S8 (ZVV)

S8
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 S26 S35 to Winterthur Grüze 0:00 Winterthur 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 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] 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).

The S8 is a regional

At

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

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

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

As of the December 2022 timetable change,^[update] most services are operated with

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

• Rail transport in Switzerland
• Trams in Zürich

References

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

• ZVV official website: Routes & zones