- Oberwinterthur railway station
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Oberwinterthur Location Address Hegifeldstrasse 1A
8404 WinterthurMunicipality Winterthur District Winterthur Canton Zürich Country Switzerland Coordinates 47°30′28″N 8°45′39″E / 47.50778°N 8.76083°ECoordinates: 47°30′28″N 8°45′39″E / 47.50778°N 8.76083°E Line(s) Winterthur–Etzwilen-Stein am Rhein (821)
Winterthur–Romanshorn (840)Elevation 457 m above Sea Other information Opened 1855 Platforms 3 Owner SBB-CFF-FFS Line ops SBB-CFF-FFS
THURBOConnections Zürich S-Bahn Postauto buses
Winterthur busesLocation map Oberwinterthur railway station (German: Bahnhof Oberwinterthur) serves Oberwinterthur, which is district number 2 in Winterthur, a city in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland.
Opened in 1855, the station is of simple design, and is owned and operated by the SBB-CFF-FFS. It is served by four Zürich S-Bahn lines. As the terminus of three regional bus lines, it is also a transfer station for commuters.
North of the station, in Hegmatten, is the Zugunterhaltungsanlage Oberwinterthur. There, the double-decker Zürich S-Bahn trains, and the Stadler Flirt und GTW multiple unit trains, are maintained. A vehicle maintenance facility for other users is planned.[1]
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Location
Oberwinterthur railway station is situated right in the centre of Oberwinterthur.
Services
Zürich S-Bahn
The station is served by the following four Zürich S-Bahn lines:
S 8 Weinfelden – Winterthur HB – Wallisellen – Zürich HB – Pfäffikon SZ
S 12 Brugg – Zürich HB – Winterthur HB – Seuzach/Seen
(only every hour; every half-hour from Winterthur HB to Winterthur-Seen)S 29 Winterthur HB – Stein am Rhein
Winterthur HB – Frauenfeld – Weinfelden (– Romanshorn – Rorschach)
Night trains
Oberwinterthur is served by one "Nightliner", operated by THURBO. The line to Stein am Rhein is served not by night trains, but by various night bus lines.
- SN Winterthur – Romanshorn ((– Konstanz (D)) - Kreuzlingen)
Local transport
«Bahnhof Oberwinterthur» bus station
This is the actual bus station for the railway station, and is located on the same side of the tracks as the station building.
The first three bus lines serving this bus station are operated by the city network. The other three are regional lines that terminate at Oberwinterthur railway station. Of the regional lines, the yellow line 615 is operated by Postauto, while the other two are operated by the city bus network.
Line Route 1 Töss – HB – Oberwinterthur 5 Technorama – HB – Dättnau 10 HB – Bhf. Oberwinterthur 610 Bhf. Oberwinterthur – Wiesendangen, Dorf - Bhf. Oberwinterthur (circle route) 611 Bhf. Oberwinterthur – Gundetswil 615 Bhf. Oberwinterthur – Rickenbach – Ellikon a. d Thur - Altikon «Hegifeld» bus station
The Hegifeld bus station is located on the side of the tracks opposite from the station building, but is nevertheless connected directly with the railway station and its platforms by a pedestrian underpass.
Line Route 15 Hegifeld – Bahnhof Hegi – Hegifeld (circle route) 680 HB – Elsau – Schlatt – Elgg/Girenbad b. Turbenthal* * Line 680 runs three times each day to Girenbad bei Turbenthal.
Night buses
Line Route N61 HB – Oberwinterthur – Stadel - Sulz - Rickenbach – Ellikon - Altikon – Thalheim – Grüt – Dinhard The night bus N65 (HB – Oberseen – Hegi – Elsau – Wiesendangen) also serves Hegifeld station, but only for alighting passengers.
See also
- History of rail transport in Switzerland
- Rail transport in Switzerland
References
- ^ Tagesanzeiger. http://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/zuerich/kanton/story/16612284. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
External links
- SBB-CFF-FFS website (Swiss rail operator)
This article is based upon a translation of the German language version as at November 2011.
Categories:- Railway stations in the canton of Zurich
- Railway stations opened in 1855
- Swiss Federal Railways stations
- Winterthur
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