Zug Stadtbahn

The Zug Stadtbahn (German: Stadtbahn Zug) is an S-Bahn-style commuter rail network centred on Zug, Switzerland.

Zug Stadtbahn
An Ebikon-bound S1 train.
An Ebikon-bound S1 train.
Overview
LocaleZug, Switzerland
Transit typeS-Bahn
Number of lines2
WebsiteStadtbahn Zug (in German)
Operation
Operator(s)SBB-CFF-FFS
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge

Opened on 12 December 2004, the network forms part of the Central Switzerland S-Bahn project (German: S-Bahn Zentralschweiz), which also includes the Lucerne S-Bahn (German: S-Bahn Luzern).

Lines

As of 2019, the network consisted of the following lines:

Reconstruction of the railway line on the east side of Lake Zug led to the suspension of the S2 between Zug Oberwil and Arth-Goldau beginning on June 9, 2019. S2 services from Erstfeld will operate to Rotkreuz.[1][2] S2 service was suspended altogether on 9 April 2020.

Rolling stock

The trains acquired by the SBB-CFF-FFS to operate the S1 services on the Zug Stadtbahn are SBB-CFF-FFS RABe 523 class electric multiple units.[3] However, when the S1 was opened in 2004, there were not enough of these trains available to provide a full service, so they were supplemented by a Neuer Pendelzug (New Commuter Train) (NPZ), consisting of an SBB-CFF-FFS RBDe 560 hauling a B (second class car) owned by Thurbo as a Mittelwagen (intermediate car) and an NPZ Bt as a Steuerwagen (control car/cab car/driving trailer).

Additionally, Basel Regional S-Bahn trains were used to operate some services in 2008.

Since December 2008, all Zug Stadtbahn services have been operated by a fleet of twelve RABe 523s.[3]

See also

References
  1. "SBB timetable changes". Zug4You. June 6, 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
  2. "Für unsere Kundinnen und Kunden". Swiss Federal Railways (in German). Retrieved 2019-08-31.
  3. "Fahrzeuge" [Rolling stock]. Stadtbahn Zug (in German). Canton of Zug. Retrieved 2011-05-25.

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