Zürich Hardbrücke railway station (German: Bahnhof Zürich Hardbrücke) is a railway station in the central part of the Swiss city of Zürich. It is served by eleven lines of the Zürich S-Bahn system.[2][3]

Zürich Hardbrücke
Central pass-through railway station
General information
Location	Hardbrücke, CH-8004/5 Zürich Switzerland
Coordinates	47.38514°N 8.51717°E / 47.38514; 8.51717
Elevation	406 m (1,332 ft)
Owned by	SBB CFF FFS (Swiss Federal Railways)
Operated by	SBB CFF FFS
Line(s)	Zürich–Baden line Zürich–Winterthur line (the Käferberg tunnel variant)
Platforms	3
Tracks	5 (German: Gleis)
Connections	ZVV: Bhf. Hardbrücke
	VBZ trams 8
	VBZ trolley buses 33 72 and bus line 83
	A direct S-Bahn line S16 every half an hour to/from Zürich Flughafen in 0:11h and several other connections with one change
Construction
Structure type	at-grade
Depth	0
Platform levels	1 (3 passenger levels)
Other information
Fare zone	ZVV: 110
Website	Bahnhof Zürich Hardbrücke
History
Opened	1982
Rebuilt	1990,
Electrified	1982
Passengers
2018	59,700 per working day[1]
Rank	11 of 1735
Services
Preceding station Zürich S-Bahn Following station Zürich Oerlikon towards Bülach S3 Zürich Hauptbahnhof towards Wetzikon Zürich Altstetten towards Zug S5 Zürich Hauptbahnhof towards Pfäffikon SZ Zürich Oerlikon towards Baden S6 Zürich Hauptbahnhof towards Uetikon Zürich Oerlikon towards Winterthur S7 Zürich Hauptbahnhof towards Rapperswil Zürich Oerlikon towards Schaffhausen S9 Zürich Hauptbahnhof towards Uster Zürich Altstetten towards Aarau S11 Zürich Hauptbahnhof towards Seuzach or Wila Zürich Altstetten towards Brugg AG S12 Zürich Hauptbahnhof towards Schaffhausen or Wil Zürich Oerlikon towards Niederweningen S15 Zürich Hauptbahnhof towards Rapperswil Zürich Oerlikon towards Zürich Airport S16 Zürich Hauptbahnhof towards Herrliberg-Feldmeilen Terminus S20 Zürich Hauptbahnhof towards Uerikon Zürich Oerlikon towards Regensdorf-Watt S21 Zürich Hauptbahnhof Terminus
Location
Zürich Hardbrücke Location in Switzerland

History

The station was opened in 1982, with the provision of platforms on the line to Zürich Oerlikon. In 1990, in line with the introduction of the S-Bahn scheme, it was expanded to include platforms on the line to Zürich Altstetten.[4]

Layout and facilities

The station sits in the approach to Zürich Hauptbahnhof, Zürich's main station, on the Zürich–Baden line near its junction with the Käferberg Tunnel variant of the Zürich–Winterthur line, and to the north of the through tracks that carry long distance passenger and freight trains. It lies below the Hardbrücke, a road bridge that crosses the rail tracks and forms an important north–south connection within the city. The station has two side platforms and a central island platform served by four tracks, with the two inner tracks on the line to Zürich Oerlikon via the Käferberg Tunnel, and the two outer tracks on the line to Zürich Altstetten. The line to Oerlikon is at a higher level, and thus the platforms are not all at the same level.[2][3]

All access to the station is from the Hardbrücke bridge, which has station entrances and exits on both sides, with separate access to and from all platforms. Zürich trolleybus routes 33, 72 and Zürich bus route 83, and tram route 8 serve the adjacent stop above on the bridge.[5]

Operation

The station is a major node in the Zürich S-Bahn system, served by lines S3, S5, S6, S7, S9, S11, S12, S15, S16, S20, and S21. All trains from Hardbrücke station operate via low-level platforms 41–44 at Hauptbahnhof, continuing to Stadelhofen station through the Hirschengraben Tunnel. They provide, for most of the day, 16 trains per hour (tph) to or from these central Zürich stations.[2][3][6]

Other stations served include Aarau (S11; 1 tph), Affoltern am Albis (S5; 2 tph), Altstetten (S5/S11/S12; 6 tph), Baden (S6/S12; 4 tph), Brugg AG (S12; 2 tph), Bülach (S9; 2 tph), Dietikon (S11/S12; 4 tph), Effretikon (S3/S7; 4 tph), Herrliberg-Feldmeilen (S6/S16; 4 tph), Niederweningen (S15; 2 tph), Oerlikon (S6/S7/S9/S15/S16; 10 tph), Rafz (S9; 2 tph), Rapperswil (S5/S7/S15; 6 tph), Schaffhausen (S9; 1 tph), Uetikon (S6/S7; 4 tph), Uster (S5/S9/S15, 6 tph), Wetzikon (S3/S5/S15; 6 tph), Winterthur (S7/S11/S12, 6 tph), Zug (S5 2 tph), and Zürich Airport (S16; 2 tph).[3][6]

Future development

This section needs to be updated. (May 2015)

Construction is planned to start in May 2015 on a tram line over the Hardbrücke road bridge, to be operated by extending route 8 from its existing Hardplatz terminus to Werdhölzli, and serving stops at Hardbrücke station. Completion is expected in 2017.[7][8][9]

Gallery

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  Low level platform and bridge
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  Stairways and split-level platforms

References

External links

• Media related to Zürich Hardbrücke railway station at Wikimedia Commons