To be honest, our first impression of Zurich HB station wasn't great, possibly due to it's not as grand as we thought it would be and it's under refurbishment during the 2 years (2022 & 2023) we visited. However, we grew to love it after a few visits. It's clean, it's big (got 3 levels of train platforms), it has got everything too (shops, Coop, cafes, Tourist information, lockers...etc) and it's located at the heart of Zurich. In the winter, we heard that the ground floor would be filled with various Xmas festive stalls as well. More importantly, we loved to get on the Swiss Trains so we gradually loved coming to this station too. Can't wait to come back next year, the year after, & many years to come!!!

Located in the heart of Zurich, easy access to locations in the city and all over Europe. Very helpful staff throughout the building, look for bright yellow vests if you need help finding your train. There is a multilevel mall directly below the top level of the the station with great food and shopping, and it is open on Sundays.

Zurich Main Station is the most important transfer hub not only for Switzerland, but also for the whole of central Europe, as trains from Germany, France, the Netherlands to Italy pass through Zurich. It is the sixth train station in Europe in terms of traffic after Paris Gare du Nord, German Hamburg, Frankfurt and London Waterloo and Victoria stations. 155 million passengers pass through it every year. It's like if every Swiss from the Middle-aged to the elderly used the train station 17 times. The station is open almost around the clock due to the availability of night trains, closing only for 2 hours from half past one in the morning to half past four in the morning. There are 26 tracks at the station, through which 3,000 trains pass daily. Every 25 seconds. The station building itself with the triumphal arch was built in 1871 and is an architectural landmark being a striking example of Neo-Renaissance architecture. On the ground level there are 16 railway tracks and the main entrance hall of the station. I used the luggage room, 6 hours costs 5-6 francs depending on the season. The pedestrian crossings and the ShopVille shopping gallery are located one level below. There are 10 underground platforms on the lowest level. In general, it is a large, beautiful, convenient train station.

A central transportation hub linking the local tram and bus system to the airport and longer-haul trains to other cities and countries. A large amount of bicycle parking and a large taxi stand on one side of the station. Large central board to track arrivals and departures, the station is very easy to navigate. A covered space but mostly open sides allow the noises of the city to interact with the bustle of the station. Beside the staffed ticket office, automated machines, and a tourist center, there are a couple of restaurants, a small grocery, and a few shops. There is also some event space which (when we were there) was being set up for a small Oktoberfest-type festival.

The Zurich Hauptbahnhof is sensational. In fact it is huge, all the trains from Switzerland pass by here so if you plan to make your train trip there it is best to try to make a way that departs from Zurich to go to other places. The station itself is worth visiting to take pictures. There is also everything for the Traveler not to get in hand, restaurants, take away snacks and a Migrolino (which is the Migros version for travel). Very well signalled and there is always someone on the platforms to help you find what you need or guide you on the trains. Very clean too. You have the Tourist Information right at the main entrance and, even if you have no doubt about any tour you go to make, pass this place even if it is to pick up the Map of Zurich that has in all languages, including Portuguese, will help you enormously and it is free. The staff who gives you the information are always attentive and help you from understanding how to get to the places as well as removing doubts about how to get to the places and how to consult times and platforms of departures and arrivals of trains and help you understand the transportation. The Morning staff is smarter so if you need more detailed information choose to go in the morning.

What a wonderful main station it is. A grand Neo Classical frontage leads in to an ornate central hall. Hardly any need to say that everything works like clockwork here. As we discovered to meeting expectations, with many journeys from and to it.