Hedingen railway station
Hedingen is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Zurich, situated in the municipality of Hedingen. The station is located on the Zurich to Zug via Affoltern am Albis railway line.[1][2]
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| Location | Bahnhofplatz, Hedingen, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 47.298507°N 8.445793°E | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Swiss Federal Railways | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Swiss Federal Railways | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Zürich–Affoltern am Albis–Zug | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1864 | |||||||||||||||
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  Hedingen Location within Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||
This railway station, although not a major station, provides the ability to travellers to purchase tickets for either directions. It has a Kiosk (a convenience store) attached to it where travellers can purchase a variety of products or they can also have a kebab at the nearby Kebab shop. It is also located within walking distance from the local supermarket (Volg) and the local bakery (Bäckerei Conditorei Confiserie), which is already set up for Christmas (see picture below).
Service
Hedingen station is an intermediate stop on Zurich S-Bahn services S5 and S14.[3] During weekends, there is also a nighttime S-Bahn service (SN5) offered by ZVV.[4]
Summary of S-Bahn services:
- Zürich S-Bahn:
- S5: half-hourly service to Zug, and to Pfäffikon SZ via Zürich HB.
- S14: half-hourly service between Affoltern am Albis and Hinwil via Zürich HB.
- Nighttime S-Bahn (only during weekends):[5]
- SN5: hourly service between Knonau and Pfäffikon SZ via Zürich HB.
Further reading
- dal Bosco, Pietro (29 November 1990), "Station Hedingen: geschichtlicher Bezug", Schweizer Ingenieur und Architekt (in German), 108 (48: S-Bahn Zürich - Architektur): 1396
References
- map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
- Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2012. pp. 12–13. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
- "S-Bahn trains, buses and boats" (PDF). ZVV. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- 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
External links
Media related to Hedingen railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Hedingen railway station – SBB