Bassersdorf railway station

Bassersdorf
General information
LocationBahnhofstrasse
Bassersdorf, Zurich
Switzerland
Coordinates47°26′18″N 8°37′36″E / 47.438335°N 8.626564°E / 47.438335; 8.626564
Elevation459 m (1,506 ft)
Owned bySwiss Federal Railways
Operated bySwiss Federal Railways
Line(s)Zurich–Winterthur line (Wettingen–Effretikon)
Platforms2
Tracks3
Connections
History
Opened1980 (at present location)
Services
Preceding station Zurich S-Bahn Following station
Kloten
towards Rapperswil
 S7 Effretikon
towards Winterthur
Zürich Airport
towards Zug
 S24 Effretikon
towards Thayngen or Weinfelden
Location
Bassersdorf is located in Switzerland
Bassersdorf
Bassersdorf
Location within Switzerland

Bassersdorf is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Zurich and the municipality of Bassersdorf. The station is located on the Zurich to Winterthur main line, to the east of where the Zürich Airport and Kloten lines diverge. It is an intermediate stop on the Zurich S-Bahn services S7 and S24.[1][2][3]

The original route of the railway was through the centre of Bassersdorf. But with the construction of a new railway to serve Zürich Airport in 1980, this route was abandoned along with the original Bassersdorf railway station from 1877, built by Schweizerische Nationalbahn. A new station was constructed on the new line, some 500 m (1,600 ft) to the south of the original station.[4]

Layout

Bassersdorf railway station is located on Bahnhofstrasse, 500 metres (1,600 ft) south of the town center.[1] The station consists of a side platform serving track 1 and an island platform for tracks 2 and 3; only the latter is used in scheduled service. A fourth track is not served by a platform. A small station building lies north of the platforms, along with a bus stop and car park. A pedestrian tunnel connects these facilities with the island platform and with Pöschenstrasse on the south side of the tracks. [5]

Map of the station Heading: North is at 348°

Services

The following Zürich S-Bahn services stop at Bassersdorf:

The S7 and S24 each run at 30-minute intervals; together, they provide 4 trains per hour to Zürich HB and to Winterthur.

On weekends, the nighttime S-Bahn service SN7 provides hourly service from Bassersdorf to Stäfa:

A few unnumbered S-Bahn trains run between Zürich and Winterthur before normal service begins.[6]

Regional bus

Four bus routes connect Bassersdorf railway station to nearby stations and communities:

  • The current station building (2016)
    The current station building (2016)
  • Current station building, street-side (2000)
    Current station building, street-side (2000)
  • The old building in 1970 at the old location of the station. The building was demolished in 2012
    The old building in 1970 at the old location of the station. The building was demolished in 2012
  • The old station in ca. 1920
    The old station in ca. 1920
  • The former station building in 2010, 30 years after the last train
    The former station building in 2010, 30 years after the last train

See also

References

  1. ^ a b map.geo.admin.ch with municipal boundaries overlaid (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2013-05-07.
  2. ^ "S-Bahn trains, buses and boats" (PDF). ZVV. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  3. ^ Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2012. pp. 12–13. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  4. ^ map.geo.admin.ch with Siegfried Map First edition overlaid (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2013-05-13.
  5. ^ "Station Bassersdorf". Swiss Federal Railways. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Departure – Bahnhof Bassersdorf" (PDF). Swiss Federal Railways. Retrieved 16 April 2023.


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