Gleis 21 in Dietikon lets organisers hire a 168 m² hall for 110 seated or 220 standing guests, a smaller workshop room, or the entire building. Meetings, business celebrations, private parties, theater and concerts all use the same spaces. The Kulturhaus is run by an association and stands directly at Dietikon station, in the Zurich agglomeration.
Seminars and company events
Two rooms suit working sessions. The Plattform is the large hall. For meetings it has an LED wall with an HDMI connection, so a laptop can be plugged in and shown at once. A sound system with a mixing console is installed, which helps for a plenary talk with microphones or a panel. The stage measures 6 m by 4 m, about 24 m², and a backstage area of about 20 m² sits behind it.
The Nebengleis is the smaller room, intended for workshops and meetings. It has WiFi, and a whiteboard or a TV with Apple TV for presentations can be added on request. It is on the first basement level and has its own outside access, which is useful when a group arrives separately from other guests in the building.
A company can also take the whole Gleis 21 for one day. That makes sense for a team day, an end-of-year party or a launch where the hall, the workshop room and the bistro are all used.
Rooms and capacities
The Plattform covers 168 m². The audience area is about 110 m², and the venue states 110 seated or 220 standing guests. The stage is 6 m by 4 m. Lighting includes front, side and back lights and a lighting console, and the sound system includes monitors and a range of microphones.
The Nebengleis offers 67 m² on the website, and the same page also mentions 90 m² for a technical section. Capacity for this room is not stated, so ask for seated numbers before planning a workshop of more than a few tables.
Toilets for the workshop room are in the bistro.
Catering
Rooms can be hired with or without catering. The house kitchen serves a lunch menu on Thursdays and an evening menu from Thursday to Saturday, and on selected evenings it offers a Kulturznacht meal. For a private booking, food and drink can be added to the Nebengleis as an option. Confirm with the team what the kitchen can serve for a group outside those regular service times.
Getting there
The address is Buchsackerstrasse 21, 8953 Dietikon, directly at the station. Guests arriving by train from the Zurich area can walk to the door. Contact is by phone on 044 545 87 22 or at info@gleis21.ch.
What to check before booking
The venue works as a cultural house with its own program, so dates for private hire depend on the concert and theater calendar. The site does not mention bedrooms, so overnight guests need hotels in town. It also does not name weddings among the events it hosts, only business and private celebrations.
