Zurich Affoltern railway station

Not to be confused with Affoltern am Albis railway station.

Zürich Affoltern railway station (German: Bahnhof Zürich Affoltern) is a railway station in the Affoltern quarter of the Swiss city of Zürich. The station is located on the Wettingen–Effretikon railway line (Furttal line).^[3][4]

Zürich Affoltern
The station in 2012, after rebuilding
General information
Location	Riedenhaldenstrasse Zürich Switzerland
Coordinates	47°25′15.2″N 8°30′31.0″E
Elevation	456 m (1,496 ft)
Owned by	Swiss Federal Railways
Line(s)	Wettingen–Effretikon railway line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Train operators	Swiss Federal Railways
Connections	ZVV
Bus	VBZ buses 37 61 62
Passengers
2018	4,300 per weekday
Services
Preceding station Zurich S-Bahn Following station Regensdorf-Watt towards Baden S6 Zürich Seebach towards Uetikon Regensdorf-Watt Terminus S21 Limited service Zürich Oerlikon towards Zürich Hauptbahnhof Regensdorf-Watt towards Würenlos SN6 Limited service Zürich Seebach towards Winterthur
Location
Notes [1][2]

The station is not to be confused with Affoltern am Albis railway station, which is located in Affoltern am Albis (Säuliamt), canton of Zürich.

Infrastructure

In 2010, the station was rebuilt with the introduction of a convenience store and parking for 130 bicycles. The store is open 365 days a year from dawn to dusk and is part of the Migrolino chain owned the Migros company.^[5] The former station building (Alter Bahnhof) is situated to the west of the current location, on the opposite side of Zehntenhausstrasse.

Service

The station is served by line S6 of the Zürich S-Bahn, along with bus routes 37, 61 and 62 of the Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich (VBZ). Some trains of the peak-hour service S21 also call at Zürich Affoltern station.^[6] On weekends, there is a nighttime S-Bahn service (SN6) offered by ZVV.^[7]

Summary of all S-Bahn services:

• Zürich S-Bahn:
  • S6: half-hourly service to Baden, and to Uetikon via Zürich HB.
  • S21: half-hourly service to Regensdorf-Watt, and to Zürich HB via Zürich Hardbrücke (limited service at Zürich Affoltern station).
  • Nighttime S-Bahn (only during weekends):^[8]
    • SN6: hourly service to Würenlos, and to Winterthur via Zürich Stadelhofen.

References

1. ZVV (10 December 2023). "Stadt Zürich | Zurich City" (PDF) (in German). Retrieved 14 January 2024.
2. "Passagierfrequenz". Swiss Federal Railways. 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
3. map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2012-04-26.
4. Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2012. pp. 64–65. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
5. "Zürich Affoltern: Die Haltestelle mit dem markanten Dach ist eröffnet" [Zurich Affoltern: The station with the distinctive roof is opened] (in German). www.bahnonline.ch. Retrieved 2012-05-15.
6. "S-Bahn trains, buses and boats" (PDF). ZVV. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
7. "Night timetable and line network". ZVV.
8. "Nighttime network | at weekends" (PDF). www.zvv.ch.

External links

• Media related to Zürich Affoltern railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Zurich Affoltern railway station – SBB