Zurich Airport railway station

When Zurich Airport first opened in 1948, the nearest railway was the single-track line from Oerlikon to Effretikon, forming a loop off the original main line of the Zurich to Winterthur line. This line passed through Kloten Balsberg and Kloten stations, which are respectively and from the airport terminal. In 1980 and in order to improve access to the airport, a new main line was constructed between Oerlikon and Effretikon. The new line passed under the airport terminal, and the airport railway station was opened. Originally the station was planned to be served only by intercity trains, but it is now served by a mixture of long distance and suburban trains. The previous line from Oerlikon through Kloten Balsberg and Kloten to Bassersdorf was retained, and is used by suburban trains that do not call at the airport and freight trains. The section from Bassersdorf to Effretikon was abandoned, and trains off the Kloten line now join the new line for this section of their journey. Other suburban trains use the original main line through Dietlikon. == Layout and facilities ==

Train The station is situated on the airport railway line between Oerlikon and Effretikon, which forms one variant of the Zurich to Winterthur main line. The station, which is entirely underground, has two island platforms serving four tracks, each with a length of . The platforms are linked to the Airport Centre, which contains the station ticket office, by escalators and lifts. The Airport Centre also contains several floors of retail and catering facilities, as well as access, via check-in and security, to the Airside Center and gate lounges. Summary of track () usage: ;Lines with selected stops: Line : (Löwenplatz –) Bahnhofplatz/HB – Central – ETH/Universitätsspital – Seilbahn Rigiblick – Milchbuck – Sternen Oerlikon – Bhf. Oerlikon Ost – Glattpark – Bhf. Glattbrugg – Bhf. Balsberg – Zurich Airport (Zurich ) Line : – Glatt – Bhf. Wallisellen – Glattpark – Bhf. Glattbrugg – Bhf. Balsberg – Zurich Airport (Zurich ) == Operation ==

The station is served by approximately 300 trains per day, formed of a mixture of EuroCity (EC) InterCity (IC) and InterRegio (IR) trains, serving cities throughout Switzerland (and some in Austria and Germany), as well as Zurich S-Bahn trains on lines S2, S16 and S24. All trains in southern direction call at Zürich Hauptbahnhof, the city's main railway station, with, for most of the day, some 13 trains per hour (tph) taking between 9 and 13 minutes for the journey. • EuroCity (EC): service every two hours between and , via (runs as in Germany). • InterCity: • / : half-hourly service between or and ; hourly service to . • / : hourly service between and ; service every two hours from Spiez to and . • InterRegio: • : hourly service between and . • : hourly service to , via . • : hourly service between and . • Zurich S-Bahn: • : half-hourly service to , via . • : half-hourly service to , via . • : half-hourly service between (via ) and ; trains continue from Winterthur to or . == Gallery ==

File:Kloten - Flughafen - Bahnhof 2011-12-25 17-17-40 (SX230).JPG|Wall art in the station File:Bahnhof Zürich Flughafen 01.jpg|Double-deck S-Bahn (left) and InterRegio (right) trains in the station File:Zurich 2011 646.jpg|A train to Basel in the station File:Kloten - Flughafen - Innenansicht 2011-01-22 13-28-30 (SX230).JPG|The Airport Centre at-grade level, one level above the station's offices and ticketing machines, and two levels above the tracks ==See also==