🇨🇭 Embrach-Rorbas

Major

Quick Facts

Country	🇨🇭
Type	Major
Coordinates	47.520584, 8.587071
Timezone	Europe/Zurich
Connections	772
UIC Code	8506041

About Embrach-Rorbas

Embrach-Rorbas is a station in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland, jointly serving the communities of Embrach and Rorbas on the Zurich–Schaffhausen rail corridor. It is served by S-Bahn Zurich line S41, providing regular connections south toward Zurich and north toward Bülach and Schaffhausen. The station serves a largely agricultural and residential catchment area in the Zurich Unterland, conveniently positioned near Zurich Airport.

Frequently Asked Questions

Embrach-Rorbas station is served by S-Bahn Zürich lines connecting to Zürich Hauptbahnhof via Bülach. The station provides regular commuter services throughout the day with good frequency during peak hours.

SBB operates S-Bahn services through Embrach-Rorbas on the Zürich commuter network. The station serves the twin municipalities of Embrach and Rorbas in the Zürcher Unterland.

The station features covered platforms, SBB ticket machines, and Park+Ride facilities. Bicycle parking and bus connections to surrounding villages are available at the station.

Embrach is known for the Mammutmuseum, which displays mammoth fossils discovered in the local gravel pits. The surrounding Zürcher Weinland region offers vineyards and scenic walking paths.

The station serves an area with prehistoric significance, where mammoth remains from the Ice Age were excavated. The railway connection helped develop Embrach and Rorbas from agricultural villages into commuter communities within the Zürich metropolitan area.

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