafen AirportLocation in SwitzerlandShow map of SwitzerlandZurich Flughafen AirportZurich Flughafen Airport Canton of Zurich Show map of Canton of Zurich Contents 1 History 2 Layout and facilities 2 1 Train 2 2 Bus and Tram 3 Operation 3 1 Services 4 Gallery 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory editWhen Zurich Airport first opened in 1948 the nearest railway was the single track line from Oerlikon to Effretikon forming a loop off the original main line of the Zurich to Winterthur line This line passed through Kloten Balsberg and Kloten stations which are respectively 1 5 kilometres 0 93 mi and 2 1 kilometres 1 3 mi from the airport terminal In 1980 and in order to improve access to the airport a new main line was constructed between Oerlikon and Effretikon The new line passed under the airport terminal and the airport railway station was opened Originally the station was planned to be served only by intercity trains but it is now served by a mixture of long distance and suburban trains 5 6 The previous line from Oerlikon through Kloten Balsberg and Kloten to Bassersdorf was retained and is used by suburban trains that do not call at the airport and freight trains The section from Bassersdorf to Effretikon was abandoned and trains off the Kloten line now join the new line for this section of their journey Other suburban trains use the original main line through Dietlikon 5 7 Layout and facilities editTrain edit The station is situated on the airport railway line between Oerlikon and Effretikon which forms one variant of the Zurich to Winterthur main line The station which is entirely underground has two island platforms serving four tracks each with a length of 400 metres 1 300 ft The platforms are linked to the Airport Centre which contains the station ticket office by escalators and lifts The Airport Centre also contains several floors of retail and catering facilities as well as access via check in and security to the Airside Center and gate lounges 4 8 Summary of track Gleis usage 9 Track 1 EuroCity nbsp nbsp nbsp towards Winterthur S2 towards Zurich HB Track 2 nbsp nbsp S24 towards Winterthur Track 3 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp S16 towards Zurich HB Track 4 nbsp nbsp S24 towards Zurich HB Bus and Tram edit The airport terminal complex also includes a bus station served by regional bus lines PostAuto Glattalbus and a station on the Stadtbahn Glattal light rail system served by Zurich tram routes 10 and 12 These can be accessed from the station via the Airport Centre 4 10 11 Operation editThe station is served by approximately 300 trains per day formed of a mixture of EuroCity EC InterCity IC and InterRegio IR trains serving cities throughout Switzerland as well as Zurich S Bahn trains on lines S2 S16 and S24 Most trains also serve Zurich Hauptbahnhof the city s main railway station with for most of the day some 13 trains per hour tph taking between 9 and 13 minutes for the journey 7 The airport station is also linked to Konstanz station just over the border in Germany by an hourly Swiss InterRegio train Several daily EuroCity trains call at the airport station en route from Zurich Hauptbahnhof to Bregenz in Austria and various German cities as far as Munich Services edit As of the December 2023 timetable change update the following services stop at Zurich Airport 9 EuroCity service every two hours between Zurich HB and Munchen Hbf InterCity nbsp nbsp half hourly service between Geneva Airport or Lausanne and St Gallen hourly service to Rorschach nbsp nbsp hourly service between Spiez and Romanshorn service every two hours from Spiez to Brig and Interlaken Ost InterRegio nbsp hourly service between Zurich HB and Chur nbsp hourly service to Basel SBB via Zurich HB nbsp hourly service between Lucerne and Konstanz Zurich S Bahn S2 half hourly service to Ziegelbrucke via Zurich HB S16 half hourly service to Herrliberg Feldmeilen via Zurich HB S24 half hourly service between Zug via Zurich HB and Winterthur trains continue from Winterthur to Thayngen or Weinfelden Gallery edit nbsp Wall art in the station nbsp Double deck S Bahn left and InterRegio right trains in the station nbsp A train to Basel in the station nbsp The Airport Center at grade level one level above the station s offices and ticketing machines and two levels above the tracksSee also edit nbsp Trains portal nbsp Architecture portal nbsp Switzerland portal History of rail transport in Switzerland Rail transport in Switzerland ZVVReferences edit Tarifzonen PDF in German Zurcher Verkehrsverbund 13 December 2020 Retrieved 26 December 2020 Passagierfrequenz 2018 Berne Switzerland SBB CFF FFS 7 October 2019 Retrieved 6 November 2019 via data sbb ch SBB DATA PORTAL map geo admin ch Map Swiss Confederation Retrieved 23 April 2012 a b c Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz Cologne Schweers Wall 2012 pp 64 65 ISBN 978 3 89494 130 7 a b map geo admin ch with Siegfried Map First edition overlaid Map Swiss Confederation Retrieved 26 February 2016 Airport History Flughafen Zurich AG Retrieved 30 July 2015 a b S Bahn trains buses and boats PDF ZVV 9 December 2018 Retrieved 21 September 2019 Stop platform length body data sbb ch Retrieved 17 December 2022 a b Abfahrt Departure Bahnhof Station Zurich Flughafen PDF Swiss Federal Railways in German 11 December 2022 Retrieved 29 January 2023 Regional Network 50 PDF ZVV Retrieved 23 April 2012 Zurich Flughafen Zurich Airport PDF ZVV 15 December 2019 Retrieved 3 July 2020 External links edit nbsp Media related to Zurich Flughafen railway station at Wikimedia Commons Zurich Airport railway station SBB Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Zurich Airport railway station amp oldid 1196286181, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
