Schlieren railway station

Schlieren
Three-story building with half-hipped roof
The station in 2011
General information
LocationBahnhofstrasse
Schlieren, Canton of Zurich
Switzerland
Coordinates47°23′54.79″N 8°26′52.31″E / 47.3985528°N 8.4478639°E / 47.3985528; 8.4478639
Elevation393 m (1,289 ft)
Owned by
Line(s)Zurich–Baden railway line
Distance7.5 km (4.7 mi) from Zürich HB
Platforms2 island platforms, 1 side platform
Tracks7
Train operatorsSwiss Federal Railways
ConnectionsZVV
Tram
Tram
Bus
Bus
VBZ bus lines 302 307 317
Other information
Fare zone154 (ZVV)[1]
History
Opened1847 (1847)
Services
Preceding station Zurich S-Bahn Following station
Glanzenberg
towards Aarau
S11 Zürich Altstetten
towards Seuzach or Wila
Glanzenberg
towards Brugg AG
S12 Zürich Altstetten
towards Schaffhausen or Wil
Glanzenberg
towards Aarau
SN1
Limited service
Zürich Altstetten
towards Winterthur
Location
Schlieren is located in Switzerland
Schlieren
Schlieren
Location within Switzerland
Schlieren is located in Canton of Zürich
Schlieren
Schlieren
Schlieren (Canton of Zürich)
Notes

Schlieren railway station (German: Bahnhof Schlieren) is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Zurich, situated in the municipality of Schlieren.[5] The station is located on the Zurich–Baden railway line,[4] within fare zone 154 of ZVV.[6]

The former Schlieren carriage works of the Schweizerische Wagons- und Aufzügefabrik AG Schlieren-Zürich were once situated adjacent to the station. The works closed in 1985, and the site is now partially occupied by a printing works for the Neue Zürcher Zeitung.

Services

S-Bahn

Schlieren is a stop of two Zurich S-Bahn lines: the S11, which operates between Aarau and Seuzach/Wila, and the S12, which runs between Brugg and Schaffhausen/Wil, both via Zurich and Winterthur.[7] As of the December 2023 timetable change, the following services stop at Schlieren:[8][9]

During weekends, there is also a nighttime S-Bahn service calling at the station, offered by ZVV:[10]

Tram and bus

The Limmattalbahn (operated by Aargau Verkehr AG, AVA) and Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich (VBZ) trams and buses depart from the nearby tram and bus stop "Schlieren Zentrum/Bahnhof".

See also

References

  1. ^ "ZVV Tarifzonen | ZVV fare zones" (PDF). www.zvv.ch. ZVV. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  2. ^ "Tarifzonen" (PDF). ZVV. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Limmattal" (PDF) (in German). ZVV. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  4. ^ a b Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. pp. 64–65. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  5. ^ Zurich City Map (Map). 1:16000. Hallwag Kümmerlry+Frey AG. 25 January 2009. ISBN 978-3-8283-0070-5.
  6. ^ "Tariff districts of Zurich and its urban area" (PDF). Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV). Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  7. ^ "S-Bahn trains, buses and boats" (PDF). Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV). 9 December 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  8. ^ "Olten - Lenzburg - Zürich" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 27 September 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  9. ^ "Brugg AG - Zürich" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 27 September 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  10. ^ "Nachtnetz an Wochenenden | Night time network at weekends" (PDF). www.zvv.ch. Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV). 15 December 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2025.