Oberwinterthur railway station

Oberwinterthur railway station (German: Bahnhof Oberwinterthur) is a railway station that serves Oberwinterthur, which is district number 2 in Winterthur, a city in the Canton of Zurich, Switzerland.[1][2]

Oberwinterthur
The station frontage, 2016.
General information
LocationHegifeldstrasse 1A
8404 Winterthur
Winterthur, Zürich
Switzerland
Coordinates47°30′28″N 8°45′39″E / 47.50778°N 8.76083°E / 47.50778; 8.76083
Elevation457 m above the sea
Owned bySwiss Federal Railways
Operated bySwiss Federal Railways
THURBO
Line(s)Winterthur–Etzwilen-Stein am Rhein (821)
Winterthur–Romanshorn (840)
Platforms3
ConnectionsPostauto and Winterthur buses
History
Opened1855 (1855)
Services
Preceding station Zürich S-Bahn Following station
Winterthur
towards Aarau
S11 Winterthur Wallrüti
towards Seuzach
Winterthur
Terminus
S29 Winterthur Wallrüti
Winterthur
towards Zug
S24 Wiesendangen
towards Weinfelden
Winterthur
Terminus
S30
Location
Oberwinterthur is located in Switzerland
Oberwinterthur
Oberwinterthur
Location within Switzerland

Opened in 1855, the station is of simple design, and is owned and operated by the Swiss Federal Railways. It is served by four Zürich S-Bahn lines. As the terminus of three regional bus lines, it is also a transfer station for commuters.

North of the station, in Hegmatten, is the Zugunterhaltungsanlage Oberwinterthur. There, the double-decker Zürich S-Bahn trains, and the Stadler Flirt und GTW multiple unit trains, are maintained. A vehicle maintenance facility for other users is planned.[3]

Location edit

Oberwinterthur railway station is situated right in the centre of Oberwinterthur.

Services edit

Zürich S-Bahn edit

The station is served by the following four Zürich S-Bahn lines:[4]

Night trains edit

Oberwinterthur is served by one "Nightliner", operated by THURBO. The line to Stein am Rhein is served not by night trains, but by various night bus lines.

Local transport edit

Bahnhof Oberwinterthur bus station edit

This is the actual bus station for the railway station, and is located on the same side of the tracks as the station building.

The first three bus lines serving this bus station are operated by the city network. The other three are regional lines that terminate at Oberwinterthur railway station. Of the regional lines, the yellow line 615 is operated by PostBus Switzerland, while the other two are operated by the city bus network.

Line Route
1 Töss – HB – Oberwinterthur
5 Technorama – HB – Dättnau
10 HB – Bhf. Oberwinterthur
610 Bhf. Oberwinterthur – Wiesendangen, Dorf – Bhf. Oberwinterthur (circle route)
611 Bhf. Oberwinterthur – Gundetswil
615 Bhf. Oberwinterthur – Rickenbach – Ellikon a. d Thur – Altikon

Hegifeld bus station edit

The Hegifeld bus station is located on the side of the tracks opposite from the station building, but is nevertheless connected directly with the railway station and its platforms by a pedestrian underpass.

Line Route
15 Hegifeld – Bahnhof Hegi – Hegifeld (circle route)
680 HB – Elsau – Schlatt – Elgg/Girenbad b. Turbenthal*

* Line 680 runs three times each day to Girenbad bei Turbenthal.

Night buses edit

Line Route
N61 HB – Oberwinterthur – Stadel – Sulz – Rickenbach – Ellikon – Altikon – Thalheim – Grüt – Dinhard

The night bus N65 (HB – Oberseen – Hegi – Elsau – Wiesendangen) also serves Hegifeld station, but only for alighting passengers.

See also edit

Further reading edit

  • Kugler, Reinhard (29 November 1990), "Neubau Unterhaltsanlage Oberwinterthur", Schweizer Ingenieur und Architekt (in German), 108 (48: S-Bahn Zürich - Architektur): 1397–1399

References edit

  1. ^ map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
  2. ^ Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2012. pp. 12–13. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  3. ^ "Peter Spuhler investiert in Winterthur". Tages-Anzeiger. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
  4. ^ "S-Bahn trains, buses and boats" (PDF). ZVV. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2019.

External links edit

This article is based upon a translation of the German language version as at November 2011.