Aathal railway station explained

Aathal is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Zürich and municipality of Seegräben. It is on the Wallisellen to Rapperswil via Uster line.^[1]

The station is close to the Aathal Dinosaur Museum and a 15 minute walk from Jucker Farm in Seegräben.^{[1] [2]}

Service

The station is served by Zürich S-Bahn route S14.^{[1] [3] [4]} During weekends, there is also a nighttime S-Bahn service (SN5) offered by ZVV.^[5]

Summary of all S-Bahn services:

• Zürich S-Bahn:
  • : half-hourly service to via, and to via .
  • Nighttime S-Bahn (only during weekends):^[6]
    • : hourly service between and (via).

History

The current station opened in May 1990, as the result of a realignment that was needed in order to accommodate double track on the line. The earlier station building still exists, in other usage, some 75m (246feet) north of the current station.^{[4] [7]}

External links

Notes and References

1. Swiss Confederation . map.geo.admin.ch . 2013-05-03.
2. Web site: Juckerhof Seegräben . de . juckerfarm.ch . 2023-05-16.
3. Web site: S-Bahn trains, buses and boats . ZVV . 9 December 2018 . 25 December 2019 .
4. Book: Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz . 2012 . Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH . 978-3-89494-130-7 . 12–13.
5. Web site: Night timetable and line network – ZVV . ZVV . 19 November 2023.
6. Web site: Nighttime network at weekends . zvv.ch . 19 November 2023 . de.
7. Swiss Confederation . map.geo.admin.ch with Siegfried Map First edition overlaid . 2016-02-26.