Glattbrugg railway station
Glattbrugg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 The station entrance in 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Opfikon, Zürich Switzerland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 47°25′50.9″N 8°33′32.0″E / 47.430806°N 8.558889°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 432 m (1,417 ft) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Swiss Federal Railways | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Oerlikon–Bülach line | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 7.3 km (4.5 mi) from Zürich Hauptbahnhof[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Train operators | Swiss Federal Railways | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | ZVV: Bhf. Glattbrugg / Glattbrugg, Post | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 | VBZ/VBG trams 10 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 | VBG 761 762 768 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 | Glattalbahn 10 / 12 in 0:11h, and bus route 768 in 0:18h to/from Zurich Airport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 121 (ZVV)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Glattbrugg railway station (German: Bahnhof Glattbrugg) is a railway station in Switzerland, in the Glattbrugg area of the municipality of Opfikon. The station is located on the main line of the Oerlikon–Bülach line and is an interchange point between the Zurich S-Bahn and the Stadtbahn Glattal light rail system.[3][1] It lies within fare zone 121 of the Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV).[4]
The station is served by S-Bahn lines S3, S9 and S15, and by Zurich tram routes 10 and 12, operating on behalf of the Stadtbahn Glattal. Glattbrugg station is some 250 metres (820 ft) walk from Opfikon station on S-Bahn line S7.[3][5]
A large rail-served fuel depot is located to the west of the station, which is used to handle aviation fuel supplies to the nearby Zurich International Airport.[1]
Services
[edit]S-Bahn
[edit]The following S-Bahn services stop at Glattbrugg:[6]
- Zurich S-Bahn
- S3: rush-hour service between Bülach and Wetzikon
- S9/S15: service every fifteen minutes to Uster and every half-hour to Niederweningen, Rapperswil, and Schaffhausen.
During weekends, there is also a nighttime S-Bahn service calling at Glattbrugg station, offered by ZVV:[7]
Tram / Bus
[edit]The following Zurich tram lines call in front of the station building (only selected stops are shown):
Line 10: (Löwenplatz[a] –) Bahnhofplatz/HB – Central – ETH/Universitätsspital – Seilbahn Rigiblick
– Milchbuck – Sternen Oerlikon – Bhf. Oerlikon Ost – Glattpark – Bhf. Glattbrugg – Bhf. Balsberg – Zurich Airport (Zurich )
Line 12: Stettbach – Glatt – Bhf. Wallisellen – Glattpark – Bhf. Glattbrugg – Bhf. Balsberg – Zurich Airport (Zurich )
- ^ Only boarding as this stop lies on the turning loop of the line. Bahnhofplatz/HB is the terminus in the opposite direction
In addition, there are three bus lines of Verkehrsbetriebe Glattal (VBG) serving Glattbrugg railway station. Bus routes 761 and 762 both depart near the station forecourt. Bus route 768 calls at the nearby bus stop Glattbrugg, Post.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. pp. 64–65. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
- ^ "Tarifzonen | Fare zones" (PDF). ZVV. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ^ a b Zürich City Map (Map). 1:16000. Hallwag Kümmerlry+Frey AG. 25 January 2009. ISBN 978-3-8283-0070-5.
- ^ "Tariff districts of Zurich and its urban area" (PDF). ZVV. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ^ "S-Bahn trains, buses and boats" (PDF). ZVV. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- ^ "Niederweningen - Oberglatt - Zürich" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ "Nachtnetz an Wochenenden | Night time network at weekends" (PDF). www.zvv.ch. Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV). 15 December 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
External links
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