S16 (ZVV)

The S16 is a regional railway service of the S-Bahn Zürich on the Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV), Zürich transportation network, and is one of the network's services providing service within the canton of Zürich.

S16 (ZVV)
An RABe 514 at Zurich Tiefenbrunnen heading towards Herrliberg-Feldmeilen.
Overview
Status	Operational
Locale	Zürich, Switzerland
Termini	Zürich Flughafen Meilen
Stations	12 (13)
Website	ZVV (in English)
Service
Type	S-Bahn service
System	Zürich S-Bahn
Operator(s)	Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV)
Rolling stock	RABe 514 class trains
Technical
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Route map Legend time (h) S24 to Effretikon 0:00 Zürich Airport S2 S24 S7 to Effretikon S3 S9 S15 to Oberglatt S6 S21 to Regensdorf-Watt S8 S14 S19 to Wallisellen 0:05 Zürich Oerlikon S2 S8 S14 S19 to Zürich HB S24 to Zürich Wipkingen Käferberg Tunnel (2.12 km) S5 S11 S12 S42 to Zürich Altstetten 0:09 Zürich Hardbrücke S3 S5 S6 S7 S9 S11 S12 S15 S21 S24 to Zürich Wipkingen S14 S19 to Zürich Altstetten S2 S8 S24 S25 to Zürich Wiedikon S4 S10 from Zürich HB SZU to Zürich Selnau 0:12 0:14 Zürich HB[a] S2 S8 S14 S19 to Zürich Oerlikon Hirschengraben Tunnel (2.15 km) 0:17 Zürich Stadelhofen S3 S5 S6 S7 S9 S11 S12 S15 S18 S20 S23 S18 from Zürich Stadelhofen FB to Esslingen S3 S5 S9 S11 S12 S15 S23 to Stettbach Riesbach Tunnel (1.49 km) 0:20 Zürich Tiefenbrunnen S6 S20 0:22 Zollikon S6 0:24 Küsnacht Goldbach S6 0:27 Küsnacht ZH S6 S20 0:29 Erlenbach ZH S6 0:31 Winkel am Zürichsee S6 0:34 Herrliberg-Feldmeilen S6 S6 S7 S20 to Meilen [1][2] This diagram: view talk edit Zürich HB tracks (Gleis) from left to right: 21–22 (SZU) / 31–34 / 3–18 (surface) / 41–44.

Zürich S-Bahn network as of December 2018^[3]

At Zürich HB, trains of the S16 service usually depart from underground tracks (Gleis) 41–44 (Museumstrasse station).

Route

• S16 Zürich Flughafen –Hardbrücke–Zürich HB–Herrliberg-Feldmeilen (–Meilen)

The service links Zürich Flughafen to the north of Zürich, and Herrliberg-Feldmeilen, on north shore of Lake Zürich to the east of Zürich. The service runs via Zürich Oerlikon, Zürich Hauptbahnhof and Zürich Stadelhofen, and then over the Lake Zürich right-bank railway line to its terminus. At the southern end of the service, the S16 is extended to Meilen in the evenings. The following stations are served:^[4][5]

• Zürich Flughafen (indicated as Zürich on destination sign)
• Zürich Oerlikon
• Zürich Hardbrücke
• Zürich Hauptbahnhof
• Zürich Stadelhofen
• Zürich Tiefenbrunnen
• Zollikon
• Küsnacht Goldbach
• Küsnacht ZH
• Erlenbach ZH
• Winkel am Zürichsee
• Herrliberg-Feldmeilen
• Meilen

Rolling stock

As of the December 2022 timetable change,^[update] all services are operated with RABe 514 class trains.^[6]

Scheduling

The normal frequency is one train every 30 minutes. A journey between Zurich Airport and Herrliberg-Feldmeilen takes 34 minutes, with an additional 7 minutes when extended to Meilen.^[5] Between Zürich Oerlikon and Herrliberg-Feldmeilen, the S16 combines with the S6 to provide a frequency of one train every 15 minutes.

History

Prior to a change in late 2015, the S16 extended beyond Zürich Flughafen to Effretikon, with alternate trains extended to Thayngen, in the canton of Schaffhausen, running via Winterthur Hauptbahnhof and Schaffhausen. In 2015, service over this stretch of the route was transferred to the S24 service, and the S16 cut back to the airport.^[4][7]

See also

• Trains portal
• Switzerland portal

• Rail transport in Switzerland
• Trams in Zürich

References

1. "S-Bahnen, Busse und Schiffe" (PDF) (in German). Zürcher Verkehrsverbund. 12 December 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
2. "Zürcher S-Bahn S16" (PDF) (in German). Zürcher Verkehrsverbund. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
3. "S-Bahnen, Busse und Schiffe S-Bahn trains, buses and boats" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
4. "S-Bahn trains, buses and boats" (PDF). ZVV. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
5. "Flughafen–Zürich HB–Herrliberg-Feldmeilen" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
6. "Annual formation". data.sbb.ch. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
7. "Thayngen–Schaffhausen–Flughafen–Zürich HB–Herrliberg-F" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. Retrieved 1 September 2014.

External links

• Media related to S16 line (Zürich S-Bahn) at Wikimedia Commons
• ZVV official website: Routes & zones