Aarau railway station

Aarau

Location Bahnhofstrasse 72
5000 Aarau AG
Aarau, Aargau
Switzerland
Coordinates 47°23′29″N 08°03′04″E / 47.39139°N 8.05111°E / 47.39139; 8.05111Coordinates: 47°23′29″N 08°03′04″E / 47.39139°N 8.05111°E / 47.39139; 8.05111
Elevation 383.3 m above the sea
Owned by SBB-CFF-FFS
Operated by SBB-CFF-FFS, WSB
Line(s) Olten–Aarau
Baden–Aarau
Wynental- und Suhrentalbahn
Distance 41.5 km (25.8 mi)
from Basel SBB
Platforms 6 (SBB-CFF-FFS) + 3 (WSB)
Connections Aargau S-Bahn
History
Opened 9 June 1856 (1856-06-09)
Services
Preceding station   Swiss rail network   Following station
Zurich Hauptbahnhof   InterCity
St. Gallen to Geneva
  Olten
Zurich Hauptbahnhof   InterCity
St. Gallen to Lausanne
  Olten
Lenzburg   InterRegio
Chur to Basel
  Sissach
Brugg   InterRegio
Zurich to Bern
  Olten
Lenzburg   RegioExpress
Zurich to Aarau
  Terminus
Wildegg   RegioExpress
Wettingen to Olten
  Olten
Lenzburg   Zürich S-Bahn
S3 service
  Terminus
Rupperswil   Aargau S-Bahn
S23 service
  Schönenwerd
Rupperswil   Aargau S-Bahn
S26 service
  Terminus
Rupperswil   Aargau S-Bahn
S29 service
  Terminus
Location
Aarau
Location within Switzerland

Aarau railway station (German: Bahnhof Aarau) serves the municipality of Aarau, capital city of the canton of Aargau, Switzerland. Opened in 1856, it is owned and operated by SBB-CFF-FFS.

The station forms the junction between the Olten–Aarau railway line and Baden–Aarau railway line. Previously, it was also a terminus of the now closed Aarau–Suhr railway line.

On the southern side of the station yard is a separate station for the metre gauge trains of the Wynental- und Suhrentalbahn.

Location

Aarau railway station is situated in the Bahnhofstrasse, at the south eastern edge of the old town.

Rail traffic

Long distance

The following long distance services call at Aarau:

S-Bahn

Aargau S-Bahn

The station is the focal point of the Aargau S-Bahn network, and is served by the following lines of that network:

Zürich S-Bahn

There is also a Zürich S-Bahn line that originates and terminates at Aargau:


See also

References

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    This article is based upon a translation of the German language version as at February 2013.

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