Dietikon railway station

Dietikon
Dietikon
	The current station building
General information
Location	Bahnhofplatz,; Dietikon,; Canton of Zürich,; Switzerland
Coordinates	47.404899°N 8.405904°E
Elevation	388 m (1,273 ft)
Owned by	Swiss Federal Railways (since 1902); Schweizerische Nordbahn (1847-1853), Schweizerische Nordostbahn (1853-1902)
Operated by	Aargau Verkehr; Swiss Federal Railways;
Line(s)	Zürich–Olten line; Bremgarten–Dietikon line
Platforms	7
History
Opened	1847
Rebuilt	1860s and 1970s
Passengers
2018	23,700 per weekday[1]
Services
Location
	Dietikon Location in Switzerland Dietikon Dietikon (Canton of Zürich)

Dietikon railway station is a railway station in Switzerland, situated in the canton of Zürich and the city of Dietikon (Limmat Valley). The station is located on the Swiss Federal Railway's Zürich to Olten main line and is also the terminus of the metre gauge Bremgarten–Dietikon railway (BD).[2][3]

Dietikon station is not to be confused with Dietlikon railway station located in Dietlikon in the Glatt Valley (canton of Zürich).

History

The first station on the site was built by the Swiss Northern Railway in 1847, as part of their pioneering line from Zürich to Baden, and hence was one of the first railway stations in Switzerland. The original station building was constructed on the northern side of the railway line and still exists, albeit now used as a rail enthusiasts' club.[4]

The original station was replaced in the 1860s by a new building on the southern, city centre, side of the line. This in turn was replaced in the 1970s by the current large station building on the same side of the line.[4]

Operation

The station has five through platforms on the main line, two terminal platforms on the Bremgarten–Dietikon railway (S17) and, since 2022, two terminal platforms on the Limmattal light rail line (Limmattalbahn), which is operated by AVA.[5][6][7]

Whilst the Bremgarten–Dietikon terminal platforms are alongside their main line equivalents, trains approach them via street running track through the centre of Dietikon and across the station frontage. Also in the station frontage is a large covered bus station, used by local and regional bus services, and the Limmattalbahn (Zürich tram route 20), which operates between Altstetten and Killwangen-Spreitenbach over Dietikon using mostly its own tracks.

Service

Dietikon station is served by Zürich S-Bahn lines S11, S12, S19, and S42; by some long-distance trains on the main line; and by S-Bahn line S17 on the BD.[8]

For most of the day, S-Bahn line S11 provides 2 train per hour (tph) to Zürich and Winterthur and 1 tph to Lenzburg and Aarau. Line S12 provides 2 tph to Zürich and Winterthur and 2 tph to Baden and Brugg. Line S17 provides 2 tph to Wohlen, with an additional 2 tph as far as Bremgarten on weekdays only.[9] During most of the day, Dietikon is the western terminus of the S19 service. The line provides 2 tph Effretikon via Zürich HB. Some peak hour S19 services extended from Effretikon to Pfäffikon ZH and from Dietikon to Koblenz.[10]

Additionally there is a single InterRegio (IR) train per hour between Zurich Airport and Basel SBB that calls at Dietikon in both directions.

On weekends, there is also a nighttime S-Bahn services (SN1) offered by ZVV.[11]

Summary of rail services:

IR 36: Between Zurich Airport and Basel SBB, via Zürich HB.
Zürich S-Bahn:
- S11: half-hourly service to Aarau (during peak hours) via Lenzburg, and hourly to Seuzach or Sennhof-Kyburg (to Wila during peak hours), both via Zürich HB and Winterthur.
- S12: half-hourly service to Brugg AG via Baden, and hourly to Schaffhausen or Weinfelden, both via Zürich HB and Winterthur.
- S17: half-hourly service to Wohlen via Bremgarten.
- S19: hourly service to Koblenz via Baden (during peak hours), half-hourly to Effretikon (during peak hours to Pfäffikon ZH) via Zürich HB.
- S42: peak hour service to Muri AG, and to Zürich HB.
- Nighttime S-Bahn (only during weekends):[12]
  - SN1: hourly service to Aarau, and to Winterthur via Zürich Stadelhofen.

Gallery

The original 1847 station building
A BD train in that line's terminal platform, with main line to left
A BD train approaching the station
The bus station with BD train in the background

References

"Passagierfrequenz". Swiss Federal Railways. 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2011-11-23.
Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2012. pp. 12–13. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
Stutz, Werner (1983). Bahnhöfe der Schweiz, von den Anfängen bis zum Ersten Weltkrieg [Stations of Switzerland, from its origins to the First World War] (in German). Zürich: Orell Füssli.
Moglestue, Andrew (March 2010). "Limmattalbahn". Retrieved 2013-06-14.
Moglestue, Andrew (October 2011). "Limmatalbahn to connect to Zürich tram". Retrieved 2013-06-14.
Moglestue, Andrew (June 2013). "Limmattalbahn into central Zürich?". Retrieved 2013-06-14.
"S-Bahn trains, buses and boats" (PDF). ZVV. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
"Departure Bahnhof Dietikon" (PDF). BDWM Transport AG. 2010-12-12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-10. Retrieved 2011-12-01.
"Koblenz–Dietikon–Zürich HB–Effretikon–Pfäffikon ZH" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-03-13. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
"Night timetable and line network".
"Nachtnetz an Wochenenden" (PDF). zvv.ch (in German). Retrieved 15 April 2023.

External links

Media related to Dietikon railway station at Wikimedia Commons
Dietikon railway station – SBB

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[1] "Passagierfrequenz". Swiss Federal Railways. 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2023.

[2] map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2011-11-23.

[saw12-13-3] Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2012. pp. 12–13. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.

[stutz-4] Stutz, Werner (1983). Bahnhöfe der Schweiz, von den Anfängen bis zum Ersten Weltkrieg [Stations of Switzerland, from its origins to the First World War] (in German). Zürich: Orell Füssli.

[5] Moglestue, Andrew (March 2010). "Limmattalbahn". Retrieved 2013-06-14.

[6] Moglestue, Andrew (October 2011). "Limmatalbahn to connect to Zürich tram". Retrieved 2013-06-14.

[7] Moglestue, Andrew (June 2013). "Limmattalbahn into central Zürich?". Retrieved 2013-06-14.

[zvv-8] "S-Bahn trains, buses and boats" (PDF). ZVV. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2019.

[9] "Departure Bahnhof Dietikon" (PDF). BDWM Transport AG. 2010-12-12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-10. Retrieved 2011-12-01.

[tt-800-s19-10] "Koblenz–Dietikon–Zürich HB–Effretikon–Pfäffikon ZH" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-03-13. Retrieved 2016-03-13.

[11] "Night timetable and line network".

[12] "Nachtnetz an Wochenenden" (PDF). zvv.ch (in German). Retrieved 15 April 2023.