Aathal railway station
Aathal is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Zürich and municipality of Seegräben. It is on the Wallisellen to Rapperswil via Uster line.[1]
Aathal | |||||||||||
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 The former station buildings, seen from the current station | |||||||||||
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| Location | Gstalderstrasse, Aathal, Seegräben, Canton of Zürich, Switzerland | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 47.335435°N 8.766296°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Swiss Federal Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Swiss Federal Railways | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Wallisellen–Uster–Rapperswil line | ||||||||||
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  Aathal Location within Switzerland | |||||||||||
The station is close to the Aathal Dinosaur Museum and a 15 minute walk from Jucker Farm in Seegräben.[1][2]
Service
The station is served by Zürich S-Bahn route S14.[1][3][4] During weekends, there is also a nighttime S-Bahn service (SN5) offered by ZVV.[5]
Summary of all S-Bahn services:
- Zürich S-Bahn:
- S14: half-hourly service to Affoltern am Albis via Zürich HB, and to Hinwil via Wetzikon.
- Nighttime S-Bahn (only during weekends):[6]
- SN5: hourly service between Knonau and Pfäffikon SZ (via Zürich HB).
History
The current station opened in May 1990, as the result of a realignment that was needed in order to accommodate double track on the line. The earlier station building still exists, in other usage, some 75 m (246 ft) north of the current station.[4][7]
References
- map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
- "Juckerhof Seegräben". juckerfarm.ch (in German). Retrieved 2023-05-16.
- "S-Bahn trains, buses and boats" (PDF). ZVV. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
- Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2012. pp. 12–13. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
- https://www.zvv.ch/zvv/en/travelcards-and-tickets/fares/nighttime-network/nacht-fahrplan-und-liniennetz.html
- https://www.zvv.ch/zvv-assets/fahrplan/pdf/nachtnetz.pdf
- map.geo.admin.ch with Siegfried Map First edition overlaid (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
External links
Media related to Aathal railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Aathal railway station – SBB
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