Meilen railway station

Meilen
Location	Bahnhofstrasse, Meilen, Canton of Zürich, Switzerland
Coordinates	47°16′10″N 8°38′39″E / 47.269522°N 8.644266°ECoordinates: 47°16′10″N 8°38′39″E / 47.269522°N 8.644266°E
Owned by	Swiss Federal Railways
Operated by	Swiss Federal Railways
Line(s)	Lake Zürich right bank line
Connections	VZO bus routes ZSG passenger ships Horgen–Meilen car ferry
Services
Preceding station   Swiss rail network   Following station Herrliberg-Feldmeilen   Zürich S-Bahn S6 service   Uetikon Zurich Stadelhofen   Zürich S-Bahn S7 service   Uetikon Herrliberg-Feldmeilen   Zürich S-Bahn S16 service (Evenings only)   Terminus
Location
Meilen railway station (Switzerland)

Meilen is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Zürich, situated in the municipality of Meilen. The station is located on the Lake Zürich right bank railway line.^[1][2]

History

The station was opened in 1893, at the same time as the Lake Zürich 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.^[3]

Services

The station is served by the following passenger trains:^[4][5][6][7]

Operator	Train Type	Route	Typical Frequency	Notes
Swiss Federal Railways	Zürich S-Bahn S6	Baden - Wettingen - Würenlos - Otelfingen - Otelfingen Golfpark - Buchs-Dällikon - Regensdorf-Watt - Zürich Affoltern - Zürich Seebach - Zürich Oerlikon - Zürich Hardbrücke - Zürich Hbf - Zürich Stadelhofen - Zürich Tiefenbrunnen - Zollikon - Küsnacht Goldbach - Küsnacht ZH - Erlenbach ZH - Winkel am Zürichsee - Herrliberg-Feldmeilen - Meilen - Uetikon	2 trains per hour	Late evening service by S16
Swiss Federal Railways	Zürich S-Bahn S7	Winterthur Hauptbahnhof - Kemptthal - Effretikon - Bassersdorf - Kloten - Kloten Balsberg - Opfikon - Zürich Oerlikon - Zürich Hardbrücke - Zürich Hbf - Zürich Stadelhofen - Meilen - Uetikon - Männedorf - Stäfa - Uerikon - Feldbach - Kempraten - Rapperswil	2 trains per hour
Swiss Federal Railways	Zürich S-Bahn S16	Thayngen - Schaffhausen - Neuhausen - Andelfingen - Winterthur Hauptbahnhof - Effretikon - Zürich Airport - Zürich Oerlikon - Zürich Hardbrücke - Zürich Hbf - Zürich Stadelhofen - Zürich Tiefenbrunnen - Zollikon - Küsnacht Goldbach - Küsnacht ZH - Erlenbach ZH - Winkel am Zürichsee - Herrliberg-Feldmeilen - Meilen	2 trains per hour	Evening service only

A regional bus terminal is adjacent to the railway station, served by buses of the Verkehrsbetriebe Zürichsee und Oberland (VZO). Passenger ships of the Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft, and the Horgen–Meilen car ferry, operate from lakeside terminals some 600 metres (2,000 ft) to the south.

References

1. map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2012-09-13.
2. Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2012. pp. 12–13. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
3. "Wetzikon-Meilen Bahn". www.eingestellte-bahnen.ch. Retrieved 2012-05-25.
4. "S-Bahn trains, buses and boats" (PDF). ZVV. Retrieved 2013-04-04.
5. "Winterthur–Kloten–Zürich HB–Meilen–Rapperswil" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. Retrieved 2013-04-04.
6. "Baden–Regensdorf-Watt–Oerlikon–Zürich HB–Uetikon" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. Retrieved 2013-04-04.
7. "Thayngen–Schaffhausen–Flughafen ò–Zürich HB–Herrliberg-F" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. Retrieved 2013-04-18.

External links

• Media related to Meilen railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Meilen station on Swiss Federal Railway's web site