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Until December 2010 the next station in the direction towards Zürich, was [[Altenburg-Rheinau railway station|Altenburg-Rheinau]], located in [[Altenburg, Jestetten|Altenburg]], part of [[Jestetten]], in Germany, close to the border with Switzerland. However, despite protests from the German authorities, the station was closed by the Swiss due to low passenger numbers.<ref>https://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/zuerich/region/ab-sonntag-brausen-die-zuege-hier-vorbei/story/27217474</ref><ref>https://www.spd-wehr.de/meldungen/bahnhalt-in-altenburg-muss-bestehen-bleiben/</ref><ref>https://www.nzz.ch/abgesang_auf_ein_bahnkuriosum-1.7846892?reduced=true</ref> |
Until December 2010 the next station in the direction towards Zürich, was [[Altenburg-Rheinau railway station|Altenburg-Rheinau]], located in [[Altenburg, Jestetten|Altenburg]], part of [[Jestetten]], in Germany, close to the border with Switzerland. However, despite protests from the German authorities, the station was closed by the Swiss due to low passenger numbers.<ref>https://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/zuerich/region/ab-sonntag-brausen-die-zuege-hier-vorbei/story/27217474</ref><ref>https://www.spd-wehr.de/meldungen/bahnhalt-in-altenburg-muss-bestehen-bleiben/</ref><ref>https://www.nzz.ch/abgesang_auf_ein_bahnkuriosum-1.7846892?reduced=true</ref> |
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Until the opening of Neuhausen Rheinfall station in December 2015, Neuhausen station was a border station for customs purposes. Customs checks could be performed aboard trains and in Neuhausen station by Swiss officials. Systematic passport controls were abolished when Switzerland joined the [[Schengen Area]] in 2008. |
Until the opening of Neuhausen Rheinfall station in December 2015, Neuhausen station was a border station for customs purposes. Customs checks could be performed aboard trains and in Neuhausen station by Swiss officials. Systematic passport controls were abolished when Switzerland joined the [[Schengen Area]] in 2008.<ref>https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/switzerland-s-schengen-entry-finally-complete/653802</ref><ref>https://www.france24.com/en/20081212-land-borders-open-switzerland-enters-schengen-zone-</ref> |
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==Collision== |
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| Location | Bahnhofstrasse Neuhausen am Rheinfall, Schaffhausen Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 47°40′58″N 8°37′33″E / 47.682899°N 8.625855°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 397 m (1,302 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Swiss Federal Railways | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Swiss Federal Railways THURBO | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Eglisau to Neuhausen line Rheinfall line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 810 (Ostwind) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Neuhausen is a railway station in Neuhausen am Rheinfall, in the Swiss canton of Schaffhausen.
Location
The station is located at the junction of the Rheinfall line and the Eglisau to Neuhausen line, and is served by Zurich S-Bahn lines S9, S12, S24 and S33, and by a Schaffhausen S-Bahn line.[1][2][3][4]
Neuhausen station is one of three stations in Neuhausen, the other two being Neuhausen Badischer Bahnhof and Neuhausen Rheinfall. Neuhausen Badischer Bahnhof lies about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) to the west, whilst Neuhausen Rheinfall station is 750 metres (2,460 ft) to the south-west.[1]
Border
Until December 2010 the next station in the direction towards Zürich, was Altenburg-Rheinau, located in Altenburg, part of Jestetten, in Germany, close to the border with Switzerland. However, despite protests from the German authorities, the station was closed by the Swiss due to low passenger numbers.[5][6][7]
Until the opening of Neuhausen Rheinfall station in December 2015, Neuhausen station was a border station for customs purposes. Customs checks could be performed aboard trains and in Neuhausen station by Swiss officials. Systematic passport controls were abolished when Switzerland joined the Schengen Area in 2008.[8][9]
Collision
| Rheinfall Station train collision | |
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| Details | |
| Date | 10 January 2013 |
| Location | Neuhausen am Rheinfall |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Incident type | Train collision |
| Statistics | |
| Trains | 2 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Injured | 17 |
A train collision occurred on Thursday 10 January 2013, at 8:47 CET[10] on the Winterthur-Schaffhausen line, about 250 meters away from the station. Two trains, the S33 and the S11, collided head-on and derailed. There were twenty-six injuries.[11] Nine had to be taken to hospital, but there were no serious injuries. Among the people hospitalised were the two drivers.
References
- ^ a b map.geo.admin.ch (Map). Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
- ^ "S-Bahn trains, buses and boats" (PDF). ZVV. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ "Schaffhausen–Bülach–Zürich" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2012. p. 3. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
- ^ https://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/zuerich/region/ab-sonntag-brausen-die-zuege-hier-vorbei/story/27217474
- ^ https://www.spd-wehr.de/meldungen/bahnhalt-in-altenburg-muss-bestehen-bleiben/
- ^ https://www.nzz.ch/abgesang_auf_ein_bahnkuriosum-1.7846892?reduced=true
- ^ https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/switzerland-s-schengen-entry-finally-complete/653802
- ^ https://www.france24.com/en/20081212-land-borders-open-switzerland-enters-schengen-zone-
- ^ "'Thurbo' bei Crash 20 Meter zurückgeschoben". Blick (in German). 10 January 2013.
- ^ "Zugunfall hätte verhindert werden können". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German). 17 January 2013.
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