Jestetten is a

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in the

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state of Baden-Württemberg and municipality of Jestetten. Despite its location in Germany, it is owned and operated by

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Special situation

The station is located on the Eglisau to Neuhausen line of the

(SBB) that crosses the Germany–Switzerland border twice on its route between the Swiss cantons of

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and

Schaffhausen Schaffhausen (; ; ; ; ), historically known in English as Shaffhouse, is a list of towns in Switzerland, town with historic roots, a municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in northern Switzerland, and the capital of the canton of Schaffh ...

. Jestetten is one of only two Swiss operated stations located entirely within Germany, the other being . Until December 2010 a third station was stil in operation, namely , located in

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, part of Jesttetten, close to the border with

Neuhausen am Rheinfall Neuhausen am Rheinfall (sometimes abbreviated as Neuhausen a. Rhf., called Neuhausen until 1938) is a town and a municipality in the canton of Schaffhausen in Switzerland. The town is close to the Rhine Falls (), mainland Europe's largest waterf ...

, Switzerland, however despite protests from the German authorities, the station was closed by the Swiss due to low passenger numbers. None of the lines running to or through Jestetten have a direct rail connection to the German railway network. The station is a border station and as such is in local transport tariff zones in both Germany and Switzerland. Trains which pass through Jestetten without stopping at any of the stations on the line in Germany, are not subject to any customs formalities or restrictions of either country, despite the train and its passengers technically leaving the Swiss Customs Area, entering the European Union customs area and entering Swiss customs territory again. An agreement in this respect was entered into by the two countries and became law in 1936. From 1840 until 1935, Jestetten, along with Altenburg, Lottstetten and what was then Dettighofen, was part of the region which formed a customs exclusion zone and was not part of the German customs area. KarteSchaffhausen1900

Operation

The station is operated by the SBB and is served by

Zurich S-Bahn The Zurich S-Bahn () system is a network of rail lines that has been incrementally expanded to cover the ZVV area, which comprises the entire canton of Zurich and portions of neighbouring cantons (Aargau, Glarus, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, ...

line S9 between

Zürich Zurich (; ) is the list of cities in Switzerland, largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is in north-central Switzerland, at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich. , the municipality had 448,664 inhabitants. The ...

and

and the

Schaffhausen S-Bahn The Schaffhausen S-Bahn is an S-Bahn network in the Swiss canton of Schaffhausen and the German state of Baden-Württemberg (Konstanz and Waldshut districts). It comprises three services and began operation in 2015. Services are operated by SBB ...

S65 service to Schaffhausen. Both lines operate hourly for most of the day, combining to provide a half-hourly service to and from Schaffhausen. *

Zürich S-Bahn The Zurich S-Bahn () system is a network of rail lines that has been incrementally expanded to cover the ZVV area, which comprises the entire canton of Zurich and portions of neighbouring cantons (Aargau, Glarus, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, ...

: ** : hourly service to (via ) and . *

: ** : hourly service to (via ).

Customs

Jestetten is a border station for passengers arriving from Switzerland. Customs checks may be performed in Jestetten station by German officials. Systematic passport controls were abolished when Switzerland joined the

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in 2008.

References

External links

* Jestetten Jestetten {{BadenWürttemberg-geo-stub