Effretikon railway station
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Effretikon, Canton of Zurich
Switzerland
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| Location | Bahnhofstrasse Effretikon, Canton of Zurich Switzerland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 47°25′34″N 8°41′13″E / 47.426°N 8.687°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 511 m (1,677 ft) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Swiss Federal Railways | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tracks | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Train operators | Swiss Federal Railways | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | VBG buses 650 652 655 656 657 658 659 662 720 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Architect | Max Vogt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 122 (ZVV)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2018 | 19,700 per weekday[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Effretikon is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Zürich and municipality of Illnau-Effretikon.[3] The station, which takes its name from the village of Effretikon, is located on the Zürich to Winterthur main line at the junction with the Effretikon to Hinwil line.[4] It lies within fare zone 122 of the Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV).[1]
Effretikon is an important junction in the Zurich S-Bahn network. It is an intermediate stop on services S3, S7, S8 and S24. For most of the day it is also the outer terminus of S-Bahn service S19, although in peak periods some trains continue to Pfäffikon ZH.[5] On weekends (Friday and Saturday nights), there are four nighttime S-Bahn services (SN1, SN6, SN8, SN11) offered by ZVV.[6]
Summary of all S-Bahn services:
- Zurich S-Bahn:
- S3: half-hourly service to Hardbrücke (or Bülach during peak hour) via Zürich Stadelhofen, and to Wetzikon.
- S7: half-hourly service to Rapperswil via Kloten and Zürich HB, and to Winterthur.
- S8: half-hourly service to Pfäffikon SZ via Zürich Oerlikon and Thalwil, and to Winterthur.
- S19: half-hourly service to Dietikon (during peak hours to Koblenz) via Wallisellen and Zürich HB, and during peak hours to Pfäffikon ZH.
- S24: half-hourly service to Zug via Zürich Flughafen and Zürich HB, and hourly service to Thayngen or Weinfelden (both via Winterthur).
- Nighttime S-Bahn (only during weekends):[6]
- SN1: hourly service to Aarau via Zürich HB, and to Winterthur.
- SN6: hourly service to Würenlos via Zürich HB, and to Winterthur.
- SN8: hourly service to Lachen via Zürich HB, and to Pfäffikon ZH.
- SN11: hourly service to Olten via Zürich HB.
Verkehrsbetriebe Glattal (VBG) buses serve Effretikon railway station at a dedicated bus station, located immediately south of the station building.
Summary of bus services:[5][7]
- 650: Effretikon – Tagelswangen – Lindau – Winterberg ZH
- 652: Effretikon – Illnau (station) – Weisslingen – Neschwil
- 655: Effretikon – Grafstal – Kyburg
- 656: Effretikon – Kleinikon – Breite bei Nürensdorf
- 657: Effretikon – Grafstal – Winterberg ZH
- 658/659: Effretikon – Tagelswangen – Nürensdorf – Bretie bei Nürensdorf
- 662: Effretikon – Kleinikon – Brütten (stops only in peak direction)
- 720: Effretikon – Volketswil – Schwerzenbach (station)
