Pfäffikon SZ railway station

Pfäffikon SZ
The station building, 2010.
Location	Bahnweg 4 8808 Pfäffikon Höfe, Schwyz Switzerland
Coordinates	47°12′11″N 08°46′41″E / 47.20306°N 8.77806°ECoordinates: 47°12′11″N 08°46′41″E / 47.20306°N 8.77806°E
Elevation	412 m above the sea
Operated by	Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) Südostbahn (SOB)
Line(s)	Left shore Lake Zurich railway Rapperswil–Pfäffikon line Pfäffikon SZ–Arth-Goldau
Distance	33.10 km (20.57 mi) from Zürich HB
Platforms	7
Connections	Postauto and Local buses
Services
Preceding station   Swiss rail network   Following station Wädenswil   RegioExpress Zürich to Chur   Siebnen-Wangen Wollerau   InterRegio Voralpen Express   Rapperswil Richterswil   Zurich S-Bahn S2 service   Altendorf Terminus   Zurich S-Bahn S5 service   Rapperswil Freienbach SBB   Zurich S-Bahn S8 service   Terminus Wädenswil   Zürich S-Bahn S25 line   Lachen Freienbach SOB   Zurich S-Bahn S40 service   Hurden
Location
Pfäffikon SZ Location within Switzerland

Pfäffikon SZ railway station (German: Bahnhof Pfäffikon SZ) is a junction station serving Pfäffikon, the principal town of the municipality of Freienbach, in the canton of Schwyz, Switzerland. The station is situated at the northern edge of the town, between the town centre and Lake Zurich.^[1][2]

The station forms part of the Lake Zurich left bank railway line, which links Zürich Hauptbahnhof with Ziegelbrücke and Näfels, and is owned and operated by the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB). To the east of the station is the junction for the line to Rapperswil, which crosses Lake Zurich on the Seedamm, whilst to the west is the junction for the line to Arth-Goldau; both these latter being owned and operated by the Südostbahn (SOB).^[3]

Voralpen-Express in Pfäffikon

Operation

Long distance trains

The following long distance trains stop at Pfäffikon:

• RE Zürich HB – Pfäffikon – Chur
• IR St. Gallen – Herisau – Pfäffikon – Arth-Goldau – Luzern

The St. Gallen to Lucern train is operated by the SOB under the name Voralpen Express. The remaining trains are operated by the SBB.

Zürich S-Bahn trains

The following Zurich S-Bahn services call at Pfäffikon.^[3][4]

• S 2 Zürich Flughafen – Zürich HB – Pfäffikon SZ – Ziegelbrücke
• S 5 Zug – Affoltern am Albis – Zürich HB – Uster – Wetzikon – Rapperswil – Pfäffikon SZ
• S 8 Weinfelden – Frauenfeld – Winterthur HB – Wallisellen – Zürich HB – Pfäffikon SZ
• S 25 Zürich HB – Pfäffikon SZ – Ziegelbrücke – Glarus – Linthal
• S 40 Rapperswil – Pfäffikon SZ – Samstagern – Einsiedeln
• SN5 Bülach – Zürich HB – Uster – Pfäffikon SZ
• SN8 Zürich HB – Pfäffikon SZ – Lachen SZ

Service S40 is operated by the SOB, the remainder by the SBB.

Station facilities

Today's SBB-CFF-FFS station yard consists of seven platform lines.

Track 1 faces the main platform; goods trains run on that track and on track 4.

The Voralpen Express and the SOB-operated Zürich S-Bahn trains use tracks 2 and 7.

Also on track 7, and on tracks 3, 5 and 6, can be seen the Zürich S-Bahn trains operated by the SBB-CFF-FFS.

Tracks 3 and 5 are used by InterRegio (InterCity/EuroCity) trains, as well as RegioExpress and special trains.

Connections

Adjacent to the station is the Pfäffikon bus terminal. From Pfäffikon, there are Postauto bus lines (yellow) as well as community buses (blue).

Regional buses

Line	Route
180	Bhf. Pfäffikon SZ – Wollerau – Samstagern ZH
188	Bhf. Pfäffikon – Pfäffikon, Roggenacker – Schindellegi, Chaltenboden
189	Bhf. Pfäffikon SZ – Freienbach SOB – Bäch
190	Bhf. Pfäffikon SZ – Feusisberg – Schindellegi-Feusisberg
524	Bhf. Pfäffikon SZ – Lachen SZ – Galgenen – Reichenburg
522	Bhf. Pfäffikon SZ – Lachen SZ – Siebnen-Wangen – Nuolen

Urban buses

Line	Route
188	Pfäffikon – Pfäffikon, Roggenacker
195	Pfäffikon – Pfäffikon, Seedamm-Center/Alpamare

See also

• History of rail transport in Switzerland
• Rail transport in Switzerland

References

1. map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2013-05-07.
2. Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2012. pp. 12–13. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
3. "S-Bahn trains, buses and boats" (PDF). ZVV. Retrieved 2013-05-07.
4. "Zürich–Thalwil–Ziegelbrücke" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. Retrieved 2014-08-07.

Bibliography

• Oswald, G; Micher, K (1991). Die Südostbahn, Geschichte einer Privatbahn [The Südostbahn, History of a Private Railway] (in German). Zürich: Orell Füssli Verlag. ISBN 3-280-02048-4.

External links

• Media related to Pfäffikon SZ railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• SBB-CFF-FFS - official site
• Südostbahn - official site (German)

This article is based upon a translation of the German language version as at November 2011.