Wetzikon railway station

Wetzikon is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Zürich and municipality of Wetzikon. The station is located on both the Wallisellen to Rapperswil via Uster and Effretikon to Hinwil railway lines, which converge at junctions to the north and south of the station.[1][2][3]

Wetzikon
LocationPoststrasse,
Wetzikon,
Canton of Zürich,
Switzerland
Coordinates47.316978°N 8.79227°E / 47.316978; 8.79227
Owned bySwiss Federal Railways
Operated bySwiss Federal Railways
Line(s)Wallisellen–Uster–Rapperswil line
Effretikon–Hinwil line
Services
Preceding station Zürich 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
Location
Wetzikon
Location in Switzerland

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 Zürich. 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.[4]

Services

Wetzikon is served by Zürich S-Bahn routes S5, S14 and S15, operating from Zürich via Uster, and by route S3, operating from Zürich via Effretikon. The S3 terminates at Wetzikon, whilst the S14 continues to Hinwil, and the S5 and S15 continue to Rapperswil.[2]

References
  1. map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2012-01-20.
  2. "S-Bahn trains, buses and boats" (PDF). ZVV. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  3. Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2012. pp. 12–13. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  4. "Wetzikon-Meilen Bahn". www.eingestellte-bahnen.ch. Retrieved 2012-05-25.



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