Zurich HB SZU railway station
Train station in Switzerland
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Zurich HB SZU railway station (German: Bahnhof Zürich HB SZU) is a subsurface railway station situated below Bahnhofplatz in the city centre of Zurich, Switzerland. The station is physically connected to Zürich HB, Zurich Main Station, via the underground ShopVille mall. It is the terminus of the standard gauge Sihltal and Uetliberg railway lines of the Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn (SZU).[2]
Zurich HB SZU | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Zurich Canton of Zurich Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 47°22′37″N 8°32′20″E | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 396 m (1,299 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | SZU | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | SZU | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Train operators | Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn | ||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | Zürich Hauptbahnhof | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 110 (ZVV)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 5 May 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Layout
The cul-de-sac station has a single Island platform. Its two tracks (Gleis), numbered 21 and 22, respectively, are not connected to any of the tracks of Zürich Hauptbahnhof, owned by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS).
Services
S-Bahn
As of the December 2020 timetable change,[update] the following S-Bahn services stop at Zürich HB SZU:[3][4][5]
- Zurich S-Bahn:
- S4: service every twenty minutes to Langnau-Gattikon; one train per hour continues to Sihlwald
- S10: four trains per hour to Triemli; one train every half-hour continues to Uetliberg
- SN4: hourly night-time service on Friday/Saturday to Langnau-Gattikon
Trams and buses
The station lies below Bahnhofplatz, which is served by trams and trolleybuses of the Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich (VBZ). Through, the undergrgound shopping mall ShopVille, the station is also connected to other stations adjacent to or nearby Zürich Hauptbahnhof (HB), namely:
- Bahnhofplatz/HB: tram lines 3, 6, 10,[a] 14 and trolleybus 31
- Bahnhofquai/HB to the east via ShopVille: trolleybus 46
- Bahnhofstrasse/HB, south of Bahnhofplatz, via ShopVille: tram lines 4, 7, 10, 11, 13, and 15
The other nearby tram/bus stops Löwenplatz, Sihlpost/HB, Sihlquai/HB and Central can be reached via the streets.
History
The station opened on 5 May 1990, following the completion of a new tunnel under the Sihl from the old terminus at Zürich Selnau (until then a surface station), for which an already built stretch of tunnel of the unrealized Zurich Underground Railway was repurposed.[6]
2026 modernization and closure
From 26 April until 11 October 2026, the underground SZU station platforms (tracks 21 and 22) at Zürich HB were completely closed to all train traffic for a comprehensive 24-week modernization project. The extensive reconstruction included gutting the station interior, installing a completely modernized smoke extraction system, and raising the platform height to 55 cm to ensure barrier-free, level boarding in compliance with the Swiss Disability Discrimination Act (BehiG).
During this 6-month closure, all S4 and S10 train services were forced to terminate early at Zurich Selnau station. Due to inner-city traffic constraints, no replacement bus services were provided between Selnau and Zürich HB; passengers were instead directed to detour using local VBZ tram lines or proceed on foot to reach the main station.[7][8]
See also
Notes
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