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Oberwinterthur railway station

Oberwinterthur railway station () is a railway station that serves Oberwinterthur, which is district number 2 in Winterthur, a city in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland. It is one of ten railway stations in the city of Winterthur (fare zone 120 of ZVV), the others being: , , , , , , , , and .

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

Oberwinterthur railway station is situated right in the centre of Oberwinterthur.

North of the station, in Hegmatten, is the , 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.

Services

S-Bahn

The station is served by the following four Zurich S-Bahn lines:

Nighttime S-Bahn

During weekends, Oberwinterthur is served by a nighttime S-Bahn service (SN30), offered by ', 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.

hourly service to and to (via ).

Bus

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.

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.

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Line 680 runs three times each day to Girenbad bei Turbenthal.

Night buses

The night bus N65 (Bhf. Winterthur – Oberseen – Hegi – Elsau – Wiesendangen) also serves Hegifeld station, but only for alighting passengers.

See also

Further reading

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This article is based upon a translation of the as at November 2011.