Zürich Wiedikon railway station

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Zürich Wiedikon
Two-story building with floor-to-ceiling windows and hip roof
The station building from the street in 2008
LocationWiedikon
Switzerland
Coordinates47°22′17.292″N 8°31′24.416″E / 47.37147000°N 8.52344889°E / 47.37147000; 8.52344889Coordinates: 47°22′17.292″N 8°31′24.416″E / 47.37147000°N 8.52344889°E / 47.37147000; 8.52344889
Owned bySwiss Federal Railways
Line(s)Lake Zürich left-bank line
Platforms3
Tracks3
Train operatorsSwiss Federal Railways
Connections
History
Opened1875 (1875)
Rebuilt1925–1927
Services
Preceding station Zürich S-Bahn Following station
Zürich Hauptbahnhof
towards Zürich Airport
 S2 Zürich Enge
towards Unterterzen
Zürich Hauptbahnhof
towards Winterthur
 S8 Zürich Enge
towards Pfäffikon SZ
Zürich Hauptbahnhof
towards Thayngen or Weinfelden
 S24 Zürich Enge
towards Zug
Location
Zürich Wiedikon is located in Switzerland
Zürich Wiedikon
Zürich Wiedikon
Location within Switzerland

Zürich Wiedikon railway station (German: Bahnhof Zürich Wiedikon) is a railway station on the Zürich S-Bahn system in Wiedikon in the western part of the Swiss city of Zürich.[1][2] The station is served by S-Bahn trains on the Lake Zürich left bank line approaching the city from the south and south-east directions. InterCity trains and the accelerated S25 bypass the station through the Zimmerberg Base Tunnel since 2003.

History[]

The first Wiedikon station opened in 1875 with the opening of the Lake Zürich left bank line. The line's original routing through the area differed from the current alignment and was largely at street level, with many level crossings, and passed immediately to the east of the existing station.[3]

The current station was built between 1925 and 1927, when the line was rerouted to the west, using a lower level alignment with more tunneling. The architect was .

Operation[]

The rail approaches to the station from both north and south are below ground level, with a cutting to the north and the 848 m (2,782 ft) Ulmberg tunnel is to the south. The connecting line to the Giesshübel station on the Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn diverges at the southern end of the station, also in tunnel.[2]

The station has three tracks and three platforms. All the platforms can be used by trains in both directions on the Lake Zurich line, but only the westernmost is accessible to trains on the Giesshübel connector.

Services[]

The station is served by lines S2, S8, and S24 of the Zürich S-Bahn:[4]

Stops on Zürich tram routes 9 and 14 are adjacent to the station, as is the terminus of city buses 67 and 76, and of regional bus routes 215, 220, 235, 245 and 350.[5][6]

Gallery[]

  • The station platforms

  • The station interior

References[]

  1. ^ map.geo.admin.ch with municipal boundaries overlaid (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2013-05-13.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. pp. 64–65. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  3. ^ map.geo.admin.ch with Siegfried Map First edition overlaid (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2013-05-13.
  4. ^ "Zürich - Thalwil - Ziegelbrücke" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Stadt Zürich | Zurich City" (PDF). ZVV. 15 December 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  6. ^ "S-Bahn trains, buses and boats" (PDF). ZVV. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2019.

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