Zürich Altstetten railway station

The Zurich Altstetten station ( 399 m asl) is one of the 13 SBB stations on the territory of the city of Zurich and located in the same neighborhood Altstetten. He was assigned to the International Station number 8503001.

• 5.1 S -Bahn Zurich
• 5.2 high-speed trains

• 7.1 Altstetterplatz
• 7.2 volcano Place

History

The first station was in the then independent municipality Altstetten (1934 incorporated ) on August 9, 1847 at the opening of the first railway line in Switzerland commissioned ( Spanish Brötli -Bahn Zurich - Baden). On 1 June 1864, the Ämtlerlinie Zurich was - opened on the train Knonauer office. With the opening of the Zimmerberg tunnel as part of the Gotthard Access Zurich - Thalwil - train - Arth -Goldau was on 1 June 1897, the line connecting Wiedikon - opens Altstetten.

In the 1960s recognized the resolved construction of yard Limmat Valley (RBL ), the outsourcing of goods handled from the urban area beyond and the related extensions in the Limmat Valley, also Altstetten. East of the RBL made ​​between Dietikon Altstetten and a third and fourth main track. From Altstetten from freight trains could drive around the main train station just over the connecting line to Zurich Wiedikon, with commissioning of the Käferberg line on 1 June 1969, finally, the single-track line to Zurich Oerlikon was made possible.

With the commissioning of the S -Bahn Zurich on May 2, 1990, the second double track between Altstetten and Hard bridge was put into operation. In control mode since then use S -Bahn trains in Altstetten track 3 and 4 ( Southern double track) and switch between Altstetten and Hardbrucke via union building on the long-distance tracks ( in Altstetten track 6 and 7, northern double track) on the northern edge of the track field.

Building

The first building was created to mark the opening of the line to Baden in 1847 by the SNB. Already in 1864 a new station building was built by the NOB; by the introduction of the line of train here, was a key station. It was built according to the plans of Jakob Friedrich Wanner, who also designed the former main railway station on existing wall parts of the central building of the old station and completed the opening of the line to train. The old station was located approximately where today the southeastern corner of the Schnellguthalle (now Planzer ) is located. The two branches of the wedge route station were not moved during the construction of the current station.

Together with the Käferberg line and the construction of the Schnellgutbahnhofs Mülligen the entire railway system was rebuilt in the 1960s and the train station was the third station building its present appearance.

The current station building with its ten floors is one of the few skyscrapers in Zurich. It was built in 1966 by the Swiss Federal Railways respectively the chief architects of the District Directorate III, Max Vogt. The building is kept in exposed concrete, a particularly robust and beautifully aging building material. Even after 50 years, the building looks almost like new.

On the ground floor next to the SBB counter kiosk, snack and other business premises, on the upper floors are apartments. The current station is architecturally one of the most important buildings of the SBB and one of the reasons why this 2005 received the Wakker Prize for a high- building culture.

Outside the station there is a larger space, which has recently been refurbished. Four large plane trees bordering the train station to the place and spend the summer the waiting shadows.

The Altstetten won the " Award for good buildings " the city of Zurich, as a sign at the ticket office mentioned.

Track guide

He has since no longer designed as a wedge station, but as a through station with 7 tracks. Only the tracks 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7 have a standard platform; Track 5 is a pure drive-through track and is mainly used by freight trains operating on the Käferberg line. The track 1, however, is embedded in the so-called Perron house, situated on the station building and is the standard platform to platform 2. The formed as a street railway track 1 is therefore never used in normal operation.

Opening the data lines

• August 9, 1847 Zurich - Baden by the Swiss Northern Railway (SNB )
• June 1, 1864 Altstetten - train by the Zurich - Lucerne train - train ( ZZL )
• June 1, 1897 Altstetten - Zurich Wiedikon by the Swiss Northeastern Railway (NOB )
• 1967 Construction of the Schnellgutbahnhofs Zurich Mülligen ( the beginning of the 4-lane expansion Altstetten - Dietikon )
• June 1, 1969 Zurich Altstetten - Zurich Oerlikon by the SBB ( Käferberg line)
• May 2, 1990 Zurich Altstetten - Zurich Hardbrucke by the SBB (S -Bahn Zurich, second double-track )

More info about the routes

Distances to the nearest stations

• Zurich main station ( 4100 m)
• Schlieren ( 3330 m)
• Oberurdorf (4400 m)
• Zurich Wiedikon ( 4040 m)
• Zurich Oerlikon ( 5400 m)
• Zurich hardware bridge (2250 m)
• Zurich freight station ( 2070 m)
• Zurich Mülligen (940 m)

Train stops

S -Bahn Zurich

Since the introduction of the S-Bahn Zurich S- Bahn trains are the main modes of transport in Zurich Altstetten.

• S 3 Aarau - Lenzburg - Dietikon - Zurich HB - Effretikon - Wetzikon
• S 9 train - Affoltern am Albis - Zurich HB - Uster
• S 12 Brugg - Zurich HB - Winterthur HB - Seuzach / lakes
• S 15 Affoltern am Albis - Zurich HB - Uster - Rapperswil

All lines run basically all day every day every half hour ( with varying endpoints ), only the S 15 runs only until 20:30 clock.

Fast trains

Every day from 05:43 clock (first connection to Zurich airport) to 21:16 clock ( last connection to Basel SBB) serves a InterRegio line the station.

• IR Zurich airport - Basel SBB

On weekdays operate at peak times also several Entlastungs-/Zusatzzüge in the form of number -less S-Bahn and Regional Express trains. In addition to the relief SBB trains also go the relief features of the rush of the Swiss South-East Railway (SOB ) to Altstetten. This workday relief trains ( Einsiedeln - Altstetten, brick bridge - Altstetten and Wollishofen - Altstetten ), are also the only regular trains running passenger trains, which the connecting line Wiedikon - navigate Altstetten.

Operating

The station building was located until autumn 2011, the remote control center ( FSTZ ) Altstetten, which for the remote control of the routes Altstetten - is responsible Steinhausen - Turgi and Altstetten. Since autumn 2011, this sector including railway station Zurich Altstetten from BZ East at Zurich airport is remotely controlled.

In the summer months by 2007 it was possible to load cars on the seasonal car trains, which operate out of Zurich Altstetten in the direction of Italy. Previously, there was also appropriate connections to France ( Narbonne ). It is the only commercial car train on the Swiss Plateau and for some time - apart from the tunnel Autoverladen - even to the far Switzerland last car train. The Roadmap 2007 was the last one with car trains from and to Switzerland.

Immediately after the train station to the main station is located on the southern side of the former main workshop Zurich. Now, together with the situated on the northern side maintenance facility Herder the service location Zurich.

West of the passenger railway station is the former Schnellgutbahnhof Altstetten, which today is still used under the name marshalling Zurich Mülligen as a small yard. Between Zurich and Zurich HB Altstetten is the area of the so-called Zurich Vorbahnhofs to the former marshalling yard in Zurich and various stabling and maintenance facilities.

Station locations

Altstetterplatz

End of 2005, the newly designed Altstetterplatz was opened on the south side of the station. The flows of people have been substantially improved by the new open design. In addition, the place was a long bus shelter made ​​of concrete. This takes the architectural language of the station building from 1968, on the other side of the square, today's adapted to.

Volcano Place

On the north side of the station was built around 2011, a new town square with the turning loop for the planned tram Zurich West arise, which commenced operations in December 2011. The place was not yet completed at this time. The existing bus routes north of the station will operate after completion from the new volcano place. The partially unused area on the northern side of the station Altstetten, concentrated between the web site and the A1H/A3 motorway is one of the largest contiguous land reserves in the Zurich metropolitan area.

Already today, important national and international companies have settled around the station Altstetten Headquarters, back offices and training centers. A targeted area development (including area Westlink ) the site is to be further promoted. The end of September 2008, work began with the demolition of the Sika - building. Towards the end of 2009 will begin with the construction.

Others

The station made ​​headlines when, on 5 December 2004 about 400 fans of FC Basel were arrested, who had arrived with a special train.