Aathal railway station
Aathal | ||||||||||||||||
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The former station buildings, seen from the current station | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Gstalderstrasse, Aathal, Seegräben, Canton of Zürich, Switzerland | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 47°20′08″N 8°45′59″E / 47.335435°N 8.766296°E | |||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 506 m (1,660 ft) | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Swiss Federal Railways | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Swiss Federal Railways | |||||||||||||||
| Line | Wallisellen–Uster–Rapperswil line | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 132 (ZVV)[1] | |||||||||||||||
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Aathal is a railway station in the municipality of Seegräben in the Swiss canton of Zurich. It is located on the Wallisellen to Rapperswil via Uster line,[2] within fare zone 132 of the Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV).[1]
The station is close to the Aathal Dinosaur Museum and a 15 minute walk from Jucker Farm in Seegräben.[2][3]
Service
The station is served by Zurich S-Bahn route S14.[2][4][5] During weekends, there is also a nighttime S-Bahn service (SN5) offered by ZVV.[6]
Summary of all S-Bahn services:
- Zurich S-Bahn:
- S14: half-hourly service to Affoltern am Albis via Zürich HB, and to Hinwil via Wetzikon.
- Nighttime S-Bahn (only during weekends):[6]
- SN5: hourly service between Knonau and Pfäffikon SZ (via Zürich HB).
History
The current station opened in May 1990, as the result of a realignment that was needed in order to accommodate double track on the line. The earlier station building still exists, in other usage, some 75 m (246 ft) north of the current station.[5][7]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Tarifzonen | Fare zones" (PDF). ZVV. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
- ^ a b c map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- ^ "Juckerhof Seegräben". juckerfarm.ch (in German). Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ "S-Bahn trains, buses and boats" (PDF). Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV). 9 December 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
- ^ a b Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2012. pp. 12–13. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
- ^ a b "Nachtnetz an Wochenenden | Night time network at weekends" (PDF). www.zvv.ch. Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV). 15 December 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
- ^ map.geo.admin.ch with Siegfried Map First edition overlaid (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
External links
- Media related to Aathal railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Aathal railway station – SBB