Meilen railway station
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Meilen,
Canton of Zürich,
Switzerland
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| Location | Bahnhofstrasse, Meilen, Canton of Zürich, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 47°16′10″N 8°38′39″E / 47.269522°N 8.644266°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 420 m (1,380 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Swiss Federal Railways | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Swiss Federal Railways | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Lake Zurich right bank line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | ZVV | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | VZO bus routes[1] 921 922 923 925 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Architect | Gustav Wülfke (1893) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | ZVV 141[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Meilen is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Zurich, situated in the municipality of Meilen on the eastern shore of Lake Zurich (Goldcoast).[3] The station is located on the Lake Zurich right bank railway line,[4] within fare zone 141 of the Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV).[2]
Rail
As of the December 2024 timetable change,[update] the station is served by the following S-Bahn trains:[5][6][7][8]
- Zurich S-Bahn:
- S6 Baden AG–Regensdorf-Watt–Hardbrücke–Zürich HB–Uetikon
- S7 Winterthur–Kloten–Hardbrücke–Zürich HB–Meilen–Rapperswil
Operates non stop between Stadelhofen and Meilen, Winterthur and Effretikon, stops in Kemptthal as of 9:20 PM. - S16 Zürich Flughafen
–Hardbrücke–Zürich HB–Herrliberg-Feldmeilen (–Meilen)
Extended in the evening to Meilen. - S20 Uerikon–Zürich HB–Hardbrücke
Operates only during rush hour; stops between Männedorf and Stadelhofen only in Meilen and Küsnacht ZH.
During weekends (Friday and Saturday nights), there is also a nighttime S-Bahn service (SN7) offered by ZVV.[9]
- Nighttime S-Bahn (only during weekends):
- SN7: hourly service between Bassersdorf and Stäfa (via Zürich HB)
Bus
A regional bus terminal is adjacent to the railway station, served by buses of the Verkehrsbetriebe Zürichsee und Oberland (VZO).[1]
Boat and ferry
Passenger ships of the Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft (ZSG), and the Horgen–Meilen car ferry, operate from lakeside terminals some 600 metres (2,000 ft) to the south of the railway station. ZSG boats operate either in direction to Zurich Bürkliplatz or Rapperswil/Schmerikon, serving the terminals of several lakeside towns and Ufenau island en route.[10] The car ferry links Meilen with the town of Horgen on the opposite side of the lake.
History
The station was opened in 1893, at the same time as the Lake Zurich right bank line.
In 1903, Meilen station became the interchange point with the Wetzikon-Meilen-Bahn (WMB), a newly built metre gauge electric tramway that served the Zürcher Oberland area inland from the lake. The WMB originally ran beyond Meilen station, to terminate at the lakeside, but this section closed in 1931 leaving the station as the line's terminus. The WMB closed in 1950.[11]
