Steinhausen Rigiblick railway station

Steinhausen-Rigiblick
The station in 2018
General information
LocationTurmstrasse
Steinhausen, Zug
Switzerland
Coordinates47°11′17″N 8°28′47″E / 47.18805°N 8.47967°E / 47.18805; 8.47967
Elevation416 m (1,365 ft)
Owned bySwiss Federal Railways
Operated bySwiss Federal Railways
Line(s)Zurich–Affoltern am Albis–Zug
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
Other information
Fare zone623 (Zug Fare Network)[1]
History
Opened26 November 2012
Services
Preceding station Zurich S-Bahn Following station
Zug
Terminus
S5 Steinhausen
Location
Steinhausen-Rigiblick is located in Switzerland
Steinhausen-Rigiblick
Steinhausen-Rigiblick
Location within Switzerland
Steinhausen-Rigiblick is located in Canton of Zug
Steinhausen-Rigiblick
Steinhausen-Rigiblick
Steinhausen-Rigiblick (Canton of Zug)

Steinhausen Rigiblick is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Zug, in the municipality of Steinhausen.[2] It is located on the Zurich to Zug via Affoltern am Albis railway line,[3] within fare zone 623 of the Zug Fare Network.[1]

It is one of two railway stations in the municipality of Steinhausen, the other one being Steinhausen.

History

It was inaugurated on 26 November 2012 and opened on the timetable change on 9 December 2012. The construction of the 320 m (1,050 ft) long station cost about SFr 10.5 million.[4] In addition to the construction of the platform and the underpass, the track was adapted for the S41 service, preserving the remains of the Sumpfweiche (lit.'swamp points' at the former direct connection with the line to Lucerne).

Service

Steinhausen Rigiblick railway station is only served by regional S-Bahn trains. It is an intermediate stop on Zurich S-Bahn line S5, which runs between Zug and Pfäffikon, via Affoltern am Albis, Zurich and Uster.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Tarifverbund Zug" [Zug Fare Network] (in German). Tarifverbund. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  2. ^ map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  3. ^ Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2012. p. 12. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  4. ^ "S-Bahn-Haltestelle Steinhausen Rigiblick: SBB weiht neuen Halt in Steinhausen ein" (Press release) (in German). Swiss Federal Railways. 26 November 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  5. ^ "S-Bahn trains, buses and boats" (PDF). Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV). 9 December 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2019.