Effretikon Railway Station
Effretikon is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Zürich and municipality of Illnau-Effretikon. The station, which takes its name from the village of Effretikon, is located on the Zürich to Winterthur main line at the junction point with the Effretikon to Hinwil line.
Service
Effretikon is an important junction in the Zürich S-Bahn network. It is an intermediate stop on services S3, S7, S8 and S24. For most of the day it is also the outer terminus of S-Bahn service S19, although in peak periods some trains continue to Pfäffikon ZH. On weekends, there are three nighttime S-Bahn services (SN1, SN6, SN8) offered by ZVV.
Summary of all S-Bahn services:
- Zürich S-Bahn:
- S3: half-hourly service to Hardbrücke (or Bülach during peak hour) via Zürich Stadelhofen, and to Wetzikon.
- S7: half-hourly service to Rapperswil via Kloten and Zürich HB, and to Winterthur.
- S8: half-hourly service to Pfäffikon SZ via Zürich Oerlikon and Thalwil, and to Winterthur.
- S19: half-hourly service to Dietikon (during peak hours to Koblenz) via Wallisellen and Zürich HB, and during peak hours to Pfäffikon ZH.
- S24: half-hourly service to Zug via Zürich Flughafen and Zürich HB, and hourly service to Thayngen or Weinfelden (both via Winterthur).
- Nighttime S-Bahn (only during weekends):
- SN1: hourly service to Aarau via Zürich HB, and to Winterthur.
- SN6: hourly service to Würenlos via Zürich HB, and to Winterthur.
- SN8: hourly service to Lachen via Zürich HB, and to Pfäffikon ZH.
Verkehrsbetriebe Glattal buses serve Effretikon railway station at a dedicated bus station, located immediately south of the station building.
Summary of bus services:
- 650: Effretikon – Tagelswangen – Lindau – Winterberg ZH
- 652: Effretikon – Illnau (station) – Weisslingen – Neschwil
- 655: Effretikon – Grafstal – Kyburg
- 656: Effretikon – Kleinikon – Breite bei Nürensdorf
- 657: Effretikon – Grafstal – Winterberg ZH
- 658/659: Effretikon – Tagelswangen – Nürensdorf – Bretie bei Nürensdorf
- 662: Effretikon – Kleinikon – Brütten (stops only in peak direction)
- 720: Effretikon – Volketswil – Schwerzenbach (station)
See also
References
- ^ "Passagierfrequenz". Swiss Federal Railways. 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
- ^ Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2012. pp. 64–65. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
- ^ "S-Bahn trains, buses and boats" (PDF). ZVV. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ "Night timetable and line network".
- ^ https://www.zvv.ch/zvv-assets/fahrplan/pdf/nachtnetz.pdf
- ^ "Departures: Effretikon, Bahnhof". search.ch. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
External links
Media related to Effretikon railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Effretikon railway station – SBB
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