Winterthur-Seen railway station
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Winterthur-Seen railway station serves Seen, which is district number 3 in Winterthur
, a city in the canton
of Zurich
, Switzerland
. It forms part of the Tösstalbahn section between Winterthur-Grüze
and Bauma
.
, on the other side of the tracks.
From 1882, the operating railway company also had a line of its own to Winterthur Hauptbahnhof
.
On 10 June 1918, the station and the rest of the line were nationalized, and came under the control of the SBB-CFF-FFS
.
(only every hour; every half-hour from Winterthur HB to Seuzach
)
line and one other bus line. Both lines terminate there.
Line 6 (Rosenberg – Hauptbahnhof – Oberseen) has a bus stop about 200 m (656.2 ft) from the station.
This article is based upon a translation of the German language version as at November 2011.
Winterthur
Winterthur is a city in the canton of Zurich in northern Switzerland. It has the country's sixth largest population with an estimate of more than 100,000 people. In the local dialect and by its inhabitants, it is usually abbreviated to Winti...
, a city in the canton
Cantons of Switzerland
The 26 cantons of Switzerland are the member states of the federal state of Switzerland. Each canton was a fully sovereign state with its own borders, army and currency from the Treaty of Westphalia until the establishment of the Swiss federal state in 1848...
of Zurich
Canton of Zürich
The Canton of Zurich has a population of . The canton is located in the northeast of Switzerland and the city of Zurich is its capital. The official language is German, but people speak the local Swiss German dialect called Züritüütsch...
, Switzerland
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....
. It forms part of the Tösstalbahn section between Winterthur-Grüze
Winterthur-Grüze railway station
Winterthur-Grüze railway station serves Grüze, an industrial zone in district number 2, Winterthur, a city in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland....
and Bauma
Bauma
Bauma is a municipality in the district of Pfäffikon in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland.-Geography:Bauma has an area of . Of this area, 35.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 54.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 8.6% is settled and the remainder is non-productive...
.
Location
Situated at the north eastern edge of central Seen, the station borders the quarter of SonnenbergSonnenberg (Winterthur)
Sonnenberg is a quarter in the district 3 of Winterthur.It was formerly a part of Seen municipality, which was incorporated into Winterthur in 1922....
, on the other side of the tracks.
History
The station was opened on 4 May 1875, together with the rest of the first section of the Tösstalbahn, between Grüze and Bauma. One year later, the line was extended to Wald.From 1882, the operating railway company also had a line of its own to Winterthur Hauptbahnhof
Winterthur Hauptbahnhof
Winterthur Hauptbahnhof is the Hauptbahnhof for Winterthur, a city in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland....
.
On 10 June 1918, the station and the rest of the line were nationalized, and came under the control of the SBB-CFF-FFS
SBB-CFF-FFS
Swiss Federal Railways and SFR are not in official use) is the national railway company of Switzerland headquartered in Bern. Formerly a government institution, it is since 1999 a special stock corporation with all shares held by the Swiss Confederation or the Swiss cantons...
.
Zürich S-Bahn
The station is served by the following Zürich S-Bahn lines:(only every hour; every half-hour from Winterthur HB to Seuzach
Seuzach
Seuzach is a municipality in the district of Winterthur in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.-Geography:Seuzach has an area of . Of this area, 44.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 24.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 30.1% is settled and the remainder is non-productive...
)
Local transport
Stadtbus Winterthur serves the station with one Winterthur trolleybusTrolleybuses in Winterthur
The Winterthur trolleybus system forms part of the public transport network that serves Winterthur, in the canton of Zürich, Switzerland.Opened on 28 December 1938, the system gradually replaced the Winterthur tramway network.-History:...
line and one other bus line. Both lines terminate there.
| Line | Route |
|---|---|
| 2 | Wülflingen – Hauptbahnhof – Seen |
| 9 | Seen – Klösterli Iberg – Eidberg |
Line 6 (Rosenberg – Hauptbahnhof – Oberseen) has a bus stop about 200 m (656.2 ft) from the station.
See also
- History of rail transport in SwitzerlandHistory of rail transport in SwitzerlandThe construction and operation of Swiss railways during the 19th century was carried out by private railways. The first internal line was a 16 km line opened from Zürich to Baden in 1847. By 1860 railways connected western and northeastern Switzerland. The first Alpine railway to be opened...
- Rail transport in SwitzerlandRail transport in SwitzerlandThe railways of Switzerland include and narrow gauge .*Network size: 5,063 km*standard gauge: , of which is electrified.*narrow gauge: , of which is electrified...
External links
- SBB-CFF-FFS website (Swiss rail operator)
This article is based upon a translation of the German language version as at November 2011.