Wetzikon railway station

Wetzikon is a railway station in the municipality of Wetzikon in the Swiss canton of Zurich, situated in fare zone 132 of the Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV).^[1] It is a junction station located on the Wallisellen to Rapperswil via Uster and Effretikon to Hinwil railway lines, which converge to the north and south of the station.^[2][3][4]

Wetzikon
The station in 2010
General information
Location	Poststrasse, Wetzikon, Canton of Zürich, Switzerland
Coordinates	47.316978°N 8.79227°E / 47.316978; 8.79227
Elevation	532 m (1,745 ft)
Owned by	Swiss Federal Railways
Operated by	Swiss Federal Railways
Line(s)	Wallisellen–Uster–Rapperswil line Effretikon–Hinwil line
Platforms	2 island platforms, 1 side platform
Tracks	5
Connections	Zurich Transport Network (ZVV)
Bus	PostAuto line 859 VZO lines 850 851 852 857 858 862 869 883
Other information
Fare zone	132 (ZVV)[1]
Services
Preceding station Zurich S-Bahn Following station Kempten towards Bülach S3 Terminus Uster towards Zug S5 Bubikon towards Pfäffikon SZ Aathal towards Affoltern am Albis S14 Hinwil Terminus Uster towards Niederweningen S15 Bubikon towards Rapperswil Aathal towards Knonau SN5 Limited service Bubikon towards Pfäffikon SZ
Location Wetzikon Location in Switzerland Show map of Switzerland Wetzikon Wetzikon (Canton of Zurich) Show map of Canton of Zurich

Services

Wetzikon is served by Zurich S-Bahn routes S5, S14 and S15, operating from Zurich via Uster, and by route S3, operating from Zurich via Effretikon. The S3 terminates at Wetzikon, whilst the S14 continues to Hinwil, and the S5 and S15 continue to Pfäffikon SZ and Rapperswil, respectively.^[3] During weekends, there is also a nighttime S-Bahn service (SN5) offered by ZVV.^[5]

Summary of all S-Bahn services:

• Zurich S-Bahn:
  • S3: half-hourly service to Hardbrücke (or Bülach during peak hour) via Effretikon and Zürich HB.
  • S5: half-hourly service to Zug via Zürich HB, and to Pfäffikon SZ via Rapperswil.
  • S14: half-hourly service to Affoltern am Albis via Zürich HB, and to Hinwil.
  • S15: half-hourly service to Niederweningen via Zürich HB, and to Rapperswil.
  • Nighttime S-Bahn (only during weekends):^[5]
    • SN5: hourly service between Knonau and Pfäffikon SZ (via Zürich HB).

The station is additionally served by buses of Verkehrsbetriebe Zürichsee und Oberland (VZO) and PostAuto.

History

The station was opened in 1857, at the same time as the Uster to Rapperswil section of the Wallisellen to Rapperswil line. It became a junction station in 1876, when the Effretikon to Hinwil line opened.

In 1903, Wetzikon station also became the interchange point with the Wetzikon-Meilen-Bahn (WMB), a newly built metre gauge electric tramway that linked the area with Meilen on the shores of Lake Zurich. The WMB originally ran beyond Meilen station, to terminate at Kempten, but this section closed in 1939 leaving the station as the line's terminus. The WMB closed in 1950.^[6]

See also

• Rail transport in Switzerland