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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]

Pfäffikon SZ
The station building in 2010
General information
Location	Freienbach Switzerland
Coordinates	47°12′10.76″N 8°46′41.16″E
Elevation	412 m (1,352 ft)
Owned by	Swiss Federal Railways
Line(s)	Lake Zürich left-bank line Pfäffikon–Arth-Goldau line Rapperswil–Pfäffikon line
Distance	33.10 km (20.57 mi) from Zürich Hauptbahnhof
Platforms	7
Train operators	Südostbahn Swiss Federal Railways
Connections	PostAuto Schweiz and local buses[1]
Services
Preceding station Südostbahn Following station Wädenswil towards Bern InterRegio IR 35 Aare Linth Siebnen-Wangen towards Chur Biberbrugg towards Lucerne Voralpen Express Rapperswil towards St. Gallen Preceding station Zürich S-Bahn Following station Richterswil towards Zürich Airport S2 Altendorf towards Unterterzen Terminus S5 Rapperswil towards Zug Freienbach SBB towards Winterthur S8 Terminus Wädenswil towards Zürich Hauptbahnhof S25 Lachen towards Linthal Freienbach SOB towards Einsiedeln S40 Hurden towards Rapperswil
Location
Pfäffikon SZ Location within Switzerland Show map of Switzerland Pfäffikon SZ Pfäffikon SZ (Canton of Schwyz) Show map of Canton of Schwyz

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]

Operation

Long distance trains

The following long-distance trains stop at Pfäffikon:

• IR Bern – Olten – 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
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
188	Pfäffikon – Pfäffikon, Roggenacker
195	Pfäffikon – Pfäffikon, Seedamm-Center/Alpamare

See also

• History of rail transport in Switzerland
• Rail transport in Switzerland

Notes

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.

External links

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• Pfäffikon SZ railway station – SBB

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