Richterswil railway station

Richterswil

Location Seestrasse 20,
8805 Richterswil,
Canton of Zürich
Switzerland
Coordinates 47°12′30″N 08°42′27″E / 47.20833°N 8.70750°E / 47.20833; 8.70750Coordinates: 47°12′30″N 08°42′27″E / 47.20833°N 8.70750°E / 47.20833; 8.70750
Elevation 408 m above the sea
Owned by SBB-CFF-FFS
Operated by SBB-CFF-FFS
Line(s) Lake Zürich left-bank railway line (720)
Platforms 2
Connections
Ship
 Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft
Bus
 Zimmerberg bus line (ZVV)
History
Opened 1875 (1875)
Services
Preceding station   Swiss rail network   Following station
Wädenswil   Zürich S-Bahn
S2 service
   Pfäffikon SZ
Wädenswil   Zürich S-Bahn
S8 service
   Bäch
Location
Richterswil
Location within Switzerland
The station building from Bahnhofplatz

Richterswil railway station (German: Bahnhof Richterswil) is a railway station that serves the municipality of Richterswil, in the canton of Zürich, Switzerland. It is owned and operated by Swiss Federal Railways, and forms part of the Lake Zürich left-bank railway line. The station is situated at the south-eastern edge of the town centre, on the shore of Lake Zürich a short distance to the south of the Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft (ZSG) ferry terminal.[1][2]

The station building is inscribed on the Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National Significance (class A).[3]

History

The station was opened in 1875, along with the rest of the Zürich HB to Ziegelbrücke section of the Lake Zürich left-bank railway line.

Facilities

The station has two tracks, flanked by a pair of side platforms. The station building is on the platform on the landward side of the station, flanking track 1. Both platforms are connected by a pedestrian subway, which also connects to the town centre on the landward side, and the ZSG terminal on the lake side.

Services

Zürich S-Bahn

The station is served by the following lines of the Zürich S-Bahn, operated by the Swiss Federal Railways:

The two services each operated every half-hour during the day, combining to provide four trains per hour to and from Zürich, with a journey time of between 30 and 40 minutes.[4][5]

Bus services

Four Zimmerberg bus lines call at Wülflingen.[6]

Line Route
170 Richterswil ZH – Burghalden – Samstagern
175 Richterswil ZH – Erlenmatte
176 Richterswil ZH – Roos
189 Bhf. Pfäffikon SZ – Freienbach SOB – Bäch – Richterswil ZH

See also

References

  1. ↑ map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2012-04-29.
  2. ↑ Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2012. pp. 12–13. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  3. ↑ "Schweizerisches Inventar der Kulturgüter von nationaler Bedeutung - Zürich" [Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National Significance - Zürich] (PDF) (in German). Swiss Confederation. 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-13.
  4. ↑ "Effretikon–Flughafen–Zürich HB–Pfäffikon SZ–Ziegelbrücke" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. Retrieved 2014-10-09.
  5. ↑ "Pfäffikon SZ–Zürich HB–Wallisellen–Winterthur–Weinfelden" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. Retrieved 2014-10-09.
  6. ↑ "ZVV Regionalnetz/Regional network" (PDF). Zürcher Verkehrsverbund. 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-21. (German) (English)
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