Oberwinterthur railway station
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| Location | Hegifeldstrasse 1A 8404 Winterthur Winterthur, Zürich Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 47°30′28″N 8°45′39″E / 47.50778°N 8.76083°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 457 m above the sea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Swiss Federal Railways | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Swiss Federal Railways Thurbo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Winterthur–Etzwilen-Stein am Rhein (821) Winterthur–Romanshorn (840) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform, 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | PostAuto and Stadtbus Winterthur buses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 120 (ZVV)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1855 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Oberwinterthur railway station (German: Bahnhof Oberwinterthur) is a railway station that serves Oberwinterthur, which is district number 2 in Winterthur, a city in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland.[2][3] It is one of ten railway stations in the city of Winterthur (fare zone 120 of ZVV),[1] the others being: Reutlingen, Sennhof-Kyburg, Winterthur, Winterthur Grüze, Winterthur Hegi, Winterthur Seen, Winterthur Töss, Winterthur Wallrüti, and Winterthur Wülflingen.
Opened in 1855, the station is of simple design, and is owned and operated by the Swiss Federal Railways. It is served by four Zurich S-Bahn lines. As the terminus of three regional bus lines, it is also a transfer station for commuters.
Location
[edit]Oberwinterthur railway station is situated right in the centre of Oberwinterthur.
North of the station, in Hegmatten, is the Zugunterhaltungsanlage Oberwinterthur, where the double-decker Zurich S-Bahn trains and the Stadler Flirt und GTW multiple unit trains are maintained. A vehicle maintenance facility for other users is planned.[4]
Services
[edit]S-Bahn
[edit]The station is served by the following four Zurich S-Bahn lines:[5]
- S11 Aarau–Lenzburg–Dietikon–Zürich HB–Zürich Stettbach–Winterthur–Seuzach/
Sennhof-Kyburg (–Wila)
Operates non stop between Stettbach and Winterthur; the lines to Seuzach and Sennhof-Kyburg are operated alternately at hourly intervals; supplementary trains to Wila. - S24 Thayngen/
Weinfelden–Winterthur–Zürich Flughafen 
–Wipkingen–Zürich HB–Thalwil–Zug
Services stop in Kemptthal until 9:20 PM; the lines to Thayngen and Weinfelden are operated alternately at hourly intervals; stops between Neuhausen and Winterthur only in Andelfingen. - S29 Winterthur–Stein am Rhein
- S30 Winterthur–Frauenfeld–Weinfelden (–Romanshorn–Rorschach)
- Nighttime S-Bahn
During weekends, Oberwinterthur is served by a nighttime S-Bahn service (SN30), offered by Ostwind fare network,[6] and operated by Thurbo for St. Gallen S-Bahn. The line to Stein am Rhein is served not by night trains, but by various night bus lines.
SN30: hourly service to Winterthur and to Romanshorn (via Weinfelden).
Bus
[edit]- Bahnhof Oberwinterthur bus station
This is the actual bus station for the railway station, and is located on the same side of the tracks as the station building.
The first three bus lines serving this bus station are operated by the city network. The other three are regional lines that terminate at Oberwinterthur railway station. Of the regional lines, the yellow line 615 is operated by PostBus Switzerland, while the other two are operated by the city bus network.
| Line | Route |
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| 1 | Töss – Bhf. Winterthur – Bhf. Oberwinterthur – Oberwinterthur |
| 5 | Technorama – Bhf. Oberwinterthur – Bhf. Winterthur – Dättnau |
| 10 | Bhf. Winterthur – Bhf. Oberwinterthur |
| 610 | Bhf. Oberwinterthur – Wiesendangen, Dorf – Bhf. Oberwinterthur (circle route) |
| 611 | Bhf. Oberwinterthur – Gundetswil |
| 615 | Bhf. Oberwinterthur – Rickenbach – Ellikon a. d Thur – Altikon |
- Hegifeld bus station
The Hegifeld bus station is located on the side of the tracks opposite from the station building, but is nevertheless connected directly with the railway station and its platforms by a pedestrian underpass.
| Line | Route |
|---|---|
| 15 | Hegifeld – Bahnhof Hegi – Hegifeld (circle route) |
| 680 | Bhf. Winterthur – Hegifeld – Elsau – Schlatt – Elgg/Girenbad b. Turbenthal* |
* Line 680 runs three times each day to Girenbad bei Turbenthal.
Night buses
[edit]| Line | Route |
|---|---|
| N61 | Bhf. Winterthur – Bhf. Oberwinterthur – Oberwinterthur – Stadel – Sulz – Rickenbach – Ellikon – Altikon – Thalheim – Grüt – Dinhard |
The night bus N65 (Bhf. Winterthur – Oberseen – Hegi – Elsau – Wiesendangen) also serves Hegifeld station, but only for alighting passengers.
See also
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Further reading
[edit]- Kugler, Reinhard (29 November 1990), "Neubau Unterhaltsanlage Oberwinterthur", Schweizer Ingenieur und Architekt (in German), 108 (48: S-Bahn Zürich - Architektur): 1397–1399
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Tarifzonen | Fare zones" (PDF). Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV). 15 December 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ^ map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
- ^ Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2012. pp. 12–13. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
- ^ "Peter Spuhler investiert in Winterthur". Tages-Anzeiger. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
- ^ "S-Bahn trains, buses and boats" (PDF). Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV). 9 December 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ "Ostschweizer Nachtnetz – Noch mehr Zug und Bus am Wochenende". Tarifverbund Ostschweiz. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
External links
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Media related to Oberwinterthur railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Oberwinterthur railway station – SBB
This article is based upon a translation of the German language version as at November 2011.