But with the construction of a new railway to serve Zürich Airport in 1980, this route was abandoned along with the original Bassersdorf railway station from 1877, built by Schweizerische Nationalbahn.

[4] Bassersdorf railway station is located on Bahnhofstrasse, 500 metres (1,600 ft) south of the town center.

A small station building lies north of the platforms, along with a bus stop and car park.

A pedestrian tunnel connects these facilities with the island platform and with Pöschenstrasse on the south side of the tracks.

[5] The following Zürich S-Bahn services stop at Bassersdorf: The S7 and S24 each run at 30-minute intervals; together, they provide 4 trains per hour to Zürich HB and to Winterthur.