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Railway station in Switzerland Not to be confused with Dietlikon railway station.
Dietikon
Four-story structure with open ground floorThe current station building in 2012
General information
LocationBahnhofplatz
Dietikon, Canton of Zürich
Switzerland
Coordinates47°24′22.0″N 8°24′18.0″E / 47.406111°N 8.405000°E / 47.406111; 8.405000
Elevation388 m (1,273 ft)
Owned by
Operated by
Line(s)
Platforms7
Connections
Other information
Fare zone154 (ZVV)
History
Opened1847 (1847)
Rebuilt1860s and 1970s
Passengers
201823,700 per weekday
Services
Preceding station Swiss Federal Railways Following station
Badentowards Basel SBB IR 36 Zürich Altstettentowards Zürich Airport
Preceding station Zurich S-Bahn Following station
Killwangen-Spreitenbachtowards Aarau S11 Glanzenbergtowards Seuzach or Wila
Killwangen-Spreitenbachtowards Brugg AG S12 Glanzenbergtowards Schaffhausen or Wil
Schöneggstrassetowards Wohlen S17 Terminus
Wettingentowards Koblenz S19 Zürich Altstettentowards Pfäffikon ZH
Othmarsingentowards Muri AG S42 Zürich Altstettentowards Zürich Hauptbahnhof
Killwangen-Spreitenbachtowards Aarau SN1Limited service Glanzenbergtowards Winterthur
Location
Notes

Dietikon railway station (German: Bahnhof Dietikon) 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).

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.

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.

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.

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

As of the December 2023 timetable change, the following services stop at Dietikon:

During the day, the three regular S-Bahn services (S11, S12, and S19) combine for six trains per hour to Zürich HB.

See also

References

  1. "Passagierfrequenz". Swiss Federal Railways. 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  2. "Limmattal" (PDF) (in German). ZVV. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  3. "Tarifzonen" (PDF). ZVV. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  4. map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2011-11-23.
  5. Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. pp. 12–13. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. Moglestue, Andrew (March 2010). "Limmattalbahn". Retrieved 2013-06-14.
  8. Moglestue, Andrew (October 2011). "Limmatalbahn to connect to Zürich tram". Retrieved 2013-06-14.
  9. Moglestue, Andrew (June 2013). "Limmattalbahn into central Zürich?". Retrieved 2013-06-14.
  10. Swiss Federal Railways (10 December 2023). "Abfahrt: Bahnhof Dietikon" (PDF) (in German). Retrieved 17 December 2023.

External links

Swiss Federal Railways Bözberg railway line
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