Wildpark-Höfli railway station

Wildpark-Höfli is a railway station in the Sihl Valley, and the municipality of Langnau am Albis, in the Swiss Canton of Zurich. The station is on the Sihltal line, which is operated by the Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn (SZU). It takes its name from the nearby settlement of Höfli, and the Wildpark Langenberg, a nearby zoo.[1] Opened in 1982, it replaced the nearby station "Gontenbach".

Wildpark-Höfli
Single side platform next to track in front of a roadway
Wildpark-Höfli railway station in 2018
General information
LocationZelgweg,
Langnau am Albis,
Canton of Zürich,
Switzerland
Coordinates47°17′48″N 8°32′06″E / 47.296666°N 8.535079°E / 47.296666; 8.535079
Owned bySihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn
Operated bySihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn
Line(s)Sihltal line
Services
Preceding station Zurich S-Bahn Following station
Langnau-Gattikon
towards Sihlwald
S4 Sihlau

The station is served by the following passenger trains:[2][3]

Operator Train Type Route Typical Frequency Notes
SZU Zürich S-Bahn
S4
Zürich Hbf - Zürich Selnau - Zürich Giesshübel - Zürich Saalsporthalle-Sihlcity - Zürich Brunau - Zürich Manegg - Zürich Leimbach - Sood-Oberleimbach - Adliswil - Sihlau - Wildpark-Höfli - Langnau-Gattikon - Sihlwald 3 trains per hour 1 train per hour beyond Langnau-Gattikon
Zürich S-Bahn

SN4

Zürich S-Bahn

SN4

Zürich Hbf - Zürich Selnau - Zürich Giesshübel - Zürich Saalsporthalle-Sihlcity - Zürich Brunau - Zürich Manegg - Zürich Leimbach - Sood-Oberleimbach - Adliswil - Sihlau - Wildpark-Höfli - Langnau-Gattikon Friday/Saturday late night/early morning[4] (also in operation for special occasions) Hourly arriving from 01:29-04:29 and departing from 01:38-03:38
The replaced Gontenbach railway station in 1971

References

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  1. ^ map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2011-12-02.
  2. ^ "Zürich HB–Adliswil–Langnau-Gattikon–Sihlwald" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
  3. ^ "S-Bahn trains, buses and boats" (PDF). ZVV. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  4. ^ "SN4 Service Nachtnetz" (PDF).
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