Oberwinterthur railway station

Oberwinterthur
Location
Address	Hegifeldstrasse 1A 8404 Winterthur
Municipality	Winterthur
District	Winterthur
Canton	Zürich
Country	Switzerland
Coordinates	47°30′28″N 8°45′39″E / 47.50778°N 8.76083°E / 47.50778; 8.76083Coordinates: 47°30′28″N 8°45′39″E / 47.50778°N 8.76083°E / 47.50778; 8.76083
Line(s)	Winterthur–Etzwilen-Stein am Rhein (821) Winterthur–Romanshorn (840)
Elevation	457 m above Sea
Other information
Opened	1855 (1855)
Platforms	3
Owner	SBB-CFF-FFS
Line ops	SBB-CFF-FFS THURBO
Connections
	Zürich S-Bahn S 8 S 12 S 29	Postauto buses Winterthur buses
Location map
Oberwinterthur railway station Oberwinterthur railway station (Switzerland)

Oberwinterthur railway station (German: Bahnhof Oberwinterthur) serves Oberwinterthur, which is district number 2 in Winterthur, a city in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland.

Opened in 1855, the station is of simple design, and is owned and operated by the SBB-CFF-FFS. It is served by four Zürich S-Bahn lines. As the terminus of three regional bus lines, it is also a transfer station for commuters.

North of the station, in Hegmatten, is the Zugunterhaltungsanlage Oberwinterthur. There, the double-decker Zürich S-Bahn trains, and the Stadler Flirt und GTW multiple unit trains, are maintained. A vehicle maintenance facility for other users is planned.^[1]

Location

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

Services

Zürich S-Bahn

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

S 8 Weinfelden – Winterthur HB – Wallisellen – Zürich HB – Pfäffikon SZ

S 12 Brugg – Zürich HB – Winterthur HB – Seuzach/Seen
(only every hour; every half-hour from Winterthur HB to Winterthur-Seen)

S 29 Winterthur HB – Stein am Rhein

Winterthur HB – Frauenfeld – Weinfelden (– Romanshorn – Rorschach)

Night trains

Oberwinterthur is served by one "Nightliner", operated by THURBO. The line to Stein am Rhein is served not by night trains, but by various night bus lines.

• SN Winterthur – Romanshorn ((– Konstanz (D)) - Kreuzlingen)

Local transport

«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 Postauto, while the other two are operated by the city bus network.

Line	Route
1	Töss – HB – Oberwinterthur
5	Technorama – HB – Dättnau
10	HB – Bhf. Oberwinterthur
610	Bhf. Oberwinterthur – Wiesendangen, Dorf - Bhf. Oberwinterthur (circle route)
611	Bhf. Oberwinterthur – Gundetswil
615	Bhf. Oberwinterthur – Rickenbach – Ellikon a. d Thur - Altikon

«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.

Line	Route
15	Hegifeld – Bahnhof Hegi – Hegifeld (circle route)
680	HB – Elsau – Schlatt – Elgg/Girenbad b. Turbenthal*

* Line 680 runs three times each day to Girenbad bei Turbenthal.

Night buses

Line	Route
N61	HB – Oberwinterthur – Stadel - Sulz - Rickenbach – Ellikon - Altikon – Thalheim – Grüt – Dinhard

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

See also

	Trains portal
	Architecture portal
	Switzerland portal

• History of rail transport in Switzerland
• Rail transport in Switzerland

References

1. ^ Tagesanzeiger. http://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/zuerich/kanton/story/16612284. Retrieved 19 November 2011. 

External links

• SBB-CFF-FFS website (Swiss rail operator)

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