S9_(ZVV) Knowpia

S9
S9
	S9 service on the Eglisau railway bridge over the Rhine
Overview
Status	Operational
Locale	Zürich, Switzerland
Termini	Schaffhausen; Uster;
Stations	23
Website	ZVV (in English)
Service
Type	S-Bahn
System	Zürich S-Bahn
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
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The S9 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 Schaffhausen in Switzerland. Between the two Swiss cantons, the line also serves two stations in Germany.

At Zürich HB, trains of the S9 service usually depart from underground tracks (Gleis) 41–44 (Museumstrasse station).

Route edit

S9 (Schaffhausen –) Rafz – Hardbrücke – Zürich HB – Uster
Operates every 30 minutes between Schaffhausen and Rafz only during rush hour, otherwise every hours.

The line runs from Schaffhausen, capital of the canton of Schaffhausen to Zurich Hauptbahnhof, before continuing via Zürich Stadelhofen to Uster. The following stations are served:^[4]^[5]

Swiss-German border

Jestetten (Germany)
Lottstetten (Germany)

Swiss-German border

Rolling stock edit

As of the December 2022 timetable change,^[update] all services are operated by Re 450 class locomotives pushing or pulling double-deck passenger carriages.^[6]

Scheduling edit

Between Uster and Rafz, trains run every 30 minutes throughout the day. At peak periods all trains continue from Rafz to Schaffhausen, but at other times alternate trains terminate at Rafz. The journey time from Uster to Schaffhausen takes 82 minutes.^[5]

History edit

Prior to the timetable revision of late 2015, the section of the S9 between Zürich and Uster operated much as today. However west of Zürich, the trains operated to Zug via Affoltern am Albis. The sections of line no longer covered by the S9 are now served by the S5.^[7]^[4]

References edit

^ "S-Bahnen, Busse und Schiffe" (PDF) (in German). Zürcher Verkehrsverbund. 2021-12-12. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
^ "Zürcher S-Bahn S9" (PDF) (in German). Zürcher Verkehrsverbund. 2023-09-15. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
^ "S-Bahnen, Busse und Schiffe" (PDF). zvv.ch. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
^ ^a ^b "S-Bahn trains, buses and boats" (PDF). ZVV. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-02-22. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
^ ^a ^b "Schaffhausen–Rafz–Zürich HB–Stettbach–Uster" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-02-22. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
^ "Annual formation". data.sbb.ch. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
^ "Uster–Stadelhofen–Zürich HB–Affoltern am Albis–Zug" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-02-22. Retrieved 2016-02-22.