Kempraten railway station

Kempraten railway station (German: Bahnhof Kempraten) is a railway station in Switzerland, situated near the village of Kempraten in the municipality of Rapperswil-Jona. The station is located on the Lake Zurich right bank railway line[5][1] and is one of four active railway stations in Rapperswil-Jona (the others being Rapperswil, Jona and Blumenau).

Kempraten
White double-decker train next to side platform
An SBB RABe 514 EMU operating as S7 service at Kempraten station in 2013
General information
LocationZürcherstrasse
Kempraten, Rapperswil-Jona, St. Gallen
Switzerland
Coordinates47°14′18.2″N 8°48′51.5″E
Elevation419 m (1,375 ft)
Owned bySwiss Federal Railways
Line(s)Lake Zürich right-bank railway line
Distance33.8 km (21.0 mi) from Zürich Hauptbahnhof[1]
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Train operatorsSwiss Federal Railways
ConnectionsVZO (including Stadtbus Rapperswil-Jona) buses[2]
Construction
Parkingpresent
Bicycle facilitiespresent
Other information
Fare zone
Services
Preceding station Zürich S-Bahn Following station
Feldbach
towards Winterthur
 S7 Rapperswil
Terminus
Location

Service
See also: Rapperswil-Jona § Transportation

Train

The station is served by the S7 S-Bahn service of Zurich S-Bahn, operated by Swiss Federal Railways. The S7 service operates half-hourly between Rapperswil and Winterthur via Meilen, Zürich HB, Balsberg (Zürich Airport) and Kloten. Summary of S-Bahn service:

Bus

A bus stop (Kempraten, Bahnhof) exists within walking distance to the railway station. This bus stop is served by Verkehrsbetriebe Zürichsee und Oberland (VZO) line 885 and line 994 of Stadtbus Rapperswil-Jona[6] (also operated by VZO).[7] Bus services are as follows:

Line Route
885 Rapperswil Bahnhof – Cityplatz – Sonnenhof – Kempraten, Bahnhof – Schönau – Rüti ZH, Bahnhof – Wald ZH, Bahnhof – Goldingen – Atzmännig, Schutt
994 Rapperswil Bahnhof – Cityplatz – Sonnenhof – Kempraten, Bahnhof – Wohnheim Balm – Schönau – Jona, Bahnhof

References
  1. Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 13. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. "Regionalnetz" (PDF). Zürcher Verkehrsverbund. 12 December 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  3. "Tarifzonen" (PDF) (in German). Zürcher Verkehrsverbund. 12 December 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  4. "OSTWIND-Zonenplan" (PDF) (in German). Tarifverbund Ostwind. 12 December 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  5. map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
  6. https://www.vzo.ch/stadtbus-rapperswil-jona
  7. "Marktgebiet" [Market area] (in German). VZO. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2013.


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