Schloss Laufen am Rheinfall railway station
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Laufen-Uhwiesen,
Canton of Zurich
Switzerland
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| Location | Schloss Laufen, Laufen-Uhwiesen, Canton of Zurich Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 47°40′35″N 8°36′50″E / 47.676427°N 8.613871°E | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 389 m (1,276 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Swiss Federal Railways | ||||||||||||||||||
| Line | Rheinfall line | ||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  634 (departing next to the castle) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Schloss Laufen am Rheinfall is a railway station in the municipality of Laufen-Uhwiesen in the Swiss canton of Zurich. The station is overlooked by Schloss Laufen (lit. 'Laufen Castle') and in turn overlooks the Rhine Falls (German: Rheinfall), from which it derives its name. It is located on the Swiss Federal Railway's Rheinfall line, within both fare zone 116 of the Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV)[1] and fare zone 810 of the Ostwind Fare Network.[2]
Schloss Laufen am Rheinfall station is one of two stations intended to serve the Rhine Falls, the other being Neuhausen Rheinfall on the opposite bank of the river.[3]
The railway station is served by Zurich S-Bahn lines S12 and S33, which operate hourly (combined half-hourly service in each direction).[3][4][5] The S24 service does not call at the station.
- Zurich S-Bahn lines S12 / S33: half-hourly service to Schaffhausen and Winterthur, hourly service to/from Brugg AG (via Zürich HB).
During weekends, there is also a Nighttime S-Bahn service (SN3) offered by ZVV.[6]
- SN3: hourly service to Winterthur and Stein am Rhein via Schaffhausen.
Layout
The station is situated to the west of Schloss Laufen and its single platform overlooks the Rhine immediately below the falls. Immediately to the east of the station the railway line tunnels under the castle and then crosses the Rhine above the falls on a bridge that also carries pedestrian traffic. The station is linked to the castle by a walkway, and is mostly used by visitors to the castle and falls.[3][5]
The station seen from the path to the castle, with a Stadler GTW unit on line S33 in the platform
Access to the castle and waterfall from the station platform
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History
In 2012, the government of the canton of Zurich proposed that Schloss Laufen am Rheinfall station should be closed from 2015, as it is unable to be adapted for disabled access and is too short to handle the longer trains that are to be introduced then. An alternative of relocating the station onto the nearby Rhine bridge was considered too expensive. The proposal has encountered significant opposition in the cantonal council.[7][8]
