Altendorf railway station

Not to be confused with Altdorf railway station (Switzerland).

Altendorf
The station in 2015
General information
Location	Altendorf Switzerland
Coordinates	47°11′38.4″N8°49′22.4″E / 47.194000°N 8.822889°E / 47.194000; 8.822889
Elevation	412 m (1,352 ft)
Owned by	Swiss Federal Railways
Line(s)	Lake Zurich left-bank line
Distance	37.2 km (23.1 mi) from Zürich Hauptbahnhof
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Train operators	Swiss Federal Railways
Connections	ZVV / Ostwind
Ship	ZSG passenger ships [1] Obersee ferry (Oberseefähre) [2]
Bus	PostAuto Schweiz bus routes 521 522
Other information
Fare zone	997 (Tarifverbund Ostwind  [ de ]) [3]
Services
Preceding station Zurich S-Bahn Following station Pfäffikon SZ towards Zurich Airport S2 Lachen towards Ziegelbrücke Pfäffikon SZ towards Winterthur S8 Limited service Pfäffikon SZ towards Pfäffikon ZH SN8 Limited service Lachen Terminus
Location Altendorf Location in Switzerland Show map of Switzerland Altendorf Altendorf (Canton of Schwyz) Show map of Canton of Schwyz

Altendorf railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Altendorf in the Swiss canton of Schwyz, near Obersee (Lake Zurich). ^[4] The station is located on the Lake Zurich left-bank railway line, ^[5] within fare zone 997 of the Ostwind Fare Network, ^[3] and owned by the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB).

Layout and connections

Altendorf has two 321-metre (1,053 ft) side platforms with two tracks (Nos. 1–2). ^[6]

There is a bus stop ca. 170 m (560 ft) south of the station, from where PostAuto Schweiz operates bus services to Ziegelbrücke, Siebnen, and Pfäffikon. ^[7]

A landing stage, located ca. 850 m (2,790 ft) to the east of the railway station, is served by passenger boat lines of Zürichsee Schifffahrtsgesellschaft (ZSG) ^[1] and a ferry (Oberseefähre). ^[2] The landing stage is within fare zone 182 of the Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV). ^[8]

Services

As of the December 2024 timetable change, ^[update] the following services stop at Altendorf: ^[9]

• Zurich S-Bahn:
  • S2 : half-hourly service between Zürich Airport and Ziegelbrücke.
  • S8 : individual trains in the late night and early morning to Ziegelbrücke and Winterthur.

During weekends, there is a nighttime S-Bahn services (SN8) offered by ZVV. ^[10]

• Nighttime S-Bahn (Friday and Saturday nights):
  • SN8 : hourly service between Pfäffikon ZH and Lachen (via Zürich HB).

See also

• Rail transport in Switzerland

References

1. "Welcome to ZSG". Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft (ZSG). Retrieved 5 August 2025.
2. "Oberseefähre" (in German). Agglo Obersee. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
3. "OSTWIND-Zone Maps". Ostwind fare network . Retrieved 5 August 2025.
4. map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
5. Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. pp. 12–13. ISBN   978-3-89494-130-7.
6. "Haltestelle: Perronlänge (-körper)". data.sbb.ch. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
7. Tarifverband Ostwind (11 December 2022). "Obersee" (PDF). Retrieved 8 December 2022.
8. "ZVV Tarifzonen | ZVV fare zones" (PDF). www.zvv.ch. ZVV . Retrieved 5 August 2025.
9. "Zürich - Thalwil - Ziegelbrücke" (PDF). Official Timetable (in German). 21 January 2025. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
10. "Nachtnetz an Wochenenden | Night time network at weekends" (PDF). www.zvv.ch. Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV). 15 December 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2025.

External links

• Media related to Altendorf railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Altendorf railway station – SBB