The S5 is a regional railway service of the S-Bahn Zürich on the Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV), Zürich transportation network. The S5 is one of the network's services connecting the cantons of Zürich, St. Gallen, Schwyz and Zug.

S5
Re 450 powered S5 train crossing the Seedamm
Overview
StatusOperational
LocaleZürich, Switzerland
Termini
Stations22
WebsiteZVV (in English)
Service
TypeS-Bahn
SystemZürich S-Bahn
Operator(s)Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV)
Rolling stock
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Route map

time
(h)
0:00
Zug
Lorze
0:03
Steinhausen Rigiblick
0:05
Steinhausen
A4 motorway
0:09
Knonau
A4 motorway
0:12
Mettmenstetten
0:16
Affoltern am Albis
0:19
Hedingen
0:23
Bonstetten-Wettswil
Landikon Tunnel (482 m)
0:29
Birmensdorf
0:32
Urdorf Weihermatt
0:34
Urdorf
0:40
Zürich Altstetten
0:42
Zürich Hardbrücke
0:45
0:48
Zürich HB[a]
Hirschengraben Tunnel (2.15 km)
0:51
Zürich Stadelhofen
Zürichberg Tunnel (4.97 km)
Glatttal viaduct
1:03
Uster
1:09
Wetzikon
1:14
Bubikon
1:18
Rüti ZH
Jona
1:22
Jona
1:25
Rapperswil
Seedamm
1:31
Pfäffikon SZ
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  1. ^ Zürich HB tracks (Gleis) from left to right: 21–22 (SZU) / 31–34 / 3–18 (surface) / 41–44.
Zürich S-Bahn network as of December 2018[3]

At Zürich HB, trains of the S5 service usually depart from underground tracks (Gleis) 41–44 (Museumstrasse station).

Route

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The S5 service links the city of Zug and Pfäffikon SZ, on the south shore of Lake Zürich in the canton of Schwyz. Trains use the Zürich–Affoltern am Albis–Zug line between Zug and Zürich Altstetten. From there, they use the Zürich–Baden line to reach Zürich Hauptbahnhof and then the Zürich–Winterthur line to reach Zürich Stadelhofen. East of Stadelhofen, trains take the Wallisellen–Uster–Rapperswil line, which diverges south, to Rapperswil. Finally, trains cross the Seedamm on the Rapperswil–Pfäffikon line to reach Pfäffikon.[4] The following stations are served:[5][6]

Rolling stock

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An RABe 511 at Uster in 2014

Before the timetable revision of late 2015 the S5 services were operated by RABe 514 class on the weekdays and RABe 511 class on weekends.[citation needed] As of 2021, all services are operated by RABe 511 EMUs.[7][8]

Scheduling

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The S5 has a normal frequency of one train every 30 minutes. The through journey time is just over one hour 30 minutes.[6] Combined with the S15, the S5 provides quarter-hourly services at stations between Hardbrücke and Rapperswil.

History

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Prior to the timetable revision of late 2015, the section of the S5 between Zürich and Pfäffikon operated much as today, except that S5 also served Hurden. However west of Zürich, the trains operated to Oberglatt, where alternating trains continued to either Niederweningen or Rafz. The core of the line ran to a frequency of every half hour, thus providing hourly services to Niederweningen and Rafz. The section between Oberglatt and Niederweningen was also served by an hourly shuttle service numbered S55, that were connected at Oberglatt with the S5 trains which ran to and from Rafz.[9]

The sections of line no longer covered by the S5 and S55 are now served by the S9 (to Rafz) and S15 (to Niederweningen).[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "S-Bahnen, Busse und Schiffe" (PDF) (in German). Zürcher Verkehrsverbund. 2021-12-12. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
  2. ^ "Zürcher S-Bahn S5" (PDF) (in German). Zürcher Verkehrsverbund. 2023-09-15. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
  3. ^ "S-Bahnen, Busse und Schiffe" (PDF). zvv.ch. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  4. ^ Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. pp. 12–13. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  5. ^ a b "S-Bahn trains, buses and boats" (PDF). ZVV. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-02-22. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
  6. ^ a b "Zug–Zürich HB–Uster–Rapperswil–Pfäffikon SZ" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-02-22. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
  7. ^ "Barrier-free access s-bahn lines".
  8. ^ "Jahresformation". data.sbb.ch. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Rafz–Zürich HB–Uster–Rapperswil–Pfäffikon SZ : Niederweningen–Zürich HB–Uster–Rapperswil–Pfäffikon SZ" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2014-09-04. Retrieved 2014-09-04.
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