Affoltern am Albis railway station

Affoltern am Albis
General information
LocationBahnhofplatz,
Affoltern am Albis,
Canton of Zürich,
Switzerland
Coordinates47°16′33″N 8°26′46″E / 47.275881°N 8.44604°E / 47.275881; 8.44604
Owned bySwiss Federal Railways
Operated bySwiss Federal Railways
Line(s)Zürich–Affoltern am Albis–Zug
Platforms3
History
Opened1864
Services
Preceding station Zurich S-Bahn Following station
Mettmenstetten
towards Zug
S5 Hedingen
Terminus S14 Hedingen
towards Hinwil
Location
Affoltern am Albis is located in Switzerland
Affoltern am Albis
Affoltern am Albis
Location within Switzerland

Affoltern am Albis is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Zürich, situated in the municipality of Affoltern am Albis. The station is located on the Zürich to Zug via Affoltern am Albis railway line.[1][2] Affoltern am Albis station is less than 30 minutes from Zürich Hauptbahnhof.

On the Zug side there are three sidings, which are rarely used, and a former siding from the OVA site. The old station with its two platform tracks was completely rebuilt in 2001.[3] The level crossing at the OVA site was abolished and replaced by a bicycle and passenger underpass. The station received a third platform track and all buildings were replaced. The station forecourt was rebuilt and a bus station was built. The integrated bus terminal has eight stops for the provisional six bus routes to the region as well as to Cham, Zürich, Muri and Thalwil. In September 2002, the current station was inaugurated with a festival.[4][5]

  1. ^ map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2011-11-23.
  2. ^ Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2012. pp. 12–13. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  3. ^ "Davos Platz - Landquart / Scuol-Tarasp - Vereina - Landquart / St. Moritz - Vereina - Landquart" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Bahnhoffest Affoltern, September 2002". Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Wirtschaftsstandort Affoltern am Albis" (PDF) (in German). Municipality of Affoltern am Albis. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 October 2007.