The station is located on the Zürich to Winterthur railway line.

To the north of the station the three tracks merge into the twin-track line to Effretikon.

Dietlikon station is served by Zurich S-Bahn lines S3, S8 and S19.

A number of other S-Bahn lines pass through the station without stopping.

[4][5] On weekends, there are three nighttime S-Bahn services (SN1, SN6, SN8) offered by ZVV.