THURBO
CEO), Werner Schurter | |
Number of employees | 500 (as of 2022)[1] |
|---|---|
| Divisions | Passenger |
| Website | www |
THURBO is a
states of Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria), and northeastern Vorarlberg, Austria, jointly owned by Swiss Federal Railways
(90%) and the canton of Thurgau.
It operates regional transport on a network of 658 kmEMUs and carries 25.8 million passengers a year.
The
pronounced as Tour-bo in German) is derived from the river Thur (or the canton of Thurgau, respectively) and the first two letters of Bodensee (German name for Lake Constance), probably on the basis of the homophone turbo
.
Description
THURBO was founded in September 2001 by
Mittelthurgau-Bahn
, is operated by THURBO but maintained by SBB CFF FFS.
THURBO operates many lines in the Ostwind transit district, including all services of Schaffhausen S-Bahn (since 2013), and most services of St. Gallen S-Bahn. Some lines are part of Bodensee S-Bahn, which includes transborder services between Switzerland and southern Germany (Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria), some operated by SBB GmbH using EMUs of THURBO, and Austria (Vorarlberg).[4]
Several
passenger carriages.[5]
THURBO also operates a
nicknamed der Konstanzer by locals.[6]
Operation
The following services are (or were) operated by THURBO.[7]
Former Mittelthurgaubahn
- Konstanz)
RegioExpress
Schaffhausen S-Bahn
- Schaffhausen (Rhyhas)
- S64: Erzingen (Baden)–Wilchingen-Hallau–Neuhausen Badischer Bahnhof–Schaffhausen
St. Gallen S-Bahn
- S2 Nesslau-Neu St. Johann–Ebnat-Kappel–Lichtensteig–St. Gallen–Rorschach–St. Margrethen–Altstätten SG
- S5 Weinfelden–Sulgen–Hauptwil–Gossau SG–St. Gallen–St. Margrethen
- S7 Weinfelden–Romanshorn–Arbon–Rorschach (–Bregenz–Lindau-Reutin)
- S12 Sargans–Bad Ragaz–Landquart–Chur
- Konstanz
- Konstanz (express)
- S81 Herisau–St. Gallen Haggen–St. Gallen
- S82 St. Gallen–St. Gallen St. Fiden–Wittenbach
Previous operations
- S3 St. Gallen–St. Margrethen (until 2021, merged with the former S5 into the current S5 of St. Gallen S-Bahn)
- of St. Gallen S-Bahn)
Zürich S-Bahn
- S29 Winterthur – Stein am Rhein
- SBB CFF FFS during peak hour since 2022)[5]
- Waldshut – Bad Zurzach – Bülach
- S41 Winterthur – Bülach
Previous operations
- of Zürich S-Bahn, respectively)
- SBB CFF FFS)
- S33 Winterthur – Andelfingen – Schaffhausen (until 2018, now operated by SBB CFF FFS)
Rolling stock
S26 service of Zürich S-Bahn in the Töss Valley
THURBO's fleet consists of
- 41 GTW 2/6 EMUs (RABe 526 701–751)[8]
- 39 GTW 2/8 EMUs (RABe 526 752–790; 781–790 ex 709–718)[8]
- 12 GTW 2/8 EMUs on order[9] (RABe 526 791–802)
- 10 GTW 2/6 EMUs (RABe 526 680–689)[8]
External links
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to THURBO.
- ^ a b c "Werte und Zahlen".
- ^ "Travelling with Thurbo: Rail network". Kreuzlingen, Switzerland: Regionalbahn Thurbo AG. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ "Organisation".
- ^ "FahrplanNetzkarte 2023" (PDF). THURBO. 11 December 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ a b THURBO.ch: https://www.thurbo.ch/ihre-reise/fahrplanwechsel-2023/
- ^ THURBO.ch: https://www.thurbo.ch/en/travelling/regioexpress/
- ^ "Fahrplan-Netzkarte 2024 [Railway network and services near Lake Constance 2024]" (PDF) (in German). THURBO. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ a b c "THURBO - die Regionalbahn . GTW 2/6 - das kurze Standardfahrzeug von THURBO". www.thurbo.ch. Archived from the original on 27 March 2009.
- ^ "Home - Stadler".
