Kilchberg railway station

Kilchberg railway station is a railway station in Switzerland, situated near to the banks of Lake Zurich in the municipality of Kilchberg, within fare zone 150 of the Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV).^[3]. The station is located on the Lake Zurich left bank line, which originally formed part of the Zürich to Lucerne main line, although most main line trains now use the alternative Zimmerberg Base Tunnel routing. It is served by lines S8 and S24 of the Zurich S-Bahn.^[4][5][6]

Kilchberg
The station building in 2018
General information
Location	Kilchberg Switzerland
Coordinates	47°19′27.912″N 8°32′52.760″E
Elevation	424 m (1,391 ft)
Owned by	Swiss Federal Railways
Line(s)	Lake Zurich left-bank line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Train operators	Swiss Federal Railways
Connections	ZVV
Ship	ZSG ship lines
Bus	VBZ bus lines[1] 162 163
Other information
Fare zone	ZVV 150[2]
Services
Preceding station Zurich S-Bahn Following station Zürich Wollishofen towards Winterthur S8 Rüschlikon towards Pfäffikon SZ Zürich Wollishofen towards Thayngen or Weinfelden S24 Rüschlikon towards Zug Zürich Wollishofen towards Pfäffikon ZH SN8 Limited service Rüschlikon towards Lachen
Location Kilchberg Location in Switzerland Show map of Switzerland Kilchberg Kilchberg (Canton of Zürich) Show map of Canton of Zürich

Services

Rail

As of the December 2023 timetable change,^[update] the following services call at Kilchberg (the S2 service passes through):

• S8: half-hourly service between Winterthur and Pfäffikon SZ.
• S24: half-hourly service between Winterthur and Zug; trains continue from Winterthur to either Thayngen or Weinfelden.

During weekends, there is a nighttime S-Bahn service (SN8) offered by ZVV:^[7]

• SN8: hourly service between Pfäffikon ZH and Lachen via Zürich HB.

Bus and boat

There is a bus stop next to the station building, which served by VBZ bus routes 162 and 163.

There is also a nearby landing stage of Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft (ZSG), from whre ships run either in direction to Zurich Bürkliplatz or Rapperswil/Schmerikon, serving the terminals of several lakeside towns and Ufenau island en route.^[8]

See also

• Rail transport in Switzerland