Zürich Altstetten railway station

Zürich Altstetten

The station at sunset
Location Altstetten,
City of Zürich,
Canton of Zürich,
Switzerland
Coordinates 47°23′30″N 8°29′21″E / 47.39167°N 8.48917°ECoordinates: 47°23′30″N 8°29′21″E / 47.39167°N 8.48917°E
Owned by Swiss Federal Railways
Operated by Swiss Federal Railways
Line(s) Zürich–Olten
Zürich–Affoltern am Albis–Zug
Platforms 5
Connections Zürich trams (route 4)
Zürich trolleybuses (route 31)
Zürich buses (routes 78, 80, 89, 95, 304, 307 & 308)
Services
Preceding station   Swiss rail network   Following station
Zürich Oerlikon   InterRegio
Zurich Airport to Basle		   Dietikon
Zürich Hardbrücke   Zürich S-Bahn
S3 service
   Schlieren
Zürich Hardbrücke   Zürich S-Bahn
S9 service
   Urdorf
Zürich Hardbrücke   Zürich S-Bahn
S12 service
   Schlieren
Zürich Hardbrücke   Zürich S-Bahn
S15 service
   Urdorf
Location
Zürich Altstetten railway station (Switzerland)

Zürich Altstetten railway station (German: Bahnhof Zürich Altstetten) is a railway station in the Altstetten quarter of the Swiss city of Zürich. The station is located on the Zürich to Olten main line and is the junction for the Zürich to Zug via Affoltern am Albis line.[1][2]

The station is served by lines S3, S9, S12 and S15 of the Zürich S-Bahn. It is also a calling point for the hourly InterRegio service that links Basle and Zurich Airport whilst by-passing Zürich Hauptbahnhof.[3]

The station has five platforms, and has station buildings and entrances on both the north and south sides of the station. The platforms and entrances are connected by a pair of pedestrian subways.

Route 4 of the Zürich tram system serves a terminus on the northern side of the station, whilst route 31 of the Zürich trolleybus system passes the south side of the station. Zürich bus routes 78, 80, 89 and 95 also serve the south side of the station, whilst routes 304, 307 and 308 terminate at the north side.[4][5]

Gallery

The station from above, looking to the south and west 
The south-side station building from the street 

References

  1. ↑ map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2012-04-26.
  2. ↑ Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2012. pp. 64–65. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  3. ↑ "City of Zurich Network" (PDF). ZVV. Retrieved 2011-09-14.
  4. ↑ "Zürich West Tram". Retrieved 2012-04-10.
  5. ↑ "Zurich City Map" (PDF). ZVV. Retrieved 2013-09-02.

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