S23 (ZVV)

The S23 is a regional railway line of the Zürich S-Bahn that operates only during rush hour.

S23 (ZVV)
Refurbished Re 420 (LION) locomotives, head and tail, and double-deck carriages as S23 service in Romanshorn
Overview
StatusOperational
Termini
Stations8
Websitehttps://www.sbb.ch/en (in English)
Service
TypeS-Bahn
SystemZürich S-Bahn
Operator(s)Swiss Federal Railways
Rolling stockRe 420 (LION) locomotives and double-deck passenger carriages
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Zürich S-Bahn network as of December 2018. (S23 line is indicated on the current map, see:[1])

Route

The service calls only at major stations between Zürich (canton of Zürich) and Romanshorn (Canton of Thurgau) on the shores of Lake Constance. Only some trains operate between Winterthur and Romanshorn, while others have Winterthur as their terminus.[1]

Scheduling

The S23 operates during peak-hours only: five trains from Winterthur to Zürich HB in the morning (two originate in Romanshorn), and four trains from Zürich HB to Winterthur in the evenings (with two continuing to Romanshorn). The journey between Zürich and Winterthur, including the sole intermediate stop in Stadelhofen, requires 24 minutes. Zürich to Romanshorn requires 69 minutes.[2]

Rolling stock

Services are operated by two (head and tail) refurbished Re 420 (LION) locomotives pushing or pulling double-deck passenger carriages.[3]

History

The S23 was introduced in the timetable revision of December 2015 as a peak-hour service between Zürich HB and Winterthur. The S23 supplemented the S11, then a peak-hour service between Zürich Hardbrücke and Winterthur, and the S12, which operated on a hourly schedule and was "notorious" for overcrowding. Some S23 services continued to Romanshorn.[4]

At the time of its introduction the S23 was the only service on the Zürich S-Bahn whose carriages were not air-conditioned, leading to complaints from passengers during the summer months.[4]

See also

References
  1. https://www.zvv.ch/content/dam/zvv/fahrplan/pdf/sbahn.pdf
  2. "Zürich - Winterthur (via Wallisellen/Stadelhofen)" (PDF) (in German). 22 September 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  3. "Annual formation". data.sbb.ch. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  4. "Pendler ärgern sich über S-Bahn ohne Klimaanlage". 20 Minuten (in German). 2 August 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2023.


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