Kloten Balsberg is a

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in the municipality of Kloten, in the

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. It lies within fare zone 121 of the

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(ZVV). The station is located on a variant of the multi-stranded Zurich–Winterthur railway line and is served by S-Bahn line S7. It is an interchange point between the

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and the

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light rail system. The station was originally situated on the Wettingen–Effretikon line of the

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(; SNB), which opened in 1877. This SNB became bankrupt in 1878. The line was then taken over by the

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(; NOB), becoming part of their Zurich–Winterthur line. It has been part of the network of the

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(SBB) since 1902. Although the station is situated only from the main terminal of

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, it was bypassed by the opening, in 1980, of a new line directly serving the Zurich Airport railway station in the basement of that terminal. Since 2008, the Stadtbahn Glattal has provided a new direct route to the airport.

Layout

The railway station has a single

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and one

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. There is no station building but a shelter. It is directly linked to the adjacent tram stop of the

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light rail by an elevated walkway.

Services

S-Bahn

The station is only served by

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trains. Line S7 of the

runs every half-hour throughout the day, with services extending to

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in one direction, and to

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, via

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, in the other direction. * During weekends, there is also a nighttime S-Bahn service calling at the station, offered by ZVV: Journey time to

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is 15 minutes *: hourly service between and via

Tram / Bus

The tram stop, which is named ''Bahnhof Balsberg'', adjacent to the station and connected directly to the station platform by an elevated walkway, is served by Zurich tram routes 10 and 12, operated by VBZ/ VBG on behalf of the

. Tram route 10 runs between four and eight times per hour, depending on the time of day, with services extending to

in one direction, and to Zurich in the other direction. Tram route 12 runs four times per hour, with services extending to the airport in one direction, and to Stettbach in the other direction. Journey time to

is 33 minutes. The routes are summarized below (only selected stops): Line : (Löwenplatz –) Bahnhofplatz/ HB – Central –

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/ Universitätsspital – Seilbahn Rigiblick – Milchbuck – Sternen Oerlikon – Bhf. Oerlikon Ost –

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– Bhf. Glattbrugg – Bhf. Balsberg –

(Zurich

) Line : – Glatt – Bhf. Wallisellen – Glattpark – Bhf. Glattbrugg – Bhf. Balsberg – Zurich Airport (Zurich BSicon_FLUG

) The station is also served by

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bus route 510, which departs from a

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Layout

Services

S-Bahn

Tram / Bus

Gallery

See also

References

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