Zürich Letten
Zürich Letten is a former railway station in Zurich, preserved as an architectural marker of the city’s changing transport network. The surviving station building dates from the year 1893.
It once belonged to the Lake Zurich right bank railway, whose winding route linked Zürich HB with Stadelhofen. That route crossed the Aussersihl Viadukt and the Limmat.
Although the stations stood about 1.5 kilometres apart directly, trains travelled roughly five kilometres along the curve. Letten station closed after the city changed its rail system in 1989.
Rail tracks later disappeared, while the northern Letten Tunnel entrance remains visible. The old track bed, Limmat bridge and part of the viaduct now form a pedestrian and cycling route through Zurich.
Under nearby viaduct arches, Im Viadukt contains shops and restaurants. The preserved building stands beside the Letten Power Station on the Limmat.
Cultural heritage protection covers the station building, which a magazine publisher uses. Together, these structures show how Zurich has reused railway infrastructure for movement, public space and urban memory.
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