Zürich Wollishofen railway station

Zürich Wollishofen railway station (Bahnhof Zürich Wollishofen) is a railway station in the Wollishofen quarter of the Swiss city of Zürich. It is situated close to the western shore of Lake Zurich, and adjacent to the shipyard and pier of the Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft, who operate the principal passenger boat services on the lake.

The station is located on the Lake Zürich left bank line, which originally formed part of the Zürich to Lucerne main line, although most main line trains now use the alternative Zimmerberg Base Tunnel routing since it opened in 2003.

Wollishofen station is within walking distance to the Rote Fabrik, a cultural centre used as a music venue.

Train
Wollishofen station is served by lines S8 and S24 of the Zürich S-Bahn.


 * : half-hourly service between Winterthur and Pfäffikon SZ.
 * : half-hourly service between Winterthur and Zug; trains continue from Winterthur to either Thayngen or Weinfelden.

During weekends, there is a nighttime S-Bahn service (SN8) offered by ZVV:
 * : hourly service between Pfäffikon ZH and Lachen via Zürich HB.

Tram/Bus/Ship
There is a tram and bus stop, called Bahnhof Wollishofen, west of the reception building. Another nearby stop is ''Bhf. Wollishofen/Werft'', situated to the east of the station, is a bus stop. Zürich tram route 7 and VBZ bus routes 70, 184 and 185 stop at Bahnhof Wollishofen, while ''Bhf. Wollishofen/Werft'' is served by VBZ bus lines 161 and 165. The pier of Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft (ZSG), Wollishofen ZSG, is located southeast to the railway station.

Summary of tram and bus services:
 * Bahnhof Wollishofen to the west of the reception building, VBZ tram line and VBZ bus routes,  and ;
 * Bhf. Wollishofen/Werft to the east, VBZ bus routes and ;

History
The current station building was first built between 1863 and 1864 in the city of Zug, about 20 km to the south. Because Zug railway station was completely renewed later, the station building was dismantled and rebuilt in Wollishofen in 1897.