Schloss Laufen am Rheinfall railway station

Schloss Laufen am Rheinfall

The railway station, train of the S33 line, tunnel and castle seen from the station platform
Location Schloss Laufen,
Laufen-Uhwiesen,
Canton of Zürich,
Switzerland
Coordinates 47°40′35″N 8°36′50″E / 47.676427°N 8.613871°E / 47.676427; 8.613871Coordinates: 47°40′35″N 8°36′50″E / 47.676427°N 8.613871°E / 47.676427; 8.613871
Elevation 389 m (1,276 ft)
Owned by Swiss Federal Railways
Operated by THURBO
Line(s) Rheinfall line
Platforms 1
Services
Preceding station   Swiss rail network   Following station
Dachsen   Zürich S-Bahn
S33 line
   Neuhausen
Location
Schloss Laufen am Rheinfall railway station
Schloss Laufen am Rheinfall railway station (Switzerland)

Schloss Laufen am Rheinfall is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Zürich and municipality of Laufen-Uhwiesen. The station is overlooked by Schloss Laufen ("Laufen Castle") and in turn overlooks the famous Rhine Falls, from which it derives its name. It is located on the Swiss Federal Railway's Rheinfall line and is served by Zürich S-Bahn line S33.[1][2][3]

The station is situated to the west of Schloss Laufen and its single platform overlooks the Rhine immediately below the falls. Immediately to the east of the station the railway line tunnels under the castle and then crosses the Rhine above the falls on a bridge that also carries pedestrian traffic. The station is linked to the castle by a walkway, and is mostly used by visitors to the castle and falls.[1][3]

Formerly only served in summer, the station is now served all year round, but there is no service after around 18:00. During service hours, trains on the S33 between Winterthur and Schaffhausen call twice hourly in both directions.[4]

In 2012, the government of the canton of Zürich proposed that Schloss Laufen am Rheinfall station should be closed from 2015, as it is unable to be adapted for disabled access and is too short to handle the longer trains that are to be introduced then. An alternative of relocating the station onto the nearby Rhine bridge was considered too expensive. The proposal has encountered significant opposition in the cantonal council.[5][6]

The station seen from the path to the castle, with a Stadler GTW unit on line S33 in the platform 
Access to the castle and waterfall from the station platform 

References

  1. 1 2 map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
  2. ↑ "S-Bahn trains, buses and boats" (PDF). ZVV. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
  3. 1 2 Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2012. p. 3. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  4. ↑ "Schaffhausen–Winterthur" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. Retrieved 2013-01-13.
  5. ↑ "Keine neue S-Bahn-Haltestelle auf der Rheinfallbrücke" [No new S-Bahn station on the Rhine Falls Bridge] (in German). Canton of Zürich. 2012-05-31. Retrieved 2013-01-13.
  6. ↑ "Kantonsrat setzt sich für S-Bahn-Haltestelle Schloss Laufen ein" [Cantonal Council is committed to S-Bahn stop Schloss Laufen]. www.tagesanzeiger.ch (in German). Tamedia AG. 2012-09-07. Retrieved 2013-01-13.


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