Kempraten railway station (German: Bahnhof Kempraten) is a railway station in Switzerland, situated near the village of Kempraten in the municipality of Rapperswil-Jona. The station is located on the Lake Zurich right bank railway line[5][1] and is one of four active railway stations in Rapperswil-Jona (the others being Rapperswil, Jona and Blumenau).
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| Location | Zürcherstrasse Kempraten, Rapperswil-Jona, St. Gallen Switzerland | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 47°14′18.2″N 8°48′51.5″E / 47.238389°N 8.814306°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 419 m (1,375 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Swiss Federal Railways | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Lake Zürich right-bank railway line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 33.8 km (21.0 mi) from Zürich Hauptbahnhof[1] | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Train operators | Swiss Federal Railways | ||||||||||
| Connections | VZO (including Stadtbus Rapperswil-Jona) buses[2] 885 994 | ||||||||||
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| Parking | present | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | present | ||||||||||
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Service
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editThe station is served by the S7 S-Bahn service of Zurich S-Bahn, operated by Swiss Federal Railways. The S7 service operates half-hourly between Rapperswil and Winterthur via Meilen, Zürich HB, Balsberg (Zürich Airport) and Kloten. Summary of S-Bahn service:
- Zürich S-Bahn:
- S7: half-hourly service to Winterthur via Zürich HB, and to Rapperswil.
Bus
editA bus stop (Kempraten, Bahnhof) exists within walking distance to the railway station. This bus stop is served by Verkehrsbetriebe Zürichsee und Oberland (VZO) line 885 and line 994 of Stadtbus Rapperswil-Jona[6] (also operated by VZO).[7] Bus services are as follows:
| Line | Route |
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| 885 | Rapperswil Bahnhof – Cityplatz – Sonnenhof – Kempraten, Bahnhof – Schönau – Rüti ZH, Bahnhof – Wald ZH, Bahnhof – Goldingen – Atzmännig, Schutt |
| 994 | Rapperswil Bahnhof – Cityplatz – Sonnenhof – Kempraten, Bahnhof – Wohnheim Balm – Schönau – Jona, Bahnhof |
References
edit- ^ a b Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 13. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
- ^ "Regionalnetz" (PDF). Zürcher Verkehrsverbund. 12 December 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ "Tarifzonen" (PDF) (in German). Zürcher Verkehrsverbund. 12 December 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ "OSTWIND-Zonenplan" (PDF) (in German). Tarifverbund Ostwind. 12 December 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
- ^ https://www.vzo.ch/stadtbus-rapperswil-jona
- ^ "Marktgebiet" [Market area] (in German). VZO. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
External links
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Media related to Kempraten railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Kempraten railway station – SBB
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