Zürich Seebach railway station

Zürich Seebach (German: Zürich Seebach) is a railway station in the Seebach quarter of the Swiss city of Zürich. It is located on the Wettingen–Effretikon railway line (Furttal line).^[2]

Zürich Seebach
The platform seen from the level crossing access.
General information
Location	Bahnhaldenstrasse, City of Zürich, Canton of Zürich, Switzerland
Coordinates	47.4186°N 8.5440°E / 47.4186; 8.5440
Elevation	442 m (1,450 ft)
Owned by	Swiss Federal Railways
Operated by	Swiss Federal Railways
Line(s)	Wettingen–Effretikon railway line (Furttal line)
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	4
Connections	ZVV: Seebacherplatz
Tram	VBZ tram 14
Bus	VBZ buses 40 75, VBG bus 768
Airport	VBG bus 768 to/from Zürich Flughafen in ca. 0:16h
Construction
Architect	Max Vogt
History
Opened	1877 (station building: 1959)
Passengers
2018	1,500 per weekday[1]
Services
Preceding station Zürich S-Bahn Following station Zürich Affoltern towards Baden S6 Zürich Oerlikon towards Uetikon Zürich Affoltern towards Würenlos SN6 Limited service Zürich Oerlikon towards Winterthur
Location Zürich Seebach Location in Switzerland Show map of Switzerland Zürich Seebach Zürich Seebach (Canton of Zürich) Show map of Canton of Zürich

Infrastructure

Curve (top right) between Seebach and Oerlikon stations (1932)

See also: Wettingen–Effretikon railway line

The station is aligned on a west to east axis, and has two through platform tracks serving a single island platform, together with a number of non-platform through tracks and sidings. The platform is accessed at its eastern end by a subway, and at its western end by an access to the centre of the adjacent level crossing. The platform has no roof, but there is a shelter near the subway.

To the west the Furttal line continues as a dual track railway towards Zürich Affoltern. To the east the line splits into two single track lines, one curving south to join the Oerlikon–Bülach line towards Zürich Oerlikon (used by passenger trains) whilst the other joins the same line heading northbound.^[2] The latter line is only used by cargo trains. Zürich Seebach station sees significant through freight traffic, most of which takes the Furttal line in order to avoid passing through central Zürich, using the northern connector (via Kloten and Effretikon) onto or off the Zürich–Winterthur line.

Zürich Seebach station and Zürich Oerlikon station are less than 800 metres (0.50 mi) apart as the crow flies, and their platforms run nearly parallel. Trains between Oerlikon and Seebach use a narrow curve at slow speed. This curve was built in 1909 by Swiss Federal Railways to allow access from Zürich HB to the Furttal line (the latter was built to bypass the Zürich city center).

The station building, an early work of architect Max Vogt (1925–2019), was built in 1959.^[3] It is no longer used.

Service

Zürich Seebach station is served by S-Bahn trains only. The S6 service of the Zürich S-Bahn calls at the station,^[4] whereas the S21 peak hour service passes through. The S6 provides half-hourly connections to Zürich HB, taking 12 minutes, and continues along the Lake Zürich right-bank line to Uetikon. In the opposite direction, te S6 continues to Baden, taking 28 minutes for the journey.^[5] On weekends, there is also a nighttime S-Bahn service (SN6) offered by ZVV.^[6]

Summary of all S-Bahn services:

• Zürich S-Bahn:
  • S6: half-hourly service to Baden via Regensdorf-Watt, and to Uetikon via Zürich HB.
  • Nighttime S-Bahn (only during weekends):^[7]
    • SN6: hourly service to Würenlos, and to Winterthur via Zürich Stadelhofen.

The stations is not well connected to the Zürich tram network and bus routes. The closest tram/bus stop is Seebacherplatz, a ca. 3 minute walk from Seebach station. Better and more frequent connections exist at Zürich Oerlikon station.

Gallery

• 
  Aerial view of station (towards east) from 1963
• 
  Station building by Max Vogt in 1999
• 
  Station building and entrance to subway towards the platform
• 
  Western access to platform via the level crossing
• 
  The view towards the west from the station platform
• 
  Platform and Re 450 class locomotive with double-deck carriages operating as S6 service

References

1. "Passagierfrequenz". Swiss Federal Railways. 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
2. Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2012. pp. 64–65. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
3. "Unknown" (PDF).^{[permanent dead link]}
4. "Zurich City Map" (PDF). ZVV. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-07-23. Retrieved 2015-07-23.
5. "Baden–Regensdorf-Watt–Oerlikon–Zürich HB–Uetikon" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
6. "Night timetable and line network". ZVV.
7. "Nighttime network | at weekends" (PDF). www.zvv.ch.

External links

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