Richterswil railway station
Richterswil | |||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() The station building from Lake Zürich in 2011. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | Richterswil Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 47°12′30.107″N 8°42′26.820″E / 47.20836306°N 8.70745000°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
Elevation | 408 m (1,339 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Swiss Federal Railways | ||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Lake Zurich left-bank line | ||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Train operators | Swiss Federal Railways | ||||||||||||||||||||
Connections | Zurich Transport Network (ZVV) | ||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | ZSG boat lines | ||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Zimmerbergbus bus routes (BWS and SZU) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fare zone | 153 (ZVV)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 1875 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Richterswil railway station (German: Bahnhof Richterswil) is a railway station that serves the municipality of Richterswil in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland. The station is owned and operated by Swiss Federal Railways, and located on the Lake Zurich left-bank railway line.[2] It lies within fare zone 153 of the Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV).[1]
The railway station is situated at the south-eastern edge of the town centre, on the shore of Lake Zurich, a short distance to the south of the Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft (ZSG) ferry terminal.[3]
The station building is inscribed on the Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National Significance (class A).[4]
History
[edit]Richterswil railway station was opened in 1875, along with the rest of the Zürich HB to Ziegelbrücke section of the Lake Zurich left-bank railway line.
Facilities
[edit]Richterswil railway station has two tracks, flanked by a pair of side platforms. The station building is on the platform on the landward side of the station, flanking track 1. Both platforms are connected by a pedestrian subway, which also connects to the town centre on the landward side, and the ZSG ferry terminal on the lake side. Buses depart from the station forecourt.
Services
[edit]Richterswil railway station is only served by S-Bahn regional trains, with long-distance trains passing through.
Rail
[edit]The station is served by the following lines of the Zurich S-Bahn, operated by Swiss Federal Railways:[5]
- S2 Zürich Flughafen
–Oerlikon–Zürich HB–Thalwil–Pfäffikon SZ–Ziegelbrücke
Stops between Zürich Enge and Ziegelbrücke only in Thalwil, Horgen, Wädenswil, Richterswil, Pfäffikon SZ, Altendorf, Lachen and Siebnen-Wangen. - S8 Winterthur–Wallisellen–Oerlikon–Zürich HB–Thalwil–Pfäffikon SZ (–Ziegelbrücke)
Operates non stop between Winterthur and Effretikon; first and last services extended to Ziegelbrücke.
The two services each operate every half-hour during the day, combining to provide four trains per hour to and from Zurich, with a journey time of between 30 and 40 minutes.[6][7]
During weekends, there is also a nighttime S-Bahn service (SN8) offered by ZVV.[8]
- Nighttime S-Bahn (Friday and Saturday nights):[8]
- SN8: hourly service between Pfäffikon ZH and Lachen (via Zürich HB).
Bus
[edit]Three Zimmerberg bus lines call at Richterswil.[9]
Line | Route |
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170 | Richterswil ZH – Burghalden – Samstagern |
175 | Richterswil ZH – Oswäldli |
176 | Richterswil ZH – Roos |
Boat
[edit]ZSG boat lines depart from the landing stage adjacent to the railway station, in direction to either Zurich Bürkliplatz or Rapperswil/Schmerikon, serving terminals of several lakeside towns and Ufenau island en route.[10]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Tarifzonen | Fare zones" (PDF). ZVV. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
- ^ Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2012. pp. 12–13. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
- ^ map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- ^ "Schweizerisches Inventar der Kulturgüter von nationaler Bedeutung - Zürich" [Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National Significance - Zürich] (PDF) (in German). Swiss Confederation. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
- ^ "S-Bahn trains, buses and boats" (PDF). Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV). 9 December 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- ^ "Effretikon–Flughafen–Zürich HB–Pfäffikon SZ–Ziegelbrücke" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ^ "Pfäffikon SZ–Zürich HB–Wallisellen–Winterthur–Weinfelden" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ^ a b "Nachtnetz an Wochenenden | Night time network at weekends" (PDF). www.zvv.ch. Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV). 15 December 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
- ^ "Regionalnetz | Regional network" (PDF) (in German). Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV). 15 December 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ "Welcome to ZSG". Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft (ZSG). Retrieved 1 August 2025.
External links
[edit]Media related to Richterswil railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Richterswil railway station – SBB