Zürich Altstetten railway station

Zürich Altstetten
The station at sunset
Location	Altstetten, City of Zürich, Canton of Zürich Switzerland
Coordinates	47°23′30″N 8°29′21″E / 47.39167°N 8.48917°E / 47.39167; 8.48917Coordinates: 47°23′30″N 8°29′21″E / 47.39167°N 8.48917°E / 47.39167; 8.48917
Elevation	399 m (1,309 ft)
Owned by	SBB CFF FFS (Swiss Federal Railways)
Operated by	SBB CFF FFS
Line(s)	Zürich–Olten Zürich–Affoltern am Albis–Zug
Platforms	3
Tracks	7
Train operators	SBB, ZVV
Connections	Zürich trams (No. 4) Zürich trolleybuses (No. 31) Zürich buses (No. 78, 80, 89, 95, 304, 307 & 308)
Other information
Fare zone	ZVV 110
Website	Station map
Services
Preceding station   Swiss rail network   Following station Zürich Hauptbahnhof   InterRegio Zurich Airport to Basle   Dietikon Zürich Hardbrücke   Zürich S-Bahn S3 service   Schlieren Zürich Hardbrücke   Zürich S-Bahn S5 service   Urdorf Zürich Hardbrücke   Zürich S-Bahn S12 service   Schlieren Zürich Hauptbahnhof   Zürich S-Bahn S14 service   Urdorf Zürich Hauptbahnhof   Zürich S-Bahn S19 service   Dietikon
Location
Zürich Altstetten railway station (Switzerland)

Zürich Altstetten railway station (German: Bahnhof Zürich Altstetten) is a railway station in the Altstetten quarter of the Swiss city of Zürich. The station is located on the Zürich to Olten main line and is the junction for the Zürich to Zug via Affoltern am Albis line.

The station is served by lines S3, S5, S12, S14 and S19 of the Zürich S-Bahn. It is also a calling point for the hourly InterRegio service that links Basle and Zurich Airport whilst by-passing Zürich Hauptbahnhof.

The first station on the site was built by the Swiss Northern Railway in 1847, as part of their pioneering line from Zurich to Baden, and hence was one of the first railway stations in Switzerland. Over time, this line became today's Zürich to Olten main line and the principal rail route between Zürich and northern and western Switzerland. The Zürich to Zug via Affoltern am Albis line opened in 1864, making Altstetten into a junction station. In 1907, the Swiss Federal Railways, who had taken over both lines, opened a workshop near the station.

The station has one side platform and two island platforms, served by five tracks, and has station buildings and entrances on both the north and south sides of the station. The platforms and entrances are connected by a pair of pedestrian subways.