Effretikon is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Zürich and municipality of Illnau-Effretikon. The station, which takes its name from the village of Effretikon, is located on the Zürich to Winterthur main line at the junction point with the Effretikon to Hinwil line.[2][3]
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| Location | Bahnhofstrasse Effretikon, Canton of Zürich Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 47°25′34″N 8°41′13″E / 47.42611°N 8.68694°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 511 m (1,677 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Swiss Federal Railways | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Train operators | Swiss Federal Railways | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Architect | Max Vogt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2018 | 19,700 per weekday[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Service
editEffretikon is an important junction in the Zürich S-Bahn network. It is an intermediate stop on services S3, S7, S8 and S24. For most of the day it is also the outer terminus of S-Bahn service S19, although in peak periods some trains continue to Pfäffikon ZH.[4] On weekends, there are three nighttime S-Bahn services (SN1, SN6, SN8) offered by ZVV.[5]
Summary of all S-Bahn services:
- Zürich S-Bahn:
- S3: half-hourly service to Hardbrücke (or Bülach during peak hour) via Zürich Stadelhofen, and to Wetzikon.
- S7: half-hourly service to Rapperswil via Kloten and Zürich HB, and to Winterthur.
- S8: half-hourly service to Pfäffikon SZ via Zürich Oerlikon and Thalwil, and to Winterthur.
- S19: half-hourly service to Dietikon (during peak hours to Koblenz) via Wallisellen and Zürich HB, and during peak hours to Pfäffikon ZH.
- S24: half-hourly service to Zug via Zürich Flughafen and Zürich HB, and hourly service to Thayngen or Weinfelden (both via Winterthur).
- Nighttime S-Bahn (only during weekends):[6]
- SN1: hourly service to Aarau via Zürich HB, and to Winterthur.
- SN6: hourly service to Würenlos via Zürich HB, and to Winterthur.
- SN8: hourly service to Lachen via Zürich HB, and to Pfäffikon ZH.
Verkehrsbetriebe Glattal buses serve Effretikon railway station at a dedicated bus station, located immediately south of the station building.
Summary of bus services:[4][7]
- 650: Effretikon – Tagelswangen – Lindau – Winterberg ZH
- 652: Effretikon – Illnau (station) – Weisslingen – Neschwil
- 655: Effretikon – Grafstal – Kyburg
- 656: Effretikon – Kleinikon – Breite bei Nürensdorf
- 657: Effretikon – Grafstal – Winterberg ZH
- 658/659: Effretikon – Tagelswangen – Nürensdorf – Bretie bei Nürensdorf
- 662: Effretikon – Kleinikon – Brütten (stops only in peak direction)
- 720: Effretikon – Volketswil – Schwerzenbach (station)
References
edit- ^ "Passagierfrequenz". Swiss Federal Railways. 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
- ^ Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2012. pp. 64–65. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
- ^ a b "S-Bahn trains, buses and boats" (PDF). ZVV. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ "Night timetable and line network".
- ^ https://www.zvv.ch/zvv-assets/fahrplan/pdf/nachtnetz.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Departures: Effretikon, Bahnhof". search.ch. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
External links
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