Killwangen-Spreitenbach railway station (German: Bahnhof Killwangen-Spreitenbach) is a railway station in the municipality of Killwangen in the Swiss canton of Aargau. As the name suggests, the station also serves the adjacent municipality of Spreitenbach.[4][1]
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 The station building in 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Bahnhofstrasse Killwangen, Aargau Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 47°25′59.9″N 8°21′15.5″E / 47.433306°N 8.354306°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 393 m (1,289 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 16.1 km (10.0 mi) from Zürich HB[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Train operators | Swiss Federal Railways | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 572 (Tarifverbund A-Welle)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1848 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Killwangen (until 1912) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The station is located on the Zürich–Baden railway line, just east of the point where the newer route via the Heitersberg Tunnel diverges from the original line via Baden. There is also a freight-only connection to the Wettingen–Effretikon railway line. The station is served by services S11 and S12 of the Zurich S-Bahn.[1][5]
The station is the western terminus of the Limmattal light rail line from Zürich Altstetten station, providing local service along the Limmat Valley. The line opened in December 2022.[6]
Services
editAs of the December 2023 timetable change,[update] the following services stop at Killwangen-Spreitenbach:[7]
- Zürich S-Bahn:
- S11: half-hourly service between Aarau and Winterthur; hourly service to Seuzach or Sennhof-Kyburg; rush-hour service to Wila.
- S12: half-hourly service between Brugg AG and Winterthur; hourly service to Schaffhausen or Wil.
- SN1: on Friday and Saturday night, hourly service between Aarau and Winterthur via Zürich Stadelhofen.
The S11 and S12 combine for service every fifteen minutes between Killwangen-Spreitenbach and Winterthur.
References
edit- ^ a b c Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. pp. 12–13. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
- ^ "Netzplan Region Baden" (PDF) (in German). A-Welle. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ "Zonenplan" (PDF) (in German). A-Welle. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
- ^ "S-Bahn trains, buses and boats" (PDF). ZVV. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- ^ "Limmattal Bahn zwischen Zürich und Killwangen offiziell eröffnet". Aargau Verkehr AG (AVA) (in German). 9 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ "Olten - Lenzburg - Zürich" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 27 September 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
External links
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Media related to Killwangen-Spreitenbach railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Killwangen-Spreitenbach railway station – SBB
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