Koblenz railway station (Switzerland)

Not to be confused with Koblenz Hauptbahnhof.

Koblenz
The station building in 2009
General information
Location	Bahnhofstrasse Koblenz, Aargau Switzerland
Coordinates	47°36′1.1″N8°13′37.6″E / 47.600306°N 8.227111°E / 47.600306; 8.227111
Elevation	320 m (1,050 ft)
Owned by	Swiss Federal Railways
Line(s)	Turgi–Koblenz–Waldshut line Winterthur–Bülach–Koblenz line Koblenz–Stein-Säckingen line
Distance	41.4 km (25.7 mi) from Zürich 48.4 km (30.1 mi) from Winterthur [1]
Platforms	1 side platform 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Train operators	Swiss Federal Railways THURBO
Connections	PostAuto Schweiz bus lines [2]
Other information
Fare zone	563 (Tarifverbund A-Welle) [3]
Passengers
2018	3,300 per working day [4]
Services
Preceding station Aargau S-Bahn Following station Waldshut Terminus S27 Klingnau towards Baden Koblenz Dorf towards Bad Zurzach Preceding station Zurich S-Bahn Following station Terminus S19 Klingnau towards Pfäffikon ZH Waldshut Terminus S36 Koblenz Dorf towards Bülach
Location

Koblenz railway station (German : Bahnhof Koblenz) is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Aargau and municipality of Koblenz. The station is located at junction of the Turgi to Waldshut railway line with the Winterthur to Koblenz line and the freight only Koblenz to Stein-Säckingen line. ^{[5] [1]}

Koblenz station should not be confused with Koblenz Dorf station, which is situated rather closer to the centre of Koblenz. ^[5]

Because Koblenz is situated between the Aar and Rhine rivers at their confluence, the station is adjacent to two major railway bridges. The Waldshut–Koblenz Rhine railway bridge carries the Turgi to Waldshut line across the Rhine into Germany, whilst the Koblenz Aar railway bridge carries the line to Stein Säckingen over the river Aar. ^{[5] [1]}

History

The station was opened on 1 August 1859.

The station underwent modernization and improvement works in 2013 during which an underpass was built enabling passengers to reach platforms without having to cross the railway tracks. Signals were also automated at that time and the station has since then no longer been staffed. ^[6]

Customs

Koblenz is, for customs purposes, a border station for passengers arriving from Germany. Customs checks may be performed aboard trains and in Koblenz station by Swiss officials. Systematic passport controls were abolished when Switzerland joined the Schengen Area in 2008. ^{[7] [8]}

Services

As of the December 2020 timetable change, ^[update] the following services stop at Koblenz: ^{[9] [10]}

• Aargau S-Bahn S27 / Zürich S-Bahn S36 : half-hourly service between Waldshut and Bad Zurzach and hourly service from Bad Zurzach to Bülach.
• Aargau S-Bahn S27 : half-hourly service to Baden.
• Zürich S-Bahn S19 : rush-hour service to Pfäffikon ZH.

See also

• Rail transport in Switzerland

References

1. Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 4. ISBN   978-3-89494-130-7.
2. "Liniennetz Baden Nord, Bad Zurzach" (PDF) (in German). PostAuto Schweiz. 13 December 2020. p. 13. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
3. "Zonenplan" (PDF) (in German). A-Welle. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
4. "Passagierfrequenz". Swiss Federal Railways. September 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
5. map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2012-02-03.
6. "Moderne Bahnhöfe - SBB erneuert Bahnhöfe in Koblenz, Bad Zurzach und Döttingen".
7. "Switzerland's Schengen entry finally complete".
8. "Land borders open as Switzerland enters Schengen zone". 12 December 2008.
9. "Baden - Koblenz - Bad Zurzach | Baden - Koblenz - Waldshut" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 12 October 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
10. "Waldshut - Koblenz - Bad Zurzach - Bülach - Winterthur" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2021.

External links

• Media related to Koblenz railway station (Switzerland) at Wikimedia Commons
• Koblenz railway station (Switzerland) – SBB