Bülach railway station

Bülach railway station (German: Bahnhof Bülach) is a railway station in the municipality of Bülach in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland, situated within fare zone 112 of the Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV).^[3] It is located at the junction of the Winterthur to Koblenz and Oerlikon to Bülach lines of Swiss Federal Railways.^[5][2][1]

Bülach
The station in 2011
General information
Location	Bülach, canton of Zurich Switzerland
Coordinates	47°31′26.0″N 8°32′10.3″E
Elevation	428 m (1,404 ft)
Owned by	Swiss Federal Railways
Line(s)	Oerlikon–Bülach line Winterthur–Bülach–Koblenz line
Distance	16.3 km (10.1 mi) from Winterthur 20.3 km (12.6 mi) from Zürich HB [1]
Platforms	3 island platforms (one with the station building) 2 side platforms
Tracks	6
Train operators	Swiss Federal Railways Thurbo
Connections	Zurich Transport Network (ZVV)
Bus	PostAuto lines[2] 501 504 515 525 530 531 535
Other information
Fare zone	112 (ZVV)[3]
Passengers
2018	16,300 per working day[4]
Services
Preceding station SBB CFF FFS Following station Schaffhausen Terminus RE48 Zürich Oerlikon towards Zürich HB Preceding station Zurich S-Bahn Following station Terminus S3 Oberglatt towards Wetzikon Glattfelden towards Schaffhausen S9 Niederglatt towards Uster Eglisau towards Waldshut S36 Terminus Terminus S41 Embrach-Rorbas towards Winterthur SN9 Limited service Niederglatt towards Uster SN41 Limited service Embrach-Rorbas towards Winterthur Glattfelden towards Schaffhausen SN65 Limited service Terminus
Location Bülach Location within Switzerland Show map of Switzerland Bülach Bülach (Canton of Zurich) Show map of Canton of Zurich

Layout

Bülach is a junction station and an example of a Keilbahnhof: platforms 1–3 are located on the Oerlikon–Bülach line to the west of the station, while platforms 4–6 are located on the Winterthur–Koblenz line, to the east. The two lines join immediately north of the station facility.^[6]

Services

As of the December 2020 timetable change,^[update] Bülach station is served by Zurich S-Bahn lines S3, S9, S36 and S41; as well as an hourly RegioExpress (RE48) service between Zurich and Schaffhausen (via Oerlikon).^[7][8] The S9 connects Zurich and Rafz/Schaffhausen, using the Bülach-Regensberg Railway south of Bülach and the Eglisau-Neuhausen railway line north of Eglisau, passing through German territory. The S36 connects Koblenz, while the S41 connects Winterthur using the Winterthur–Bülach–Koblenz railway line.^[2] InterCity and Cisalpino trains used to call at Bülach station until 2013.

Summary of rail services:

• RE48: hourly service between Zürich HB and Schaffhausen.
• Zurich S-Bahn:
  • S3: rush-hour service to Wetzikon.
  • S9: half-hourly service between Uster and Rafz; every other train continues from Rafz to Schaffhausen.
  • S36: hourly service to Waldshut.
  • S41: half-hourly service to Winterthur.

During weekends, there are also three Nighttime S-Bahn services (SN9, SN41, SN65) offered by ZVV.^[9]

• SN9: hourly service to Uster (via Zürich HB).
• SN41: hourly service to Winterthur (via Embrach-Rorbas).
• SN65: hourly service to Schaffhausen (via Rafz).

The station is additionally served by PostAuto buses.

Gallery

• 
  Aerial view of the station (1923)
• 
  Aerial view (1980) of the station (Keilbahnhof), with lines continuing to Eglisau (top), Zürich HB (left) and Winterthur (right)
• 
  Platforms and reception building

See also

• Rail transport in Switzerland