Jestetten station

Jestetten is a railway station in the German state of Baden-Württemberg and municipality of Jestetten.

Jestetten
View of the Swiss railway station in Jestetten, Germany
General information
LocationBahnhofstraße
Jestetten
Baden-Württemberg
Germany
Coordinates47.654208°N 8.573231°E / 47.654208; 8.573231
Owned bySwiss Federal Railways
Operated bySwiss Federal Railways
Line(s)Eglisau-Neuhausen
Other information
Fare zone820 - Ostwind
Services
Preceding station Zürich S-Bahn Following station
Neuhausen Rheinfall
towards Schaffhausen
 S9 Lottstetten
towards Uster
Preceding station Schaffhausen S-Bahn Following station
Neuhausen Rheinfall
towards Schaffhausen
 S Terminus

Special situation

Despite its location in Germany, the station is located on the Eglisau to Neuhausen line of the Swiss Federal Railway (SBB) that crosses the Germany–Switzerland border twice on its route between the Swiss cantons of Zurich and Schaffhausen. Jestetten is one of only two Swiss operated stations located entirely within Germany, the other being Lottstetten. Until December 2010 a third station was stil in operation, namely Altenburg-Rheinau, located in Altenburg, part of Jesttetten, close to the border with Neuhausen am Rheinfall, Switzerland, however despite protests from the German authorities, the station was closed by the Swiss due to low passenger numbers.[1][2][3]

Swiss customs facilities located at Jestetten railway station, in Germany

None of the lines running to or through Jestetten have a direct rail connection to the German railway network.

The station is a border station and as such is in local transport tariff zones in both Germany and Switzerland.

Trains which pass through Jestetten without stopping at any of the stations on the line in Germany, are not subject to any customs formalities or restrictions of either country, despite the train and its passengers technically leaving the Swiss Customs Area, entering the European Union customs area and entering Swiss customs territory again. An agreement in this respect was entered into by the two countries and became law in 1936.[4] From 1840 until 1935, Jestetten, along with Altenburg, Lottstetten and what was then Dettighofen, was part of the region which formed a customs exclusion zone and was not part of the German customs area.

Customs exclusion zone (1840–1935)

Operation

The station is operated by the SBB and is served by Zurich S-Bahn line S9 between Zürich and Schaffhausen and the Schaffhausen S-Bahn between Jestetten and Schaffhausen. Both lines operate hourly for most of the day, combining to provide a half-hourly service to and from Schaffhausen.[5][6][7]

Customs

Jestetten is a border station for passengers arriving from Switzerland. Customs checks may be performed in Jestetten station by German officials. Systematic passport controls were abolished when Switzerland joined the Schengen Area in 2008.[8][9]

References
  1. "Ab Sonntag brausen die Züge hier vorbei". Tages-Anzeiger.
  2. "Bahnhalt in Altenburg muss bestehen bleiben - SPD-Wehr - unsere Stadt gemeinsam gestalten".
  3. "Abgesang auf ein Bahnkuriosum | NZZ".
  4. https://fedlex.data.admin.ch/filestore/fedlex.data.admin.ch/eli/cc/52/83_83_711/19851007/de/pdf-a/fedlex-data-admin-ch-eli-cc-52-83_83_711-19851007-de-pdf-a.pdf
  5. map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  6. "S-Bahn trains, buses and boats" (PDF). ZVV. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  7. "Schaffhausen–Bülach–Zürich" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  8. "Switzerland's Schengen entry finally complete".
  9. "Land borders open as Switzerland enters Schengen zone". 12 December 2008.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.