S2 (ZVV)














































S2 (ZVV)

S2 and S5 trains at Pfäffikon SZ.
S2 train (left) with S5 train (right)
at Pfäffikon SZ.

Overview
Type
S-Bahn service
System Zürich S-Bahn
Status Operational
Locale
Zürich, Switzerland
Termini
Zürich Flughafen
Unterterzen
Website
ZVV (in English)
Operation
Operator(s) Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV)
Rolling stock
Re 450 class
+ double-deck coaches
Technical
Track gauge
1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in)

The S2 is a railway service of the S-Bahn Zürich on the Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV) transportation network, and is one of the network's services connecting the cantons of Zürich with the cantons of Schwyz, Glarus and St. Gallen.




Contents






  • 1 Route


  • 2 Rolling stock


  • 3 Scheduling


  • 4 See also


  • 5 References





Route



  • S 2 Zürich Flughafen – Zürich HB – Pfäffikon SZ – Ziegelbrücke

The service links Zürich Airport with Ziegelbrücke, a village and railway junction on the border between the cantons of St. Gallen and Glarus. On weekends, every other train continues to Unterterzen.


From the airport, the service runs via Oerlikon and the Weinberg Tunnel to Zürich Hauptbahnhof. From Zürich-Hauptbahnhof, the service uses the Lake Zürich left-bank railway line to Ziegelbrücke, stopping only at selected stations.


On its route, the service stops at the following stations:



  • Zürich Airport

  • Zürich Oerlikon

  • Zürich Hauptbahnhof

  • Zürich Wiedikon

  • Zürich Enge

  • Thalwil

  • Horgen

  • Wädenswil

  • Richterswil

  • Pfäffikon SZ

  • Altendorf

  • Lachen

  • Siebnen-Wangen


  • Ziegelbrücke (terminus of every other weekend train and all weekday trains)


  • Unterterzen (terminus of every other weekend train)



Rolling stock


All services are operated with RABe 514 class trains.



Scheduling


The train frequency is usually 30 minutes and the trip takes 65 minutes. Between 22 December-6 January daily, and 30 November-1 April on weekends, three morning and three afternoon services/direction are extended to run non-stop to Unterterzen.



See also




  • Rail transport in Switzerland

  • Trams in Zürich



References


Media related to S-Bahn Zürich at Wikimedia Commons


  • ZVV official website: Routes & zones









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