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] It is the only railway station in Switzerland where the reception building is located like a bridge across the tracks – in German called Reiterbahnhof. 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.

Zürich Wiedikon
The station building from the street in 2008
General information
Location	Wiedikon Switzerland
Coordinates	47°22′17.292″N 8°31′24.416″E
Owned by	Swiss Federal Railways
Line(s)	Lake Zürich left-bank line
Platforms	3
Tracks	3
Train operators	Swiss Federal Railways
Connections	Zürich trams (routes 9 and 14) Zürich buses (routes 67 and 76) PostAuto Schweiz buses
History
Opened	1875 (1875)
Rebuilt	1925–1927
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 Location within Switzerland Show map of Switzerland Zürich Wiedikon Zürich Wiedikon (Canton of Zürich) Show map of Canton of Zürich

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 Hermann Herter.

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]

• S2: half-hourly service between Zürich Airport and Ziegelbrücke; on weekends trains continue from Ziegelbrücke to Unterterzen.
• S8: half-hourly service between Winterthur and Pfäffikon SZ.
• S24: half-hourly service between Winterthur and Zug; trains continue from Winterthur to either Thayngen or Weinfelden.

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

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  The station platforms
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  The station interior

References

External links

• Media related to Zürich Wiedikon railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Zürich Wiedikon railway station – SBB