Uster railway station

Uster
Location Uster, Zurich
Switzerland
Coordinates 47°21′01″N 8°43′07″E / 47.350396°N 8.718681°ECoordinates: 47°21′01″N 8°43′07″E / 47.350396°N 8.718681°E
Owned by Swiss Federal Railways
Operated by Swiss Federal Railways
Line(s) Wallisellen–Uster–Rapperswil
Services
Preceding station   Swiss rail network   Following station
Zurich Stadelhofen   Zurich S-Bahn
S5 service
   Wetzikon
Nänikon-Greifensee   Zurich S-Bahn
S9 service
   Terminus
Nänikon-Greifensee   Zurich S-Bahn
S14 service
   Aathal
Zurich Stadelhofen   Zurich S-Bahn
S15 service
   Wetzikon
Location
Uster
Location within Switzerland

Uster is a railway station in Switzerland, situated in the city of Uster. The station is located on the Wallisellen to Uster and Rapperswil railway line and served by Zurich S-Bahn lines S5, S9, S14 and S15.[1][2][3]

Between 1909 and 1949, Uster station was also the terminus of the Uster-Oetwil-Bahn (UOeB), a metre gauge electric tramway that linked Uster with Esslingen and Oetwil in the Zürcher Oberland.[4]

An unusual feature of Uster railway station is the historic lok remise or engine shed. This comprises two separate buildings, a simple shed from 1856 and a partial roundhouse from 1857, arranged around a turntable. The roundhouse is flanked by houses on either side.[5][6]

The whole ensemble has been designated as a historical monument since 1985, and has been restored to its original condition. It is inscribed on the Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National Significance. It is owned by the Canton of Zurich, and used by the Dampfbahn-Verein Zürcher Oberland to maintain its collection of historic rolling stock.[6][7]

Gallery

The restored lok remise, showing both engine sheds 
The roundhouse of the lok remise, showing both flanking houses 

References

  1. ↑ map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2011-12-02.
  2. ↑ "S-Bahn trains, buses and boats" (PDF). ZVV. Retrieved 2011-12-02.
  3. ↑ Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2012. pp. 12–13. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  4. ↑ "Uster-Oetwil Bahn". www.eingestellte-bahnen.ch. Retrieved 2013-10-11.
  5. ↑ "Lokremise Uster - Das Ensemble" (in German). Genossenschaft Lokremise Uster. Retrieved 2011-12-02.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Lokremise Uster - Home" (in German). Genossenschaft Lokremise Uster. Retrieved 2011-12-02.
  7. ↑ "Schweizerisches Inventar der Kulturgüter von nationaler Bedeutung - Zürich" [Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National Significance - Zurich] (PDF) (in German). Swiss Confederation. 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-13.

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