S8 (ZVV)

The S8 is a regional railway line of the S-Bahn Zürich on the Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV), Zürich transportation network, and is one of the network's lines connecting the cantons of Zürich and Schwyz.

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

S8
S8 service near Effretikon.
Overview
Status	Operational
Locale	Zürich, Switzerland
Termini	Winterthur Pfäffikon (SZ)
Stations	21
Website	ZVV (in English)
Service
Type	S-Bahn
System	Zürich S-Bahn
Operator(s)	Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV)
Rolling stock	RABe 514 class
Technical
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Route map Legend time (h) S12 S24 S33 to Andelfingen S11 S23 S24 S29 S30 to Oberwinterthur S11 S12 S26 S35 to Winterthur Grüze 0:00 Winterthur S7 S11 S12 S23 S24 S26 S29 S30 S33 S35 S41 S41 to Bülach S3 S19 to Pfäffikon ZH 0:08 Effretikon S3 S7 S19 S24 S7 S24 to Bassersdorf 0:12 Dietlikon S3 S19 S3 S11 S12 S23 to Stettbach S14 to Uster 12 to Stettbach 0:15 Wallisellen S14 S19 12 to Zürich Airport A1 motorway Glatt S2 S16 S24 to Zürich Airport S7 to Opfikon S3 S9 S15 to Oberglatt S6 S21 to Regensdorf-Watt 0:19 Zürich Oerlikon S3 S6 S7 S9 S15 S16 S21 to Zürich Hardbrücke S24 to Zürich Wipkingen Weinberg Tunnel (4.8 km) S3 S5 S6 S7 S9 S11 S12 S15 S16 S20 S23 to Zürich Stadelhofen 0:24 0:26 Zürich HB[a] S4 S10 from Zürich HB SZU to Zürich Selnau S24 to Zürich Wipkingen S3 S5 S6 S7 S9 S11 S12 S15 S16 S21 to Zürich Hardbrücke S14 S19 to Zürich Altstetten 0:28 Zürich Wiedikon S2 S24 Ulmberg Tunnel (848 m) 0:31 Zürich Enge S2 S24 Enge Tunnel (903 m) 0:33 Zürich Wollishofen S24 0:37 Kilchberg S24 0:39 Rüschlikon S24 0:43 Thalwil S2 S24 S24 to Zug 0:45 Oberrieden 0:49 Horgen (Ferry to Meilen) S2 0:52 Au ZH 0:56 Wädenswil S2 S13 S25 S13 to Einsiedeln 0:59 Richterswil S2 1:01 Bäch 1:04 Freienbach SBB VAE S40 to Biberbrugg 1:08 Pfäffikon SZ VAE S2 S5 S25 S40 VAE S5 S40 to Rapperswil S2 S25 to Siebnen-Wangen [1][2] This diagram: view talk edit Zürich HB tracks (Gleis) from left to right: 41–44 / 3–18 (surface) / 31–34 / 21–22 (SZU).

At Zürich HB, trains of the S8 service usually depart from underground tracks (Gleis) 31–34 (Löwenstrasse station).

Route

• S8 Winterthur–Wallisellen–Oerlikon–Zürich HB–Thalwil–Pfäffikon SZ (–Ziegelbrücke)
  Operates non stop between Winterthur and Effretikon; first and last services extended to Ziegelbrücke.

The line runs from Winterthur via Oerlikon and the Weinberg Tunnel to Zürich Hauptbahnhof and continues on the left shore of Lake Zurich (over the Lake Zürich left-bank railway line) to Pfäffikon (SZ).

The line's overnight service (SN8), operating on weekends after midnight, runs between Zürich HB and Lachen (SZ).

Stations

• Winterthur
• Effretikon
• Dietlikon
• Wallisellen
• Zurich Oerlikon
• Zurich Hauptbahnhof
• Zurich Wiedikon
• Zurich Enge
• Zurich Wollishofen
• Kilchberg
• Rüschlikon
• Thalwil
• Oberrieden
• Horgen
• Au ZH
• Wädenswil
• Richterswil
• Bäch
• Freienbach SBB
• Pfäffikon (SZ)

Rolling stock

RABe 514 EMU as S8 service near Felben-Wellhausen

As of the December 2022 timetable change,^[update] most services are operated with RABe 514 class trains.^[4]

Scheduling

The train frequency on the S8 is usually one train every 30 minutes and the trip takes 68 minutes.

History

Originally, the S8 operated between Zürich Oerlikon and Zürich Hauptbahnhof (Zurich main station) via Zürich Wipkingen (through the Wipkingen Tunnel). The S8 reversed directions at Zurich main station. With the opening of the Weinberg Tunnel on 15 June 2014 and simultaneous timetable change, the route was changed to its current state.^[5]

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 S8" (PDF) (in German). Zürcher Verkehrsverbund. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
3. "S-Bahnen, Busse und Schiffe" (PDF). zvv.ch. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
4. "Annual formation". data.sbb.ch. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
5. "Änderungen zum Fahrplanwechsel vom 15. Juni 2014" (PDF) (in German). p. 1.

Media related to S8 line (Zürich S-Bahn) at Wikimedia Commons

• ZVV official website: Routes & zones