Bahnhofstrasse is Zürich's main downtown street and one of the world's most expensive and exclusive shopping avenues. In 2011, a study named Bahnhofstrasse the most expensive street for retail property in Europe, and the third most expensive worldwide. In 2016, the street ranked ninth.
It came into existence when the city fortifications were demolished in 1864 and the ditch in front of the walls was filled in. Until that time, the name of the location had been Fröschengraben, which then was changed to Bahnhofstrasse.
Bahnhofstrasse starts at Bahnhofplatz in front of the Zürich Hauptbahnhof, passing Rennweg, Augustinergasse and Paradeplatz, before it ends after 1.4 km at Bürkliplatz on Lake Zürich.
Shops usually open at 9-9:30 a.m. and close after 6-8 p.m. They close earlier on Saturdays and stay closed on Sundays.
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahnhofstrasse
Official website http://www.bahnhofstrasse-zuerich.ch/?language=en
Email info@bahnhofstrasse-zuerich.ch
Phone +41 43 243 90 00
Address Bahnhofstrasse, 8001 Zurich, Switzerland
Coordinates 47°22'21.103" N 8°32'17.877" E
