Wallisellen railway station
Wallisellen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A tram descends into Wallisellen station from the Stadtbahn viaduct, whilst an S-Bahn train departs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Bahnhofplatz, Wallisellen, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 47°24′44″N 8°35′32″E / 47.412153°N 8.592296°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 431 m (1,414 ft) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Swiss Federal Railways | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Swiss Federal Railways | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Zürich–Winterthur Wallisellen–Uster–Rapperswil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| VBZ / VBG tram line 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VBG bus routes 759 752 771 772 773 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VBG bus 759 in 0:22h, light rail 12 in 0:24h to/from Zurich Airport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 121 (ZVV)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | 17,100 per weekday[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Wallisellen is a railway station in the municipality of Wallisellen in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland. It lies within fare zone 121 of the Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV).[3] It is located on the Zurich to Winterthur railway line, and is to the Zurich side of the junction with the Wallisellen to Rapperswil via Uster line.[4][5]
The Glattalbahn light rail has a stop next to the station building. The railway station is adjacent to the newly built Richti Shopping development and near the Glattzentrum shopping mall.
Layout
Wallisellen is served by four mainline tracks (Gleis), numbered 3 to 6 (tracks 1 and 2 correspond to the Glattalbahn), accessed by two island platforms.[6] Track 3 is used by eastbound trains to Effretikon and Hinwil, and track 4 by westbound trains to Zurich and beyond. Tracks 5 and 6 are not currently used in scheduled service.[7]
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The station looking east, with Glattalbahn tracks on grassed reservation to left
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The station looking west, with Glattalbahn platforms visible to right
Service
The station is an interchange point between the Zurich S-Bahn (lines S8, S14 and S19) and the Glattalbahn light rail line 12.[4][8] On weekends, there is also a nighttime S-Bahn services (SN8) offered by ZVV.[9]
S-Bahn
Summary of S-Bahn services:
- Zurich S-Bahn:
- S8: half-hourly service to Pfäffikon SZ via Zürich HB, and to Winterthur.
- S14: half-hourly service to Affoltern am Albis via Zürich HB, and to Hinwil.
- S19: half-hourly service to Dietikon (during peak hours to Koblenz) via Zürich HB, and to Effretikon (during peak hours to Pfäffikon ZH).
- Nighttime S-Bahn:
- SN8: hourly service between Lachen via Zürich Oerlikon, and to Pfäffikon ZH
Tram / Bus
Tracks 1 and 2 of the station are served by the Glattalbahn:
Line 12: Stettbach – Glatt – Bhf. Wallisellen – Glattpark – Bhf. Glattbrugg – Bhf. Balsberg – Zurich Airport (Zurich )
The station forecourt has bus stops served by several lines of Verkehrsbetriebe Glattal (VBG).
See also
References
- ^ "Tarifzonen | Fare zones" (PDF). ZVV. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ "Passagierfrequenz". Swiss Federal Railways. 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ "Tariff districts of Zurich and its urban area" (PDF). Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV). Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ a b Zurich City Map (Map). 1:16000. Hallwag Kümmerlry+Frey AG. 25 January 2009. ISBN 978-3-8283-0070-5.
- ^ Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2012. pp. 64–65. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
- ^ "Station Wallisellen". Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS). Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ^ "Departure: Bahnhof Wallisellen" (PDF). Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS). Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ^ "S-Bahn trains, buses and boats" (PDF). Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV). 9 December 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ "Nachtnetz an Wochenenden | Night time network at weekends" (PDF). www.zvv.ch. Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV). 15 December 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
External links
- Media related to Wallisellen railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Wallisellen railway station – SBB