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S8 (ZVV)

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S8
S8 service near Effretikon.
S8 service near Effretikon.
Overview
StatusOperational
LocaleZürich, Switzerland
Termini
Stations21
WebsiteZVV (in English)
Service
TypeS-Bahn
SystemZürich S-Bahn
Operator(s)Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV)
Rolling stockRABe 514 class
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Route map

time
(h)
0:00
Winterthur
0:08
Effretikon
0:12
Dietlikon
0:15
Wallisellen
A1 motorway
Glatt
0:19
Zürich Oerlikon
Weinberg Tunnel (4.8 km)
0:24
0:26
Zürich HB[a]
0:28
Zürich Wiedikon
Ulmberg Tunnel (848 m)
0:31
Zürich Enge
Enge Tunnel (903 m)
0:33
Zürich Wollishofen
0:37
Kilchberg
0:39
Rüschlikon
0:43
Thalwil
S24 to Zug
0:45
Oberrieden
0:49
Horgen
0:52
Au ZH
0:56
Wädenswil
0:59
Richterswil
1:01
Bäch
1:04
Freienbach SBB
1:08
Pfäffikon SZ
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  1. ^ Zürich HB tracks (Gleis) from left to right: 41–44 / 3–18 (surface) / 31–34 / 21–22 (SZU).

The S8 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 Schwyz.

Zürich S-Bahn network as of December 2018[3]

At Zürich HB, trains of the S8 service usually depart from underground tracks (Gleis) 31–34 (Löwenstrasse station).

Route

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The line runs from Winterthur via Oerlikon and the Weinberg Tunnel to Zürich Hauptbahnhof and continues on the left shore of Lake Zurich (over the Lake Zürich left-bank railway line) to Pfäffikon (SZ).

The line's overnight service (SN8), operating on weekends after midnight, runs between Zürich HB and Lachen (SZ).

Stations

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Rolling stock

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RABe 514 EMU as S8 service near Felben-Wellhausen

As of the December 2022 timetable change, most services are operated with RABe 514 class trains.[4]

Scheduling

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The train frequency on the S8 is usually one train every 30 minutes and the trip takes 68 minutes.

History

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Originally, the S8 operated between Zürich Oerlikon and Zürich Hauptbahnhof (Zurich main station) via Zürich Wipkingen (through the Wipkingen Tunnel). The S8 reversed directions at Zurich main station. With the opening of the Weinberg Tunnel on 15 June 2014 and simultaneous timetable change, the route was changed to its current state.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "S-Bahnen, Busse und Schiffe" (PDF) (in German). Zürcher Verkehrsverbund. 12 December 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Zürcher S-Bahn S8" (PDF) (in German). Zürcher Verkehrsverbund. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  3. ^ "S-Bahnen, Busse und Schiffe" (PDF). zvv.ch. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Annual formation". data.sbb.ch. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Änderungen zum Fahrplanwechsel vom 15. Juni 2014" (PDF) (in German). p. 1.

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