Winterthur railway station

Winterthur
Central pass-through railway station
The station frontage (east side) in 2008
General information
LocationBahnhofplatz 5–9
Winterthur
Switzerland
Coordinates47°30′1.18″N 8°43′25.63″E / 47.5003278°N 8.7237861°E / 47.5003278; 8.7237861
Elevation438 m (1,437 ft)
Owned bySwiss Federal Railways
Line(s)
Distance
Platforms
Tracks9
Train operators
Connections
Stadtbus Winterthur 1 2 2E 3
Direct line to/from Zürich Airport with in 0:13h, S24 in 0:17h or other connections with one change
Construction
Architect
Architectural style1896: Neorenaissance
Other information
Fare zone120 (ZVV)
WebsiteBahnhof Winterthur
History
Opened
  • 1855 (1855) (wooden construction)
  • 1860 (1860) (total reconstruction)
  • 1894-1896 (total reconstruction)
Rebuilt
  • 1875 (1875)
  • July 1988 (1988-07): car park deck
  • 2000 (2000): new building "Stadttor"
  • 2012-2013: Bahnhofplatz reconstruction
  • 2015-2021: renovation and major enhancements
Previous namesWinterthur Hauptbahnhof
Passengers
2023110'900 per weekday (SBB)
Rank3 out 1'159
Services
Preceding station SBB CFF FFS Following station
Zürich HB
Terminus
EuroCity St. Gallen
towards München Hbf
Zürich Airport IC 1 Wil
towards St. Gallen
Zürich Airport
towards Lausanne
IC 5
St. Gallen
Zürich Airport
towards Brig
IC 8 Frauenfeld
towards Romanshorn
Zürich Airport IC 81
Zürich Airport
towards Zürich HB
IR 13 Wil
towards Sargans
Zürich Airport
towards Lucerne
IR 75 Frauenfeld
towards Konstanz
Preceding station Zurich S-Bahn Following station
Kemptthal
towards Rapperswil
S7 Terminus
Effretikon S8
Stettbach
towards Aarau
S11 Oberwinterthur
towards Seuzach
Winterthur Grüze
Stettbach
towards Brugg AG
S12 Hettlingen
towards Schaffhausen
Winterthur Grüze
towards Wil
Zürich Stadelhofen
towards Zürich HB
S23 Frauenfeld
towards Romanshorn
Kemptthal
towards Zug
S24 Andelfingen
towards Thayngen
Oberwinterthur
towards Weinfelden
Terminus S26 Winterthur Grüze
towards Rüti ZH
S29 Oberwinterthur
S33 Hettlingen
towards Schaffhausen
S35 Winterthur Grüze
towards Wil
Winterthur Töss
towards Bülach
S41 Terminus
Effretikon
towards Aarau
SN1
Limited service
Terminus SN3
Limited service
Hettlingen
Effretikon
towards Würenlos
SN6
Limited service
Terminus
Winterthur Töss
towards Bülach
SN41
Limited service
Preceding station St. Gallen S-Bahn Following station
Terminus SN22
Limited service
Winterthur Grüze
SN30
Limited service
Oberwinterthur
towards Romanshorn
Location
Winterthur
Location in Switzerland
Winterthur
Winterthur (Canton of Zürich)

Winterthur railway station (German: Bahnhof Winterthur) is the principal railway station of Winterthur, in the Swiss canton of Zürich. The station is listed on the Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National Significance.

Winterthur is Switzerland's fifth busiest station, and is a major node between Switzerland's largest railway nucleus in Zürich and places in Eastern Switzerland (such as St. Gallen and Schaffhausen), as well as Germany (Munich), and Austria (Vorarlberg). The station is served by trains on Zürich's suburban S-Bahn network, as well as by regional and intercity trains, with all through passenger trains making a stop. It is directly linked to Zürich FlughafenZurich Airport's railway station – within 15 minutes travelling time seven times per hour. Zürich Hauptbahnhof can be reached with up to 16 direct connections per hour, the fastest of which takes 22 minutes. The station has five standard-gauge platforms serving nine tracks and is the central node of the local Stadtbus Winterthur network and regional bus services (e.g. PostBus Switzerland). All public transport in and around Winterthur is part of the canton of Zürich's integrated fare network ZVV.