The project for the Stadelhofen station emerged from a competition held in 1982 and is now in the process of execution. For a variety of reasons, the setting in which it will stand is an exeptional one. Primarily this is because of the scale of the intervention, together with the urban surroundings. The scheme affects an area ofabout 270 by 40 meters located at the edge of the old fortifications (»Schanzen«) in the centre of modern Zurich, next to the square in front of the Opera House.