Kempraten railway station
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| Location | Zürcherstrasse Kempraten, Rapperswil-Jona, St. Gallen Switzerland | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 47°14′18.2″N 8°48′51.5″E / 47.238389°N 8.814306°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 419 m (1,375 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Swiss Federal Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Swiss Federal Railways | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Lake Zürich right-bank railway line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 33.8 km (21.0 mi) from Zürich Hauptbahnhof[1] | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Train operators | Swiss Federal Railways | ||||||||||
| Connections | VZO (including Stadtbus Rapperswil-Jona) buses[2] 885 994 | ||||||||||
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| Parking | present | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | present | ||||||||||
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Kempraten railway station (German: Bahnhof Kempraten) is a railway station in the Swiss canton of St. Gallen, situated near the village of Kempraten in the municipality of Rapperswil-Jona.[5] The station is located on the Lake Zurich right bank railway line,[1] within both fare zone 180 of the Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV)[3] and fare zone 996 of the Ostwind Fare Network.[6]
Kempraten is one of four active railway stations in Rapperswil-Jona (the others being Rapperswil, Jona and Blumenau).
Service
Rail
The station is served by the S7 S-Bahn service of Zurich S-Bahn, operated by Swiss Federal Railways. The S7 service operates half-hourly between Rapperswil and Winterthur via Meilen, Zürich HB, Balsberg (Zürich Airport) and Kloten. Summary of S-Bahn service:
- Zurich S-Bahn:
- S7: half-hourly service to Winterthur via Zürich HB, and to Rapperswil.
Bus
A bus stop (Kempraten, Bahnhof) exists within walking distance to the railway station. This bus stop is served by Verkehrsbetriebe Zürichsee und Oberland (VZO) line 885 and line 994 of Stadtbus Rapperswil-Jona[7] (also operated by VZO).[8] Bus services are as follows:
| Line | Route |
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| 885 | Rapperswil Bahnhof – Cityplatz – Sonnenhof – Kempraten, Bahnhof – Schönau – Rüti ZH, Bahnhof – Wald ZH, Bahnhof – Goldingen – Atzmännig, Schutt |
| 994 | Rapperswil Bahnhof – Cityplatz – Sonnenhof – Kempraten, Bahnhof – Wohnheim Balm – Schönau – Jona, Bahnhof |
See also
References
- ^ a b Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 13. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
- ^ "Regionalnetz" (PDF). Zürcher Verkehrsverbund. 12 December 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ a b "ZVV Tarifzonen | ZVV fare zones" (PDF). www.zvv.ch. ZVV. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
- ^ "OSTWIND-Zonenplan" (PDF) (in German). Tarifverbund Ostwind. 12 December 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
- ^ "OSTWIND-Zonenplan" (in German). Ostwind fare network. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ https://www.vzo.ch/stadtbus-rapperswil-jona
- ^ "Marktgebiet" [Market area] (in German). VZO. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
External links
Media related to Kempraten railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Kempraten railway station – SBB
