Kempten railway station (Switzerland)
Kempten is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Zürich and municipality of Wetzikon. The station takes its name from the nearby village of Kempten and is located on the Effretikon to Hinwil railway line.[2]
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| Location | Bahnhofstrasse, Kempten, Wetzikon, Canton of Zürich, Switzerland | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 47.331832°N 8.80419°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 552 m (1,811 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Swiss Federal Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Swiss Federal Railways | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Effretikon–Hinwil line | ||||||||||
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| 2018 | 2,100 per weekday[1] | ||||||||||
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The station is not to be confused with Kempten (Allgäu) Hauptbahnhof, which is the main station of Kempten (Allgäu, Bavaria, Germany).
History
Between 1903 and 1939, Kempten station was also served by the Wetzikon-Meilen-Bahn (WMB), a metre gauge electric tramway that linked Kempten with Meilen, on the shores of Lake Zürich, via Wetzikon.[3]
Service
The station is served by Zürich S-Bahn line S3, which links Zürich Hardbrücke and Wetzikon via Zürich Stadelhofen and Effretikon. During peak hours, the S3 continues from Hardbrücke to Bülach.[4]
- Zürich S-Bahn S3: half-hourly service to Hardbrücke (or Bülach during peak hour) via Zürich HB, and to Wetzikon.
References
- "Passagierfrequenz". Swiss Federal Railways. 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
- "Wetzikon-Meilen Bahn". www.eingestellte-bahnen.ch. Archived from the original on 2013-10-17. Retrieved 2012-05-25.
- "S-Bahn trains, buses and boats" (PDF). ZVV. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
External links
Media related to Kempten railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Kempten railway station (Switzerland) – SBB
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