Oberwinterthur railway station
# Oberwinterthur railway station

Oberwinterthur railway station (German: Bahnhof Oberwinterthur) is a railway station that serves Oberwinterthur, which is district number 2 in Winterthur, a city in the Canton of Zurich, Switzerland.

Opened in 1855, the station is of simple design, and is owned and operated by the Swiss Federal Railways. It is served by four Zürich S-Bahn lines. As the terminus of three regional bus lines, it is also a transfer station for commuters.

North of the station, in Hegmatten, is the Zugunterhaltungsanlage Oberwinterthur. There, the double-decker Zürich S-Bahn trains, and the Stadler Flirt und GTW multiple unit trains, are maintained. A vehicle maintenance facility for other users is planned.

## Location

Oberwinterthur railway station is situated right in the centre of Oberwinterthur.

## Services

### Zürich S-Bahn

The station is served by the following four Zürich S-Bahn lines:

* S11 (Aarau – Lenzburg –) Dietikon – Zürich HB – Zürich Stettbach – Winterthur – Seuzach / Sennhof-Kyburg (– Wila) Operates non stop between Stettbach and Winterthur; the lines to Seuzach and Sennhof-Kybourg are operated alternately at hourly intervals; supplementary trains to Wila.
* S24 Thayngen / Weinfelden – Winterthur – Zürich Flughafen – Wipkingen – Zürich HB – Thalwil – Zug Services stop in Kemptthal until 9:20 PM; the lines to Thayngen and Weinfelden are operated alternately at hourly intervals; stops between Neuhausen and Winterthur only in Andelfingen.
* S29 Winterthur – Stein am Rhein
* S30 Winterthur – Frauenfeld – Weinfelden (– Romanshorn – Rorschach)

### Night trains

Oberwinterthur is served by one "Nightliner", operated by THURBO. The line to Stein am Rhein is served not by night trains, but by various night bus lines.

* SN Winterthur – Romanshorn ((– Konstanz (D)) – Kreuzlingen)

## Local transport

### Bahnhof Oberwinterthur bus station

This is the actual bus station for the railway station, and is located on the same side of the tracks as the station building.

The first three bus lines serving this bus station are operated by the city network. The other three are regional lines that terminate at Oberwinterthur railway station. Of the regional lines, the yellow line 615 is operated by PostBus Switzerland, while the other two are operated by the city bus network.

| Line | Route |
| - | - |
| 1 | Töss – HB – Oberwinterthur |
| 5 | Technorama – HB – Dättnau |
| 10 | HB – Bhf. Oberwinterthur |
| 610 | Bhf. Oberwinterthur – Wiesendangen, Dorf – Bhf. Oberwinterthur (circle route) |
| 611 | Bhf. Oberwinterthur – Gundetswil |
| 615 | Bhf. Oberwinterthur – Rickenbach – Ellikon a. d Thur – Altikon |

### Hegifeld bus station

The Hegifeld bus station is located on the side of the tracks opposite from the station building, but is nevertheless connected directly with the railway station and its platforms by a pedestrian underpass.

| Line | Route |
| - | - |
| 15 | Hegifeld – Bahnhof Hegi – Hegifeld (circle route) |
| 680 | HB – Elsau – Schlatt – Elgg/Girenbad b. Turbenthal* |

* Line 680 runs three times each day to Girenbad bei Turbenthal.

### Night buses

| Line | Route |
| - | - |
| N61 | HB – Oberwinterthur – Stadel – Sulz – Rickenbach – Ellikon – Altikon – Thalheim – Grüt – Dinhard |

The night bus N65 (HB – Oberseen – Hegi – Elsau – Wiesendangen) also serves Hegifeld station, but only for alighting passengers.

