The Oerlikon–Effretikon section is the continuation of the Wipkingen line and was opened on 27 December 1855 by the Swiss Northeastern Railway (Schweizerische Nordostbahn).
Until the opening of the airport line, this section carried almost all long-distance traffic.
It was planned from the beginning as a double-track line, with the second track officially going into operation between Zürich and Wallisellen on 30 May 1860 and between Wallisellen and Effretikon in 1861.
Electrical operations started on 6 August 1925.
In Wallisellen, the Wallisellen–Uster–Rapperswil railway (also called the Glatthalbahn) branches off to Dübendorf, Uster and Rapperswil.
The Zürichberg line branches off in Dietlikon.
The section is served by trains on lines S3 (from Dietlikon), S8, S14 (to Wallisellen, branching to the Wallisellen–Uster–Rapperswil railway), and S19.
The Oerlikon–Effretikon section is the continuation of the Wipkingen line and was opened on 27 December 1855 by the Swiss Northeastern Railway (Schweizerische Nordostbahn). Until the opening of the airport line, this section carried almost all long-distance traffic. It was planned from the beginning as a double-track line, with the second track officially going into operation between Zürich and Wallisellen on 30 May 1860 and between Wallisellen and Effretikon in 1861. Electrical operations started on 6 August 1925. In Wallisellen, the Wallisellen–Uster–Rapperswil railway (also called the Glatthalbahn) branches off to Dübendorf, Uster and Rapperswil. The Zürichberg line branches off in Dietlikon. The section is served by trains on lines S3 (from Dietlikon), S8, S14 (to Wallisellen, branching to the Wallisellen–Uster–Rapperswil railway), and S19.
Zürich–Winterthur railway