Richterswil railway station () is a railway station that serves the municipality of Richterswil in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland. The station is owned and operated by Swiss Federal Railways, and located on the Lake Zurich left-bank railway line. It lies within fare zone 153 of the Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV).

The railway station is situated at the south-eastern edge of the town centre, on the shore of Lake Zurich, a short distance to the south of the Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft (ZSG) ferry terminal.

The station building is inscribed on the Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of National Significance (class A).

History Richterswil railway station was opened in 1875, along with the rest of the to section of the Lake Zurich left-bank railway line.

Facilities Richterswil railway station has two tracks, flanked by a pair of side platforms. The station building is on the platform on the landward side of the station, flanking track 1. Both platforms are connected by a pedestrian subway, which also connects to the town centre on the landward side, and the ZSG ferry terminal on the lake side. Buses depart from the station forecourt.

Services Richterswil railway station is only served by S-Bahn regional trains, with long-distance trains passing through.

Rail The station is served by the following lines of the Zurich S-Bahn, operated by Swiss Federal Railways:

The two services each operate every half-hour during the day, combining to provide four trains per hour to and from Zurich, with a journey time of between 30 and 40 minutes.

During weekends, there is also a nighttime S-Bahn service (SN8) offered by ZVV. Nighttime S-Bahn (Friday and Saturday nights): : hourly service between and (via ).

Bus Three Zimmerberg bus lines call at Richterswil.

LineRoute 170 Richterswil ZH – Burghalden – Samstagern 175 Richterswil ZH – Oswäldli 176 Richterswil ZH – Roos

Boat ZSG boat lines depart from the landing stage adjacent to the railway station, in direction to either Zurich Bürkliplatz or Rapperswil/Schmerikon, serving terminals of several lakeside towns and Ufenau island en route.

See also

History of rail transport in Switzerland Rail transport in Switzerland

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