Pfäffikon SZ railway station

Pfäffikon SZ railway station (German: Bahnhof Pfäffikon SZ) is a junction station serving Pfäffikon, the principal town of the municipality of Freienbach, in the canton of Schwyz, Switzerland. The station is situated at the northern edge of the town, between the town centre and Lake Zurich.[2][3]

Pfäffikon SZ
The station building in 2010
LocationFreienbach
Switzerland
Coordinates47°12′10.76″N 8°46′41.16″E
Elevation412 m (1,352 ft)
Owned bySwiss Federal Railways
Line(s)
Distance33.10 km (20.57 mi) from Zürich Hauptbahnhof
Platforms7
Train operators
ConnectionsPostAuto Schweiz and local buses[1]
Services
Preceding station Swiss Federal Railways Following station
Wädenswil RegioExpress
Siebnen-Wangen
towards Chur
Preceding station Südostbahn Following station
Biberbrugg
towards Lucerne
Voralpen Express Rapperswil
towards St. Gallen
Preceding station Zürich S-Bahn Following station
Richterswil S2 Altendorf
towards Unterterzen
Terminus S5 Rapperswil
towards Zug
Freienbach SBB
towards Winterthur
S8 Terminus
Wädenswil S25 Lachen
towards Linthal
Freienbach SOB
towards Einsiedeln
S40 Hurden
towards Rapperswil
Location
Pfäffikon SZ
Location within Switzerland
Pfäffikon SZ
Pfäffikon SZ (Canton of Schwyz)

The station forms part of the Lake Zurich left bank railway line, which links Zürich Hauptbahnhof with Ziegelbrücke and Näfels, and is owned and operated by the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB). To the east of the station is the junction for the line to Rapperswil, which crosses Lake Zurich on the Seedamm, whilst to the west is the junction for the line to Arth-Goldau; both these latter being owned and operated by the Südostbahn (SOB).[4][5]

Voralpen-Express in Pfäffikon

Operation

Long distance trains

The following long-distance trains stop at Pfäffikon:

The St. Gallen to Lucern train is operated by the SOB under the name Voralpen Express. The remaining trains are operated by the SBB.

Zürich S-Bahn trains

The following Zurich S-Bahn services call at Pfäffikon.[4][6]

Service S40 is operated by the SOB, the remainder by the SBB.

Station facilities

Today's SBB-CFF-FFS station yard consists of seven platform lines.

Track 1 faces the main platform; goods trains run on that track and on track 4.

The Voralpen Express and the SOB-operated Zürich S-Bahn trains use tracks 2 and 7.

Also on track 7, and on tracks 3, 5 and 6, can be seen the Zürich S-Bahn trains operated by the SBB-CFF-FFS.

Tracks 3 and 5 are used by InterRegio (InterCity/EuroCity) trains, as well as RegioExpress and special trains.

Connections

Adjacent to the station is the Pfäffikon bus terminal. From Pfäffikon, there are Postauto bus lines (yellow) as well as community buses (blue).

Regional buses

Line Route
180 Bhf. Pfäffikon SZ – Wollerau – Samstagern ZH
188 Bhf. Pfäffikon – Pfäffikon, Roggenacker – Schindellegi, Chaltenboden
189 Bhf. Pfäffikon SZ – Freienbach SOB – Bäch
190 Bhf. Pfäffikon SZ – Feusisberg – Schindellegi-Feusisberg
524 Bhf. Pfäffikon SZ – Lachen SZ – Galgenen – Reichenburg
522 Bhf. Pfäffikon SZ – Lachen SZ – Siebnen-Wangen – Nuolen

Urban buses

Line Route
188 Pfäffikon – Pfäffikon, Roggenacker
195 Pfäffikon – Pfäffikon, Seedamm-Center/Alpamare

See also

Notes

  1. "Regionalnetz | Regional network" (PDF) (in German). ZVV. 15 December 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  2. map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2013-05-07.
  3. Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. pp. 12–13. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  4. "S-Bahn trains, buses and boats" (PDF). ZVV. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  5. "Liniennetzplan Südostbahn" (PDF). Südostbahn. 9 June 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  6. "Zürich–Thalwil–Ziegelbrücke" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. Retrieved 2014-08-07.

References

  • Oswald, G; Micher, K (1991). Die Südostbahn, Geschichte einer Privatbahn [The Südostbahn, History of a Private Railway] (in German). Zürich: Orell Füssli Verlag. ISBN 3-280-02048-4.
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