S27 (Südostbahn)

The S27 is a rush-hour railway service that connects the Swiss municipalities of Wangen and Ziegelbrücke. Despite its name, it is not formally part of the St. Gallen S-Bahn or Zürich S-Bahn networks. Südostbahn, a private company primarily owned by the federal government and several cantons, operates the service.

S27
Boxy white train on track next to platform
An S27 at Ziegelbrücke in January 2022
Overview
First service15 June 2014 (2014-06-15)
Current operator(s)Südostbahn
Route
TerminiZiegelbrücke
Siebnen-Wangen
Stops5
Distance travelled13.7 kilometres (8.5 mi)
Average journey time12 minutes
Service frequency10 round-trips on weekdays
Line(s) usedLake Zürich left-bank
Route map
S2 S25 to Pfäffikon SZ
0:00
 Siebnen-Wangen
S2 S25
0:02
 Schübelbach-Buttikon
0:05
 Reichenburg
0:08
 Bilten
S4 S6 to Uznach
0:12
 Ziegelbrücke
S6 S25 to Schwanden
S2 S4 to Unterterzen

Operations

The S27 is a weekday-only rush-hour service. Five trains operate in each direction between Ziegelbrücke and Siebnen-Wangen in the morning and again in the evening. The S27 is the only regular service for the three intermediate stops, save a few late-night and early-morning stops by the S2 and S8 of the Zürich S-Bahn.[1]

History

The S27 was introduced with the 15 June 2014 timetable change, replacing the S2 between Ziegelbrücke and Siebnen-Wangen. The S2 now ran express between those stops.[2] With the December 2017 timetable change, the service level was significantly reduced: weekend trains were eliminated, and weekday service was reduced from half-hourly to rush-hour only.[3]

References
  1. Swiss Federal Railways; Südostbahn (22 September 2022). "Ziegelbrücke - Thalwil - Zürich" (PDF) (in German). Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  2. "Änderungen zum Fahrplanwechsel vom 15. Juni 2014" (PDF) (in German). p. 1.
  3. "Angebotsanpassung bei der S27 Ziegelbrücke – Siebnen-Wangen" (in German). 7 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
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