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S5 (ZVV)
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. Route * 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 . From there, they use the Zürich–Baden line to reach Zürich Hauptbahnhof and then the Zürich–Winterthur line to reach . East of Stadelhofen, trains take the Wallisellen–Uster–Rapperswil line, which diverges south, to . Finally, trains cross the Seedamm on the Rapperswil–Pfäffikon line to reach Pfäffikon. The following stations are served: * Zug * Steinhausen Rigiblick * Steinhausen * Knonau * Mettmenstetten * Affoltern am Albis * Hedingen * Bonstetten-Wettswil * Birmensdorf * Urdorf Weihermatt * Urdorf * Zürich Alts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SBB-CFF-FFS Re 450
The Re 450 is a push-pull electric locomotive passenger coach type which is used by Swiss Federal Railways on S-Bahn services in Zürich. Under the old Swiss class system, they would have been known as Re 4/4V. They are only found working with formations of three double-deck passenger carriages, the rear-most of which has a driving cab to allow push-pull working. At peak times trainsets may be coupled together to form a train consisting of three locomotives and nine passenger vehicles. Most S-Bahn lines use this stock and it is the most common on the network. The trains are also known as DPZ, short for double-decker push-pull train (german: Doppelstock-Pendelzugs), and is the first double decker train type operated by SBB-CFF-FFS. All Re 450 coaches received a mid-life refurbishment at the SBB-CFF-FFS workshops at Yverdon-les-Bains between 2011 and 2018. See also *List of stock used by Swiss Federal Railways The followling is an incomplete list of locomotives and multiple uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canton Of Schwyz
The canton of Schwyz (german: Kanton Schwyz rm, Chantun Sviz; french: Canton de Schwytz; it, Canton Svitto) is a canton in central Switzerland between the Alps in the south, Lake Lucerne to the west and Lake Zürich in the north, centred on and named after the town of Schwyz. It is one of the founding cantons of Switzerland; Switzerland's name is derived from the name of the canton, and the flag of Switzerland from its coat of arms. For the history of the name, see Schwyz. The Swiss Federal Charter is on display in Schwyz. Northeast of the town of Schwyz is Einsiedeln Abbey. History Prehistory to the Roman era The earliest traces of humans in Schwyz are from the Upper Paleolithic and Early Mesolithic, or about 12,500 BC. An excavation of the karst caves in the valley of the Muota river (''Muotatal'') revealed numerous sites, some dating to the Younger Dryas period (c. 10,000 BC). The alpine meadows at Bödmeren, Twärenen and Silberen were Stone Age hunter-gather ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hedingen Railway Station
Hedingen is a municipality in the district of Affoltern in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. History Hedingen is first mentioned in 1116 as ''Hedingen''. Geography Hedingen has an area of . Of this area, 48% is used for agricultural purposes, while 32.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 18.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (0.8%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The municipality includes the village of Hedingen, the hamlets of Fromoos and Ismatt and scattered houses. Demographics Hedingen has a population (as of ) of . , 13.5% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 18.2%. Most of the population () speaks German (88.7%), with Italian being second most common ( 3.0%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 2.0%). In the 2007 election the most popular party was the SVP which received 34% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SPS (19.4%), t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Affoltern Am Albis Railway Station
Affoltern am Albis is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Zürich, situated in the municipality of Affoltern am Albis. The station is located on the Zürich to Zug via Affoltern am Albis railway line. Affoltern am Albis station is less than 30 minutes from Zürich Hauptbahnhof. On the Zug side there are three sidings, which are rarely used, and a former siding from the ''OVA'' site. The old station with its two platform tracks was completely rebuilt in 2001. The level crossing at the OVA site was abolished and replaced by a bicycle and passenger underpass. The station received a third platform track and all buildings were replaced. The station forecourt was rebuilt and a bus station was built. The integrated bus terminal has eight stops for the provisional six bus routes to the region as well as to Cham, Zürich, Muri and Thalwil. In September 2002, the current station was inaugurated with a festival. Service Affoltern am Albis station is an intermediate stop on Zürich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mettmenstetten Railway Station
Mettmenstetten is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Zurich, situated in the municipality of Mettmenstetten. The station is located on the Zurich to Zug via Affoltern am Albis railway line. Service The station is an intermediate stop on Zurich S-Bahn line S5. During weekends, there is also a nighttime S-Bahn service (SN5) offered by ZVV. Summary of S-Bahn services: * Zürich S-Bahn The Zürich S-Bahn (german: S-Bahn Zürich) system is a network of rail lines that has been incrementally expanded to cover the ZVV area, which comprises the entire canton of Zürich and portions of neighbouring cantons (Aargau, Glaru ...: ** : half-hourly service to , and to via . ** Nighttime S-Bahn (only during weekends):https://www.zvv.ch/zvv-assets/fahrplan/pdf/nachtnetz.pdf *** : hourly service between and via . References Railway stations in the canton of Zürich Swiss Federal Railways stations Railway stations in Switzerland opened in 1864 {{switze ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knonau Railway Station
Knonau is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Zurich, situated in the municipality of Knonau. The station is located on the Zurich to Zug via Affoltern am Albis railway line. Service Knonau station is an intermediate stop on Zurich S-Bahn line S5. During weekends, there is also a nighttime S-Bahn service (SN5) offered by ZVV. Summary of S-Bahn services: * Zürich S-Bahn The Zürich S-Bahn (german: S-Bahn Zürich) system is a network of rail lines that has been incrementally expanded to cover the ZVV area, which comprises the entire canton of Zürich and portions of neighbouring cantons (Aargau, Glaru ...: ** : half-hourly service to , and to via . ** Nighttime S-Bahn (only during weekends):https://www.zvv.ch/zvv-assets/fahrplan/pdf/nachtnetz.pdf *** : hourly service to via . References Railway stations in the canton of Zürich Swiss Federal Railways stations {{switzerland-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steinhausen Railway Station
Steinhausen is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Zug The canton of Zug, also Zoug (Standard German: , Alemannic German: , rm, Chantun Zug, french: Canton de Zoug, it, Canton Zugo) is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland. It is located in central Switzerland and its capital is Zug. At the ..., situated in the municipality of Steinhausen. The station is located on the Zurich to Zug via Affoltern am Albis railway line and is an intermediate stop on Zurich S-Bahn line S5. References External links * Railway stations in the canton of Zug Swiss Federal Railways stations Railway stations in Switzerland opened in 1904 {{switzerland-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steinhausen Rigiblick Railway Station
Steinhausen-Rigiblick is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Zug, situated in the municipality of Steinhausen. The station is located on the Zurich to Zug via Affoltern am Albis railway line. The station was inaugurated on 26 November 2012 and opened on the timetable change on 9 December 2012. The construction of the 320-metre-long station cost about CHF 10.5 million. In addition to the construction of the platform and the underpass, the track was adapted for the S41 service, preserving the remains of the "Sumpfweiche" ("swamp points" at the former direct connection with the line to Luzerne). Service The station is an intermediate stop on Zurich S-Bahn line S5. * Zürich S-Bahn The Zürich S-Bahn (german: S-Bahn Zürich) system is a network of rail lines that has been incrementally expanded to cover the ZVV area, which comprises the entire canton of Zürich and portions of neighbouring cantons (Aargau, Glaru ...: ** : half-hourly service to , and to vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zug Railway Station
Zug railway station (german: Bahnhof Zug) serves the municipality of Zug, the capital city of the canton of Zug, Switzerland. Opened in 1897, the station is owned and operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS). It is a ''keilbahnhof'': it forms the junction between the Zürich–Lucerne railway and the Thalwil–Arth-Goldau railway, which connects with the Gotthard railway. Every day, some 46,000 people pass through the station. Location Zug railway station is situated in Bahnhofplatz, right in the heart of the city centre, a short distance from the shore of Lake Zug. History The first railway station in Zug was built in 1863-1864 by the architect Friedrich Jacob Wanner, in what is now the Bundesplatz. It was a terminal station, which could be reached only from the direction of Cham and Knonau. With an additional junction, trains could be turned. In 1897, as the railway lines to Zürich via Thalwil and to Arth-Goldau were opened, the station had to be moved to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zürich Hauptbahnhof
Zürich Hauptbahnhof (often shortened to Zürich HB, or just HB; ''Zürich Main Station'' or ''Zürich Central Station'') is the largest railway station in Switzerland. Zürich is a major railway hub, with services to and from across Switzerland and neighbouring countries such as Germany, Italy, Austria, and France. The station was originally constructed as the terminus of the Spanisch Brötli Bahn, the first railway built completely within Switzerland. Serving up to 2,915 trains per day, Zürich HB is one of the busiest railway stations in the world. It was ranked as the second best European railway station in 2020. The station can be found at the northern end of the Altstadt, or ''old town'', in central Zürich, near the confluence of the rivers Limmat and Sihl. The station is on several levels, with platforms both at ground and below ground level, and tied together by underground passages and the ShopVille shopping mall. The Sihl passes through the station in a tunnel wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canton Of Schwyz
The canton of Schwyz (german: Kanton Schwyz rm, Chantun Sviz; french: Canton de Schwytz; it, Canton Svitto) is a canton in central Switzerland between the Alps in the south, Lake Lucerne to the west and Lake Zürich in the north, centred on and named after the town of Schwyz. It is one of the founding cantons of Switzerland; Switzerland's name is derived from the name of the canton, and the flag of Switzerland from its coat of arms. For the history of the name, see Schwyz. The Swiss Federal Charter is on display in Schwyz. Northeast of the town of Schwyz is Einsiedeln Abbey. History Prehistory to the Roman era The earliest traces of humans in Schwyz are from the Upper Paleolithic and Early Mesolithic, or about 12,500 BC. An excavation of the karst caves in the valley of the Muota river (''Muotatal'') revealed numerous sites, some dating to the Younger Dryas period (c. 10,000 BC). The alpine meadows at Bödmeren, Twärenen and Silberen were Stone Age hunter-gather ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Zürich
__NOTOC__ Lake Zurich (Swiss German/ Alemannic: ''Zürisee''; German: ''Zürichsee''; rm, Lai da Turitg) is a lake in Switzerland, extending southeast of the city of Zürich. Depending on the context, Lake Zurich or ''Zürichsee'' can be used to describe the lake as a whole, or just that part of the lake downstream of the Seedamm at Rapperswil, whilst the part upstream of Rapperswil may be called the ''Obersee'' or Upper Lake. Geography Lake Zurich is formed by the Linth river, which rises in the glaciers of the Glarus Alps and was diverted by the Escher canal (completed in 1811) into Lake Walen from where its waters are carried to the east end of Lake Zurich by means of the Linth canal (completed in 1816). The waters of the Lake of Zurich flow out of the lake at its north-west end ( Quaibrücke), passing through the city of Zürich; however, the outflow is then called the Limmat. The culminating point of the lake's drainage basin is the Tödi at 3,614 metres above sea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
