Richterswil railway station
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Richterswil railway station serves the municipality
of Richterswil
, in the canton
of Zurich
, Switzerland
. It is owned and operated by the SBB-CFF-FFS
, and forms part of the Left shore Lake Zurich railway.
The station building
is inscribed on the Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National Significance
(class A).
(ZSG) ferry terminal.
section of the Left shore Lake Zurich railway.
, operated by the SBB-CFF-FFS:
s call at Wülflingen.
Municipalities of Switzerland
Communes , also known as municipalities, are the smallest government division in Switzerland, numbering 2,596 . While many have a population of a few hundred citizens, the largest cities such as Zürich or Geneva also have the legal status of municipalities...
of Richterswil
Richterswil
Richterswil is a municipality in the district of Horgen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.-History:Richterswil is first mentioned in 1265 as Richtliswile.During the 17th Century, a series of peasant revolts broke out across Switzerland...
, in the canton
Cantons of Switzerland
The 26 cantons of Switzerland are the member states of the federal state of Switzerland. Each canton was a fully sovereign state with its own borders, army and currency from the Treaty of Westphalia until the establishment of the Swiss federal state in 1848...
of Zurich
Canton of Zürich
The Canton of Zurich has a population of . The canton is located in the northeast of Switzerland and the city of Zurich is its capital. The official language is German, but people speak the local Swiss German dialect called Züritüütsch...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. It is owned and operated by the SBB-CFF-FFS
SBB-CFF-FFS
Swiss Federal Railways and SFR are not in official use) is the national railway company of Switzerland headquartered in Bern. Formerly a government institution, it is since 1999 a special stock corporation with all shares held by the Swiss Confederation or the Swiss cantons...
, and forms part of the Left shore Lake Zurich railway.
The station building
Station building
A station building, also known as a head house, is the main building of a passenger train station. It is typically used principally to provide services to passengers.A station building is not to be confused with the station itself...
is inscribed on the Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National Significance
Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National and Regional Significance
The Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National and Regional Significance is a register of some 8,300 items of cultural property in Switzerland...
(class A).
Location
Richterswil railway station is situated at the southeastern edge of the town centre, right on the shore of Lake Zurich. It is also a short distance to the south of the Zürichsee-SchifffahrtsgesellschaftZürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft
The Lake Zurich Shipping Company or Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft is a public Swiss company operating passenger ships and boats on Lake Zürich....
(ZSG) ferry terminal.
History
The station was opened in 1875, along with the rest of the Zürich HB to ZiegelbrückeZiegelbrücke railway station
Ziegelbrücke railway station is a junction station in the village of Ziegelbrücke, which is shared between the municipalities of Niederurnen in the canton of Glarus, and Schänis in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland....
section of the Left shore Lake Zurich railway.
Zürich S-Bahn
The station is served by the following lines of the Zürich S-BahnZürich S-Bahn
The Zurich S-Bahn system is a network of rapid transit rail lines that has been incrementally expanded to cover the ZVV area, which comprises the entire canton of Zurich and portions of neighboring cantons The Zurich S-Bahn system is a network of rapid transit rail lines that has been...
, operated by the SBB-CFF-FFS:
Local transport
Four Zimmerberg bus lineZimmerberg bus line
The Zimmerberg bus line is a bus line network in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.- Structure :Zimmerbergbus is a bus line in the district of Horgen, operated by the Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn and its local partner firms: AHW Busbetriebe AG in Horgen, Busbetriebe Bamert GmbH in Wollerau,...
s call at Wülflingen.
| Line | Route |
|---|---|
| 170 | Richterswil ZH – Burghalden – Samstagern |
| 175 | Richterswil ZH – Erlenmatte |
| 176 | Richterswil ZH – Roos |
| 189 | Bhf. Pfäffikon SZ – Freienbach SOB – Bäch – Richterswil ZH |
See also
- History of rail transport in SwitzerlandHistory of rail transport in SwitzerlandThe construction and operation of Swiss railways during the 19th century was carried out by private railways. The first internal line was a 16 km line opened from Zürich to Baden in 1847. By 1860 railways connected western and northeastern Switzerland. The first Alpine railway to be opened...
- Rail transport in SwitzerlandRail transport in SwitzerlandThe railways of Switzerland include and narrow gauge .*Network size: 5,063 km*standard gauge: , of which is electrified.*narrow gauge: , of which is electrified...