Zürich Airport railway station
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Zurich Airport railway station is a railway station located underneath Check In 3, inside the terminal of Zurich Airport (IATA code
: ZRH), in Kloten
, Zurich
, Switzerland
.
The station is located on the airport railway line between Oerlikon
and Bassersdorf
, which was opened in 1980. That line, in turn, forms part of the main SBB-CFF-FFS
railway line linking Zürich Hauptbahnhof with Winterthur
.
All long distance trains between Zurich and Winterthur, as well as Zurich S-Bahn
trains on lines and , stop at the station.
Originally, the station was planned as an only Intercity-station. It has four platforms with 400 metres length and it is used by approximately 300 trains per day.
IATA airport code
An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association...
: ZRH), in Kloten
Kloten
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, 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....
.
The station is located on the airport railway line between Oerlikon
Zürich Oerlikon train station
Zürich Oerlikon is a railway station located at Oerlikon in the city of Zürich, Switzerland. It is a major nodal point and junction for both the Zurich S-Bahn network and the Swiss rail network as a whole. Trains on 7 lines of the S-Bahn serve the station, as do frequent inter-regional trains...
and Bassersdorf
Bassersdorf
Bassersdorf is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Zurich, located in the district of Bülach, and belongs to the Glatt Valley .- History :...
, which was opened in 1980. That line, in turn, forms part of the main 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...
railway line linking Zürich Hauptbahnhof with Winterthur
Winterthur
Winterthur is a city in the canton of Zurich in northern Switzerland. It has the country's sixth largest population with an estimate of more than 100,000 people. In the local dialect and by its inhabitants, it is usually abbreviated to Winti...
.
All long distance trains between Zurich and Winterthur, as well as Zurich S-Bahn
Zürich 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...
trains on lines and , stop at the station.
Originally, the station was planned as an only Intercity-station. It has four platforms with 400 metres length and it is used by approximately 300 trains per day.