Neuhausen Rheinfall
The station with elevators to the Rhine Falls
General information
LocationNeuhausen am Rheinfall, Schaffhausen
Switzerland
Coordinates47°40′50″N 8°36′52″E / 47.680653°N 8.614498°E / 47.680653; 8.614498
Elevation402 m (1,319 ft)
Owned bySwiss Federal Railways
Operated bySwiss Federal Railways
Line(s)Eglisau to Neuhausen line
Other information
Fare zone810 (Tarifverbund Ostwind)[1]
History
Opened13 December 2015 (2015-12-13)
Passengers
2018730 per weekday[2]
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
 S65 Jestetten
Terminus
Location

Neuhausen Rheinfall (German: Bahnhof Neuhausen Rheinfall) is a railway station in Neuhausen am Rheinfall, in the Swiss canton of Schaffhausen. 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 elevators to the bank of the River Rhine, just below the waterfall.[3]

Location

The station is located on the Eglisau to Neuhausen line of the Swiss Federal Railways (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.[4][5][6]

Neuhausen Rheinfall station is one of three stations in Neuhausen am Rheinfall, the other two being Neuhausen, which is the next station in the direction of Schaffhausen on the same line, and Neuhausen Badischer Bahnhof, which is on a different line (High Rhine Railway line).[7] Neuhausen Badischer Bahnhof lies about 500 metres (1,600 ft) to the north-west, whilst Neuhausen station is 750 metres (2,460 ft) to the north-east.

Neuhausen Rheinfall station is also one of two stations intended to serve the Rhine Falls, the other being Schloss Laufen am Rheinfall on the opposite bank of the river (next to the Laufen Castle).[4]

Train services

The railway station is served exclusively by regional trains (S-Bahn). Services calling at the station are Zurich S-Bahn line S9 and an unnumbered line of Schaffhausen S-Bahn (operated by THURBO):[4]

Bus services

There is no direct bus connection at the station. The nearest bus stop is Neuhausen Zentrum, 150 metres (490 ft) away in the center of Neuhausen am Rheinfall. This bus stop is served by municipal bus lines 1 and 7.[8]

Customs

As the next railway station is Jestetten, which is in Germany, Neuhausen Rheinfall is a border station for passengers arriving from Germany. Customs checks may be performed aboard trains and at Neuhausen Rheinfall station by Swiss officials. Systematic passport controls were abolished when Switzerland joined the Schengen Area in 2008.[9][10]

References

  1. ↑ "OSTWIND-Zonenplan" (in German). Tarifverbund Ostwind. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  2. ↑ "Passagierfrequenz". Swiss Federal Railways. 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  3. ↑ "New train station Rhine Falls". Interessensgemeinschaft Rheinfall. Archived from the original on 26 February 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "S-Bahn trains, buses and boats" (PDF). ZVV. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  6. ↑ "Schaffhausen–Bülach–Zürich" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  7. ↑ Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2012. p. 3. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  8. ↑ "Regionalbusse vbsh" (PDF) (in German). 10 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  9. ↑ "Switzerland's Schengen entry finally complete".
  10. ↑ "Land borders open as Switzerland enters Schengen zone". 12 December 2008.


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