S20
Overview
First service11 June 2019 (2019-06-11)
Current operator(s)Swiss Federal Railways
Route
TerminiZürich HB/Zürich Tiefenbrunnen
Uerikon
Stops4/5
Distance travelled28.9 kilometres (18.0 mi)
Average journey time30/26 minutes
Service frequencyThree round-trips on weekdays
Line(s) usedLake Zürich right-bank railway line

The S20 is a railway service of the Zürich S-Bahn that provides rush-hour service between Zürich HB (or Zürich Tiefenbrunnen) and Uerikon, in the Swiss canton of Zürich. Swiss Federal Railways operates the service.

At Zürich HB, trains of the S20 service usually depart from underground tracks (Gleis) 41–44 (Museumstrasse station).

History

The S20 was introduced on 11 June 2019, with the initial termini at Zürich Hardbrücke (northwest) and Stäfa (southeast).[3] It was extended from Stäfa to Uerikon with the December 2021 timetable change.[4] With the December 2023 timetable change, the nortwestern terminus became Zürich HB and Zürich Tiefenbrunnen, respectively.[2]

Operations

As of the December 2023 timetable change, there are four departures in the morning from Uerikon and two in the late afternoon/early evening from Zürich HB (one from Zürich Tiefenbrunnen). The service does not operate on weekends.[5] Most services are operated by SBB-CFF-FFS Re 420 locomotives pulling coaches.[6]

Stations

References

  1. ↑ "S-Bahnen, Busse und Schiffe" (PDF) (in German). Zürcher Verkehrsverbund. 2021-12-12. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
  2. 1 2 "Zürcher S-Bahn S20" (PDF) (in German). Zürcher Verkehrsverbund. 2023-09-15. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  3. ↑ "Die neue S20 fährt erstmals im Juni 2019". Zürichsee-Zeitung (in German). 29 March 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  4. ↑ "Fahrplan 2022 für die Region Zürich und die Ostschweiz". www.sbb.ch (in German). Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  5. ↑ "Uerikon - Zürich HB - Zürich Hardbrücke" (PDF) (in German). Swiss Federal Railways. 4 October 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  6. ↑ "Annual formation". data.sbb.ch. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
Zürich S-Bahn network as of December 2019[1]
  1. ↑ "S-Bahnen, Busse und Schiffe S-Bahn trains, buses and boats" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-07-26. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
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