Winterthur Grüze railway station

Geschichte

Winterthur Grüze railway station is a railway station that serves Grüze, an industrial zone in district number 2, Winterthur, a city in the canton of Zürich, Switzerland.Opened in 1855, the station was built as a junction station and is the largest freight hub in Winterthur. It forms part of both the Tösstalbahn and the Winterthur–Wil railway. At the moment, it has no direct connection to the city bus service.The roofs of the station platforms are listed buildings and are unique in Switzerland.LocationThe station is situated roughly on the border between central Winterthur and the Grüze industrial area .HistoryThe station was built in 1855, and used for the first time on 14 October of that year for Sankt Gallisch-Appenzellische Eisenbahn scheduled service on the Winterthur–Wil railway. In 1875, the Tösstalbahn (TTB) was opened. Initially, due to its operator's lack of permission to enter Winterthur Hauptbahnhof, that line's termini were Grüze and Bauma.It was not until 1882 that the operators of the Tösstalbahn could run trains to Winterthur Hauptbahnhof. For that purpose, a second track was created between Winterthur HB and Winterthur Grüze. The line from Winterthur HB to Räterschen (the next station towards Wil – St. Gallen), as well as the route to Tösstal (Winterthur HB – Winterthur Grüze – Winterthur Seen etc.) remained separated, without any connection between them.