Richterswil railway station
Richterswil railway station is a railway station that serves the municipality of Richterswil in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland. The station is owned and operated by Swiss Federal Railways, and located on the Lake Zurich left-bank railway line. It lies within fare zone 153 of the Zürcher Verkehrsverbund.
The railway station is situated at the south-eastern edge of the town centre, on the shore of Lake Zurich, a short distance to the south of the Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft ferry terminal.
The station building is inscribed on the Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National Significance.
History
Richterswil railway station was opened in 1875, along with the rest of the to section of the Lake Zurich left-bank railway line.Facilities
Richterswil railway station has two tracks, flanked by a pair of side platforms. The station building is on the platform on the landward side of the station, flanking track 1. Both platforms are connected by a pedestrian subway, which also connects to the town centre on the landward side, and the ZSG ferry terminal on the lake side. Buses depart from the station forecourt.Services
Richterswil railway station is only served by S-Bahn regional trains, with long-distance trains passing through.Rail
The station is served by the following lines of the Zurich S-Bahn, operated by Swiss Federal Railways:The two services each operate every half-hour during the day, combining to provide four trains per hour to and from Zurich, with a journey time of between 30 and 40 minutes.
During weekends, there is also a nighttime S-Bahn service offered by ZVV.
- Nighttime S-Bahn :
- * : hourly service between and .