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Pfäffikon SZ railway station

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Elevation
  
412 m above the sea

Platforms in use
  
7

Connection
  
PostBus Switzerland

Pfäffikon SZ railway station

Location
  
Bahnweg 4 8808 Pfäffikon Höfe, Schwyz Switzerland

Operated by
  
Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) Südostbahn (SOB)

Line(s)
  
Left shore Lake Zurich railway Rapperswil–Pfäffikon line Pfäffikon SZ–Arth-Goldau

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:

  • RE Zürich HB – Pfäffikon – Chur
  • IR St. Gallen – Herisau – Pfäffikon – Arth-Goldau – Luzern

    • 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.

  • S 2 Zürich Flughafen – Zürich HB – Pfäffikon SZ – Ziegelbrücke
  • S 5 Zug – Affoltern am Albis – Zürich HB – Uster – Wetzikon – Rapperswil – Pfäffikon SZ
  • S 8 Weinfelden – Frauenfeld – Winterthur – Wallisellen – Zürich HB – Pfäffikon SZ
  • S 25 Zürich HB – Pfäffikon SZ – Ziegelbrücke – Glarus – Linthal
  • S 40 Rapperswil – Pfäffikon SZ – Samstagern – Einsiedeln
  • SN5 Bülach – Zürich HB – Uster – Pfäffikon SZ
  • SN8 Zürich HB – Pfäffikon SZ – Lachen SZ

    • 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

    References

    Pfäffikon SZ railway station Wikipedia
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