Neuhausen Rheinfall railway station

Neuhausen Rheinfall is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Schaffhausen and municipality of Neuhausen am Rheinfall. The station is located on the Eglisau to Neuhausen line of the Swiss Federal Railway (SBB) that crosses the international border twice on its route between the Swiss cantons of Zürich and Schaffhausen. The station is operated by the SBB and is an intermediate stop on the Zürich S-Bahn line S9 between Zürich and Schaffhausen, and the Schaffhausen S-Bahn between Jestetten and Schaffhausen. Both lines operate hourly for most of the day, combining to provide a half-hourly service to and from Schaffhausen.[1][2][3]

Neuhausen Rheinfall
The station, with lifts to the falls
LocationNeuhausen am Rheinfall, Schaffhausen
Switzerland
Coordinates47.680653°N 8.614498°E / 47.680653; 8.614498
Owned bySwiss Federal Railways
Operated bySwiss Federal Railways
Line(s)Eglisau to Neuhausen line
History
Opened13 December 2015 (2015-12-13)
Services
Preceding station Zürich S-Bahn Following station
Neuhausen
towards Schaffhausen
 S9 Jestetten
towards Uster
Preceding station Schaffhausen S-Bahn Following station
Neuhausen
towards Schaffhausen
 S Jestetten
Terminus
Location
Neuhausen Rheinfall
Location within Switzerland

The station opened on 13 December 2015, principally to serve the tourist attraction of the Rhine Falls, from which it takes its name. It is linked by a combination of bridges and lifts to the bank of the Rhine just below the falls.[4]

Neuhausen Rheinfall station is one of three stations in Neuhausen, the other two being Neuhausen Bad and Neuhausen. Neuhausen Bad station lies about 500 metres (1,600 ft) to the north-west, whilst Neuhausen station is 750 metres (2,460 ft) to the north-east. It is also one of two stations intended to serve the Rhine Falls, the other being Schloss Laufen am Rheinfall station on the opposite bank of the river.[1]

References
  1. map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  2. "S-Bahn trains, buses and boats" (PDF). ZVV. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  3. "Schaffhausen–Bülach–Zürich" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  4. "New train station Rhine Falls". Interessensgemeinschaft Rheinfall. Archived from the original on 26 February 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
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