Pfäffikon SZ
Three-story building with stepped gable roof
The station building in 2010
General information
LocationFreienbach
Switzerland
Coordinates47°12′10.8″N 8°46′41.2″E / 47.203000°N 8.778111°E / 47.203000; 8.778111
Elevation412 m (1,352 ft)
Owned bySwiss Federal Railways
Line(s)
Distance33.10 km (20.57 mi) from Zürich Hauptbahnhof
Platforms
Tracks5
Train operators
Connections
Passengers
201816,900 per weekday[1]
Services
Preceding station Südostbahn Following station
Wädenswil
towards Bern
IR 35 Aare Linth Siebnen-Wangen
towards Chur
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
S8
Limited service
Altendorf
Wädenswil S25 Lachen
towards Linthal
Freienbach SOB
towards Einsiedeln
S40 Hurden
towards Rapperswil
Location
Pfäffikon is located in Switzerland
Pfäffikon
Pfäffikon
Location in Switzerland
Pfäffikon is located in Canton of Schwyz
Pfäffikon
Pfäffikon
Pfäffikon (Canton of Schwyz)

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 (SZ), Switzerland. The station is situated at the northern edge of the town, between the town centre and Lake Zurich.[2][3]

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]

The station should not be confused with Pfäffikon ZH railway station, which is in Pfäffikon, canton of Zürich.

Services

As of the December 2021 timetable change, the following services stop at Pfäffikon SZ:[6]

Südostbahn operates the two InterRegio services and the S40; Swiss Federal Railways operates the other Zürich S-Bahn services. During weekends, there are also two nighttime S-Bahn services (SN5 and SN8) offered by ZVV.[8]

Layout and connections

Pfäffikon has two 419-metre (1,375 ft) island platforms with two tracks each (Nos. 2–3; 5–6) and one 299-metre (981 ft) side platform with a single track (No. 7).[9] Adjacent to the station is the Pfäffikon bus terminal. PostAuto Schweiz and AHW Busbetriebe (for the municipality of Freienbach) operate bus services to Ziegelbrücke, Siebnen, Feusisberg, Richterswil and Freienbach.[10]

See also

References

  1. "Passagierfrequenz". Swiss Federal Railways. 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  2. map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  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. Swiss Federal Railways (12 December 2021). "Abfahrt: Bahnhof Pfäffikon SZ" (PDF) (in German). Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  7. https://www.zvv.ch/zvv-assets/fahrplan/pdf/nachtnetz.pdf
  8. https://www.zvv.ch/zvv/en/travelcards-and-tickets/fares/nighttime-network/nacht-fahrplan-und-liniennetz.html
  9. "Haltestelle: Perronlänge (-körper)". data.sbb.ch. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  10. Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (12 December 2021). "Regionalnetz | Regional network" (PDF) (in German). Retrieved 8 December 2022.

Further reading

  • 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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