S20
Overview
First service14 December 2014 (2014-12-14)
Current operator(s)Transports publics Fribourgeois
Route
TerminiNeuchâtel
Romont
Stops19
Distance travelled71.1 kilometres (44.2 mi)
Average journey time
  • 56 minutes (Neuchâtel–Fribourg)
  • 1 hour 30 minutes (Neuchâtel–Romont)
Service frequencyHourly
Line(s) used
Route map
Regional services to Travers
Regional services to La Chaux-de-Fonds
Regional services to Yverdon-les-Bains
42.9
 Neuchâtel
S5
38.7
 St-Blaise-Lac
S5
36.7
 Marin-Epagnier
S5
29.8
32.2
 Ins
S5 S21 S52
Regional services to Biel/Bienne
S5 S52 to Kerzers
27.8
 Sugiez
S21
S5 R9 to Kerzers
22.2
 Murten/Morat
S5 R9 S21
S5 R9 to Payerne
20.6
 Münchenwiler-Courgevaux
S21
16.9
 Cressier FR
S21
12.4
 Courtepin
S21
9.2
 Pensier
S21
5.8
 Belfaux-Village
S21
S30 to Payerne
4.0
 Givisiez
S21 S30
S1 to Bern
0.0
66.0
 Fribourg
S1
62.1
 Villars-sur-Glâne
S21
60.4
 Matran
S21
57.5
 Rosé
S21
55.4
 Neyruz
S21
52.4
 Cottens
S21
49.6
 Chénens
S21
45.0
 Villaz-St-Pierre
S21
40.2
 Romont
R6 RE2 RE3 S21
R6 to Palézieux
RE2 RE3 to Bulle
[1][2]

The S20 is a railway service of RER Fribourg that provides hourly service between Neuchâtel and Fribourg, in the Swiss cantons of Neuchâtel and Freiburg, respectively. The S20 is extended to Romont on weekdays. Transports publics Fribourgeois operates the service.

Operations

The S20 runs hourly between Neuchâtel and Fribourg. On weekdays it continues to Romont. It uses the western end of the Bern–Neuchâtel line, the entirety of the Fribourg–Ins line, and a portion of the Lausanne–Bern line. It is paired with the S21 between Ins and Romont, providing half-hourly service.[3][4]

History

RER Fribourg introduced the S20 designation on 14 December 2014 for an hourly service between Fribourg and Neuchâtel.[5] In December 2017, the S21, previously a rush-hour service between Fribourg and Kerzers, was re-routed to run between Fribourg and Ins and rescheduled for hourly service on weekdays, increasing the service level between Fribourg and Ins to half-hourly on weekdays.[6] With the December 2021 timetable change, both the S20 and S21 were extended south from Fribourg to Romont, replacing the S40.[7] The S21 began running on weekends with this change, while the S20 operated between Fribourg and Romont on weekdays only.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. pp. 17–18, 30. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. ↑ "RER Fribourg | Freiberg" (PDF) (in French). Swiss Federal Railways. 12 December 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "Neuchâtel - Ins - Murten - Fribourg/Freiburg" (PDF) (in French). Systemaufgaben Kundeninformation. 4 November 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  4. ↑ "Lausanne - Romont - Fribourg - Bern (RER Vaud, ligne S4) (RER Fribourg | Freiburg, ligne S20, S21)" (PDF) (in French). Systemaufgaben Kundeninformation. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  5. ↑ "Plus de trains, plus de bus et des gares modernisées" (in French). PostBus Switzerland. 14 December 2014. p. 7. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  6. ↑ "Davantage de trains et de bus + de liberté" (in French). PostBus Switzerland. 10 December 2017. p. 5. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  7. ↑ "2022 timetable for French-speaking Switzerland". www.sbb.ch. 12 December 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  8. ↑ "Timetable change". www.sbb.ch. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
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