Horgen railway station
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Horgen is a railway station in Switzerland
, situated on the banks of Lake Zurich
in the town of Horgen
. The station is located on the Zürich to Chur railway line and is served by lines S2
and S8
of the Zurich S-Bahn
.
The station provides an integrated transfer facility with the buses of the Zimmerberg bus line
, which operate from a bus station immediately adjacent to the railway station. Ships of the Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft
call at a pier on the lakeside immediately adjacent to the station, whilst the Horgen–Meilen ferry
operates from a terminal some 600 metres (1,968.5 ft) to the south-east along the lakeside promenade.
Horgen station should not be confused with the nearby, but higher level, Horgen Oberdorf railway station
, which is on the Zürich to Lucerne railway line. The two stations are approximately 0.9 kilometre (0.559235462984826 mi) apart on foot.
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
, situated on the banks of Lake Zurich
Lake Zurich
Lake Zurich is a lake in Switzerland, extending southeast of the city of Zurich. It is also known as Lake Zürich and Lake of Zürich. It lies approximately at co-ordinates ....
in the town of Horgen
Horgen
Horgen is a village in the district of Horgen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.It is one of the larger towns along the south bank of the Lake of Zurich.- History :Horgen is also the type-site of Switzerland's middle Neolithic archaeological culture...
. The station is located on the Zürich to Chur railway line and is served by lines S2
S2 (ZVV)
The S2 is a regional railway line of the S-Bahn Zürich on the Zürcher Verkehrsverbund , Zürich transportation network, and is one of the network's lines connecting the cantons of Zürich with Schwyz, Glarus and St...
and S8
S8 (ZVV)
The S8 is a regional railway line of the S-Bahn Zürich on the Zürcher Verkehrsverbund , Zürich transportation network, and is one of the network's lines connecting the cantons of Thurgau, Zürich and Schwyz.- Route :...
of the Zurich S-Bahn
Zürich S-Bahn
The Zurich S-Bahn system is a network of rapid transit rail lines that has been incrementally expanded to cover the ZVV area, which comprises the entire canton of Zurich and portions of neighboring cantons The Zurich S-Bahn system is a network of rapid transit rail lines that has been...
.
The station provides an integrated transfer facility with the buses of the Zimmerberg bus line
Zimmerberg bus line
The Zimmerberg bus line is a bus line network in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.- Structure :Zimmerbergbus is a bus line in the district of Horgen, operated by the Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn and its local partner firms: AHW Busbetriebe AG in Horgen, Busbetriebe Bamert GmbH in Wollerau,...
, which operate from a bus station immediately adjacent to the railway station. Ships of the Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft
Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft
The Lake Zurich Shipping Company or Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft is a public Swiss company operating passenger ships and boats on Lake Zürich....
call at a pier on the lakeside immediately adjacent to the station, whilst the Horgen–Meilen ferry
Horgen–Meilen ferry
The Horgen–Meilen ferry, operated by the Zürichsee-Fähre Horgen-Meilen AG company, is a Swiss car ferry that operates across Lake Zurich between the lakeside towns of Horgen and Meilen...
operates from a terminal some 600 metres (1,968.5 ft) to the south-east along the lakeside promenade.
Horgen station should not be confused with the nearby, but higher level, Horgen Oberdorf railway station
Horgen Oberdorf railway station
Horgen Oberdorf is a railway station in Switzerland, situated in the town of Horgen. The station is located on the Zürich to Lucerne railway line and is served by lines S21 and S24 of the Zurich S-Bahn....
, which is on the Zürich to Lucerne railway line. The two stations are approximately 0.9 kilometre (0.559235462984826 mi) apart on foot.