Zürich Wipkingen railway station

Zürich Wipkingen
SBB InterCity train emerging from the Wipkingen tunnel into Wipkingen station
General information
LocationWipkingen,
City of Zürich,
Canton of Zürich,
Switzerland
Coordinates47°23′31″N 8°31′45″E / 47.3920°N 8.5291°E / 47.3920; 8.5291
Elevation423 m (1,388 ft)
Owned bySwiss Federal Railways
Operated bySwiss Federal Railways
Line(s)Zürich–Winterthur
Platforms2
Tracks2
ConnectionsZVV Bhf. Wipkingen
Bus
Bus
VBZ buses 33 46
Airport
Airport
Direct line S24 to/from Zürich Airport in 0:08h
Construction
ArchitectEmil Schlaginhaufen (1932)
Other information
Fare zoneZVV 110
History
Opened1932
Passengers
20182700 per weekday[1]
Services
Preceding station Zurich S-Bahn Following station
Zürich Hauptbahnhof
towards Zug
 S24 Zürich Oerlikon
towards Thayngen or Weinfelden
Location
Zürich Wipkingen is located in Switzerland
Zürich Wipkingen
Zürich Wipkingen
Location in Switzerland
Map

Zürich Wipkingen railway station (German: Bahnhof Zürich Wipkingen) is a railway station in the Wipkingen quarter of the Swiss city of Zürich. It is situated on the Zürich–Winterthur railway line, which was built by the Swiss Northeastern Railway (Schweizerische Nordostbahn).[2]

The route towards Zürich HB leads over the Wipkingen viaduct (Wipkinger Viadukt). Immediately at the northern end of the station, the Wipkingen Tunnel starts and connects it to Zürich Oerlikon.[2]

Service

Wipkingen station is served only by S-Bahn-style regional trains. As of December 2022, the station is served half-hourly by line S24 of the Zürich S-Bahn.[3]

History

The station lies on the oldest of several rail routes from the city center to the northern part of Zürich. Although the Zürich–Winterthur railway line opened in 1856, Wipkingen did not get its own railway station before 2 October 1932. Between 1908 and 1968, a tram (line 4) connected Escher-Wyss Platz with Röschlibachplatz adjacent to Wipkingen station.[4] Urban transport has since been replaced by trolleybus services (lines 33 and 46).

Prior to the opening of the Weinberg Tunnel on 14 June 2014, this station was served by Zürich S-Bahn lines S2, S8 and S14. These lines now run via the new tunnel route, and the half-hourly S24 was extended from Hauptbahnhof further north in order to ensure that Wipkingen did not lose rail service.[5]

InterCity, EuroCity or RegioExpress services to/from destinations to the north or northeast that use the surface tracks of Zürich HB (most with Zürich HB as their terminus) still use this line, but they do not call at Wipkingen station.

The station was refurbished in 2024. Its island platform was replaced by two side platforms. During the construction phase, the entire section between Zürich HB and Wipkingen was out of service between 10 December 2023 and 14 December 2024.[6] During this time, trains of S24 service operated only between Wipkingen and Thayngen/Weinfelden and between Zürich HB and Zug.

  • View from the former island platform towards the portal of the Wipkingen Tunnel.
    View from the former island platform towards the portal of the Wipkingen Tunnel.
  • View from the former island platform towards South.
    View from the former island platform towards South.
  • Track 1 of the station and former island platform.
    Track 1 of the station and former island platform.
  • Wipkingen station building.
    Wipkingen station building.
  • Zürich S-Bahn RABe 514 EMU on the Wipkinger Viadukt (the closed line to Letten was repurposed as a pedestrian/bicycle route).
    Zürich S-Bahn RABe 514 EMU on the Wipkinger Viadukt (the closed line to Letten was repurposed as a pedestrian/bicycle route).
  • Illuminated Wipkinger Viadukt with shops (Im Viadukt).
    Illuminated Wipkinger Viadukt with shops (Im Viadukt).

See also

References

  1. ^ "Passagierfrequenz". Swiss Federal Railways. 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2012. pp. 64–65. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  3. ^ "S-Bahn trains, buses and boats" (PDF). ZVV. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  4. ^ Das Tram lässt auf sich warten wipkingen.net (in German)
  5. ^ Haydock, David (August 2014). "Zürich's New S-Bahn Tunnel". Today's Railways Europe. No. 224. Platform 5 Publishing Ltd. pp. 28–32.
  6. ^ "Umbau Bahnhof Zürich Wipkingen und Sanierung des Wipkinger Viadukts" (in German). Retrieved 2024-01-08.


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