ShopVille

For the unincorporated community in the United States, see Shopville, Kentucky.
ShopVille
ShopVille logo
Pictured in 2006
Map
LocationZürich Hauptbahnhof, Switzerland
Coordinates47°22′35″N 8°32′23″E / 47.37641°N 8.53962°E / 47.37641; 8.53962
AddressMuseumstrasse 1, 8021
OpenedOctober 1, 1970 (55 years ago) (1970-10-01)
OwnerSwiss Federal Railways (SBB)
City of Zurich
Storesapprox. 190 (as of 2025)
Parkingnone
WebsiteSBB website

ShopVille is a subterranean shopping arcade in the city of Zurich, Switzerland. Opened in 1970,[1] it is located beneath Bahnhofplatz and the adjacent main railway station (Zürich Hauptbahnhof/HB), and above the subterranean railway stations of Zürich HB SZU, Löwenstrasse and Museumstrasse.[2] It is jointly owned by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) and the City of Zurich.

Facilities

ShopVille includes around 190 shops, restaurants, services and a non-denominational church.[3] The floor area was extended with the construction of the Löwenstrasse subterranean railway station, which opened in 2014.

The development is connected to the surface level and undergraound railway stations by stairs, escalators and elevators. Direct access exists, among others, to Bahnhofstrasse, Bahnhofplatz, Bahnhofquai, Museumstrasse, Swiss National Museum, and the main hall in the railway station building.

The fountain, which comprises part of the statue of Alfred Escher in Bahnhofplatz, connects to ShopVille's Züri Fountain, 4.7 metres (15 ft) below ground.[4]

  • Züri Fountain below Bahnhofplatz
    Züri Fountain below Bahnhofplatz
  • ShopVille above Löwenstrasse station
    ShopVille above Löwenstrasse station

Incidents

On 19 November, 1979, four armed guerillas robbed the city's Swiss People's Bank and escaped to the main railway station on bicycles. A gunfight ensued in ShopVille, killing a bystander and wounding two police officers and another bystander.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ Eugster, David (1 October 2020). "Shopping underground". Swiss National Museum - Swiss history blog (in German). Archived from the original on 26 March 2025. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  2. ^ Sedlmaier, Alexander (9 May 2018). Consumption and Violence: Radical Protest in Cold-War West Germany. University of Michigan Press. p. 205. ISBN 978-0-472-90094-7.
  3. ^ "||ShopVille Zurich Main Train Station". www.zuerich.com. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  4. ^ "Hauptbahnhof". Zurich 1200 Fountains. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  5. ^ Smith, J.; Moncourt, André (1 February 2009). Red Army Faction, A Documentary History: Volume 2: Dancing with Imperialism. PM Press. ISBN 978-1-60486-179-2.

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