The station is located on the Zürich–Baden railway line and is a stop of the Zurich S-Bahn served by lines S11 and S12.

[4][5][3] The former Schlieren carriage works of the Schweizerische Wagons- und Aufzügefabrik AG Schlieren-Zürich were once situated adjacent to the station.

The works closed in 1985, and the site is now partially occupied by a printing works for the Neue Zürcher Zeitung.

As of the December 2023 timetable change,[update] the following services stop at Schlieren:[6][7]

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