Pfäffikon SZ railway station
Pfäffikon SZ railway station (German: Bahnhof Pfäffikon SZ) is a junction station serving Pfäffikon, the principal town of the municipality of Freienbach, in the canton of Schwyz, Switzerland. The station is situated at the northern edge of the town, between the town centre and Lake Zurich.[2][3]
The station forms part of the Lake Zurich left bank railway line, which links Zürich Hauptbahnhof with Ziegelbrücke and Näfels, and is owned and operated by the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB). To the east of the station is the junction for the line to Rapperswil, which crosses Lake Zurich on the Seedamm, whilst to the west is the junction for the line to Arth-Goldau; both these latter being owned and operated by the Südostbahn (SOB).[4][5]
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Operation[]
Long distance trains[]
The following long-distance trains stop at Pfäffikon:
- RE Zürich HB – Pfäffikon – Chur
- PE St. Gallen – Herisau – Pfäffikon – Arth-Goldau – Luzern
The St. Gallen to Lucern train is operated by the SOB under the name Voralpen Express. The remaining trains are operated by the SBB.
Zürich S-Bahn trains[]
The following Zurich S-Bahn services call at Pfäffikon.[4][6]
- S2 Zürich Flughafen – Oerlikon – Zürich HB – Thalwil – Pfäffikon SZ – Ziegelbrücke (– Unterterzen)
Stops between Zürich Enge and Ziegelbrücke only in Thalwil, Horgen, Wädenswil, Richterswil, Pfäffikon SZ, Altendorf, Lachen and Siebnen-Wangen. Weekend services extended non-stop from Ziegelbrücke to Unterterzen at hourly intervals. - S5 Zug – Affoltern am Albis – Zürich HB – Uster – Wetzikon – Rapperswil – Pfäffikon SZ
Stops between Stadelhofen and Wetzikon only in Uster. - S8 Winterthur – Wallisellen – Oerlikon – Zürich HB – Thalwil – Pfäffikon SZ (– Ziegelbrücke)
Operates non stop between Winterthur and Effretikon; first and last services extended to Ziegelbrücke. - S25 Zürich HB – Pfäffikon SZ – Ziegelbrücke – Glarus – Linthal
Operates non stop between Zürich HB and Wädenswil. - S40 Rapperswil – Pfäffikon SZ – Samstagern – Einsiedeln
- SN5 Bülach – Zürich HB – Uster – Pfäffikon SZ
- SN8 Zürich HB – Pfäffikon SZ – Lachen SZ
Service S40 is operated by the SOB, the remainder by the SBB.
Station facilities[]
Today's SBB-CFF-FFS station yard consists of seven platform lines.
Track 1 faces the main platform; goods trains run on that track and on track 4.
The Voralpen Express and the SOB-operated Zürich S-Bahn trains use tracks 2 and 7.
Also on track 7, and on tracks 3, 5 and 6, can be seen the Zürich S-Bahn trains operated by the SBB-CFF-FFS.
Tracks 3 and 5 are used by InterRegio (InterCity/EuroCity) trains, as well as RegioExpress and special trains.
Connections[]
Adjacent to the station is the Pfäffikon bus terminal. From Pfäffikon, there are Postauto bus lines (yellow) as well as community buses (blue).
Regional buses
Line | Route |
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180 | Bhf. Pfäffikon SZ – Wollerau – Samstagern ZH |
188 | Bhf. Pfäffikon – Pfäffikon, Roggenacker – Schindellegi, Chaltenboden |
189 | Bhf. Pfäffikon SZ – Freienbach SOB – Bäch |
190 | Bhf. Pfäffikon SZ – Feusisberg – Schindellegi-Feusisberg |
524 | Bhf. Pfäffikon SZ – Lachen SZ – Galgenen – Reichenburg |
522 | Bhf. Pfäffikon SZ – Lachen SZ – Siebnen-Wangen – Nuolen |
Urban buses
Line | Route |
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188 | Pfäffikon – Pfäffikon, Roggenacker |
195 | Pfäffikon – Pfäffikon, Seedamm-Center/ |
See also[]
Notes[]
- ^ "Regionalnetz | Regional network" (PDF) (in German). ZVV. 15 December 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2013-05-07.
- ^ Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. pp. 12–13. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "S-Bahn trains, buses and boats" (PDF). ZVV. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- ^ "Liniennetzplan Südostbahn" (PDF). Südostbahn. 9 June 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- ^ "Zürich–Thalwil–Ziegelbrücke" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. Retrieved 2014-08-07.
References[]
- Oswald, G; Micher, K (1991). Die Südostbahn, Geschichte einer Privatbahn [The Südostbahn, History of a Private Railway] (in German). Zürich: Orell Füssli Verlag. ISBN 3-280-02048-4.
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