S5 (ZVV)

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     S5 (ZVV)
S5 train crossing the Seedamm.

Re 450 powered S5 train
crossing the Seedamm.
Overview
Type S-Bahn
System Zürich S-Bahn
Status Operational
Locale Zürich, Switzerland
Termini Niederweningen / Rafz
Pfäffikon SZ
Stations 27
Website ZVV (English)
Operation
Operator(s) Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV)
Rolling stock Re 450 class
+ double-deck coaches
Technical
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Route map
The Zürich S-Bahn network.
Re 450 with S5 train in Rüti.
S5 train (centre right) flanked by S2 (left) and S40 (right) trains at Pfäffikon SZ.

The S5 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, St. Gallen and Schwyz.

Route

The line runs from the northwest of the canton of Zürich either from Niederweningen or Rafz and heads for Pfäffikon SZ, stopping by Zürich Hauptbahnhof and Zürich Stadelhofen.

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

The night service (SN5) on the S5 line, operating on weekends after midnight, runs between Bülach and Rapperswil.

Stations

Niederweningen (alternate route)

Rafz (alternate route)

Common stations

Rolling stock

Most services are operated by Re 450 class locomotives pushing or pulling double-deck passenger carriages. Service is also provided by RABe 511 units, especially on weekends.

Scheduling

The train frequency is usually 30 minutes and the trip takes 78 (via Niederweningen) or 84 minutes (via Rafz): Rafz and Niederweningen alternate every hour.

See also

References

Media related to S-Bahn Zürich at Wikimedia Commons

Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich + ZVV : Public transport in Zürich
Zürich S-Bahn
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