S15 (ZVV)

     S15 (ZVV)

S15 in Rapperswil as seen from Seedamm.
Overview
Type S-Bahn
System Zürich S-Bahn
Status Operational
Locale Zürich, Switzerland
Termini Affoltern am Albis
Rapperswil
Stations 16
Website ZVV (English)
Operation
Operator(s) Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV)
Rolling stock RABe 514 class
Technical
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in)
Route map

The S15 is a regional railway line of the S-Bahn Zürich on the Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV), Zürich transportation network, and is one of the network's lines connecting the cantons of Zürich and St. Gallen.

Contents

Route

S 15 Affoltern am AlbisZürich HBUsterRapperswil
Stops between Stadelhofen and Wetzikon only in Uster.

The line runs from from Affoltern am Albis, in the south of the canton of Zürich, over the Zug–Affoltern am Albis–Zurich railway line as far as Zurich Hauptbahnhof before continuing via Zürich Stadelhofen and Uster to Rapperswil.

There are no stops between Stadelhofen and Uster – i.e. Stettbach, Dübendorf, Schwerzenbach and Nänikon-Greifensee; Aathal-Seegräben is not a regular stop, either.

History

The line was opened between Rapperswil and Birmensdorf on 10 December 2006, following line improvements.

On 9 December 2007, the line was extended from Birmensdorf to Affoltern am Albis.

Stations

Rolling stock

All services are operated with RABe 514 class trains.

Scheduling

The train frequency on the line is usually 30 minutes and the trip takes 68 minutes.

See also

Trains portal
Switzerland portal

References

Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:S-Bahn_Z%C3%BCrich S-Bahn Zürich] at Wikimedia Commons