Loading
  • 21 Aug, 2019

  • By, Wikipedia

Zurich Affoltern Railway Station

Zürich Affoltern railway station (‹See Tfd›German: Bahnhof Zürich Affoltern) is a railway station in the Affoltern quarter of the Swiss city of Zürich. The station is located on the Wettingen–Effretikon railway line (Furttal line).

The station is not to be confused with Affoltern am Albis railway station, which is located in Affoltern am Albis (Säuliamt), canton of Zürich.

Infrastructure

In 2010, the station was rebuilt with the introduction of a convenience store and parking for 130 bicycles. The store is open 365 days a year from dawn to dusk and is part of the Migrolino chain owned the Migros company. The former station building (Alter Bahnhof) is situated to the west of the current location, on the opposite side of Zehntenhausstrasse.

Service

The station is served by line S6 of the Zürich S-Bahn, along with bus routes 37, 61 and 62 of the Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich (VBZ). Some trains of the peak-hour service S21 also call at Zürich Affoltern station. On weekends, there is a nighttime S-Bahn service (SN6) offered by ZVV.

Summary of all S-Bahn services:

References

  1. ^ ZVV (10 December 2023). "Stadt Zürich | Zurich City" (PDF) (in German). Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Passagierfrequenz". Swiss Federal Railways. 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  3. ^ map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2012-04-26.
  4. ^ Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2012. pp. 64–65. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  5. ^ "Zürich Affoltern: Die Haltestelle mit dem markanten Dach ist eröffnet" [Zurich Affoltern: The station with the distinctive roof is opened] (in German). www.bahnonline.ch. Retrieved 2012-05-15.
  6. ^ "S-Bahn trains, buses and boats" (PDF). ZVV. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  7. ^ "Night timetable and line network". ZVV.
  8. ^ "Nighttime network | at weekends" (PDF). www.zvv.ch.