Richterswil railway station

Richterswil
Two-story building with hip roof next to lake
The station building from Lake Zürich in 2011.
General information
LocationRichterswil
Switzerland
Coordinates47°12′30.107″N 8°42′26.820″E / 47.20836306°N 8.70745000°E / 47.20836306; 8.70745000
Elevation408 m (1,339 ft)
Owned bySwiss Federal Railways
Line(s)Lake Zürich left-bank line
Train operatorsSwiss Federal Railways
Connections
History
Opened1875 (1875)
Services
Preceding station Zurich S-Bahn Following station
Wädenswil
towards Zurich Airport
 S2 Pfäffikon SZ
towards Unterterzen
Wädenswil
towards Winterthur
 S8 Bäch
towards Pfäffikon SZ
Location
Richterswil is located in Switzerland
Richterswil
Richterswil
Location within Switzerland
Richterswil is located in Canton of Zürich
Richterswil
Richterswil
Richterswil (Canton of Zürich)

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:[4]

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.[5][6]

Bus services

Three Zimmerberg bus lines call at Richterswil.[7]

Line Route
170 Richterswil ZH – Burghalden – Samstagern
175 Richterswil ZH – Oswäldli
176 Richterswil ZH – Roos

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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-29. Retrieved 2011-09-13.
  4. ^ "S-Bahn trains, buses and boats" (PDF). ZVV. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Effretikon–Flughafen–Zürich HB–Pfäffikon SZ–Ziegelbrücke" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. Retrieved 2014-10-09.
  6. ^ "Pfäffikon SZ–Zürich HB–Wallisellen–Winterthur–Weinfelden" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. Retrieved 2014-10-09.
  7. ^ "Regionalnetz | Regional network" (PDF) (in German). ZVV. 15 December 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2020.