Forch railway station

Forch is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Zürich and the municipality of Küsnacht. It is the principal intermediate station and headquarters of the Forchbahn (FB), which is operated as Zürich S-Bahn service S18 and provides links to the city of Zürich and the nearby village of Esslingen. The station is operated by the Forchbahn, and serves the village of Forch.[1][2][3]

Forch
The station, looking away from Zürich
LocationForch, Küsnacht, Zürich
Switzerland
Coordinates47.32532°N 8.64794°E / 47.32532; 8.64794
Owned byForchbahn
Operated byForchbahn
Line(s)Forchbahn
Services
Preceding station Zürich S-Bahn Following station
Neue Forch
towards Zürich Stadelhofen
 S18 Scheuren
towards Esslingen
Location
Forch
Location within Switzerland

The Forchbahn's depot and workshop is adjacent and to the north of the station, and are sheltered by a landscaped roof that blends with the natural contours of the land. The whole complex is situated some 100 metres (330 ft) to the south of the line's original roadside stop and depot. The line was relocated to its current alignment in 1970, including the provision of a new tunnel under the A52 motorway.[4][5]

References
  1. map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  2. "S-Bahn trains, buses and boats" (PDF). ZVV. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  3. "Zürich Stadelhofen–Forch–Esslingen" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  4. map.geo.admin.ch (1950 overlaid on current) (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  5. "Chronicle" (in German). Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.



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