Elevation 412 m above the sea Platforms in use 7 | Connection PostBus Switzerland | |
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Location Bahnweg 48808 PfäffikonHöfe, SchwyzSwitzerland Distance 33.10 km (20.57 mi)from Zürich HB Connections Postauto and Local buses Address 8808 Freienbach, Switzerland | ||
Pfäffikon SZ railway station (German: Bahnhof Pfäffikon SZ) is a junction station serving Pfäffikon, the principal town of the municipality of Freienbach, in the canton of Schwyz, Switzerland. The station is situated at the northern edge of the town, between the town centre and Lake Zurich.
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The station forms part of the Lake Zurich left bank railway line, which links Zürich Hauptbahnhof with Ziegelbrücke and Näfels, and is owned and operated by the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB). To the east of the station is the junction for the line to Rapperswil, which crosses Lake Zurich on the Seedamm, whilst to the west is the junction for the line to Arth-Goldau; both these latter being owned and operated by the Südostbahn (SOB).
Long distance trains
The following long distance trains stop at Pfäffikon:
The St. Gallen to Lucern train is operated by the SOB under the name Voralpen Express. The remaining trains are operated by the SBB.
Zürich S-Bahn trains
The following Zurich S-Bahn services call at Pfäffikon.
Service S40 is operated by the SOB, the remainder by the SBB.
Station facilities
Today's SBB-CFF-FFS station yard consists of seven platform lines.
Track 1 faces the main platform; goods trains run on that track and on track 4.
The Voralpen Express and the SOB-operated Zürich S-Bahn trains use tracks 2 and 7.
Also on track 7, and on tracks 3, 5 and 6, can be seen the Zürich S-Bahn trains operated by the SBB-CFF-FFS.
Tracks 3 and 5 are used by InterRegio (InterCity/EuroCity) trains, as well as RegioExpress and special trains.
Connections
Adjacent to the station is the Pfäffikon bus terminal. From Pfäffikon, there are Postauto bus lines (yellow) as well as community buses (blue).
Regional buses
Urban buses