Meilen is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Zürich, situated in the municipality of Meilen. The station is located on the Lake Zürich right bank railway line.[1][2]
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| Location | Bahnhofstrasse, Meilen, Canton of Zürich, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 47°16′10″N 8°38′39″E / 47.269522°N 8.644266°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Swiss Federal Railways | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Swiss Federal Railways | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Lake Zürich right bank line | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | VZO bus routes ZSG passenger ships Horgen–Meilen car ferry | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Architect | Gustav Wülfke (1893) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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History
The station was opened in 1893, at the same time as the Lake Zürich right bank line.
In 1903, Meilen station became the interchange point with the Wetzikon-Meilen-Bahn (WMB), a newly built metre gauge electric tramway that served the Zürcher Oberland area inland from the lake. The WMB originally ran beyond Meilen station, to terminate at the lakeside, but this section closed in 1931 leaving the station as the line's terminus. The WMB closed in 1950.[3]
Services
The station is served by the following passenger trains:[4][5][6][7]
| Operator | Train Type | Route | Typical Frequency |
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| Swiss Federal Railways | Zürich S-Bahn S6 | Baden - Wettingen - Würenlos - Otelfingen - Otelfingen Golfpark - Buchs-Dällikon - Regensdorf-Watt - Zürich Affoltern - Zürich Seebach - Zürich Oerlikon - Zürich Hardbrücke - Zürich Hbf - Zürich Stadelhofen - Zürich Tiefenbrunnen - Zollikon - Küsnacht Goldbach - Küsnacht ZH - Erlenbach ZH - Winkel am Zürichsee - Herrliberg-Feldmeilen - Meilen - Uetikon | 2 trains per hour |
| Swiss Federal Railways | Zürich S-Bahn S7 | Winterthur Hauptbahnhof - Kemptthal - Effretikon - Bassersdorf - Kloten - Kloten Balsberg - Opfikon - Zürich Oerlikon - Zürich Hardbrücke - Zürich Hbf - Zürich Stadelhofen - Meilen - Uetikon - Männedorf - Stäfa - Uerikon - Feldbach - Kempraten - Rapperswil | 2 trains per hour |
A regional bus terminal is adjacent to the railway station, served by buses of the Verkehrsbetriebe Zürichsee und Oberland (VZO). Passenger ships of the Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft, and the Horgen–Meilen car ferry, operate from lakeside terminals some 600 metres (2,000 ft) to the south.
Further reading
- Baumgartner, Ulrich J. (29 November 1990), "Sanierung und Ausbau Bahnhof Meilen", Schweizer Ingenieur und Architekt (in German), 108 (48: S-Bahn Zürich - Architektur): 1411
References
External links
Media related to Meilen railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Meilen railway station – SBB
