The S5 is a regional

railway Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

service of the

S-Bahn Zürich The S-Bahn is the name of hybrid urban- suburban rail systems serving a metropolitan region in German-speaking countries. Some of the larger S-Bahn systems provide service similar to rapid transit systems, while smaller ones often resemble co ...

on the Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV), Zürich transportation network. The S5 is one of the network's services connecting the

cantons A canton is a type of administrative division of a country. In general, cantons are relatively small in terms of area and population when compared with other administrative divisions such as counties, departments, or provinces. Internationally, t ...

Zürich Zürich () is the list of cities in Switzerland, largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zürich. It is located in north-central Switzerland, at the northwestern tip of Lake Zürich. As of January 2020, the municipality has 43 ...

St. Gallen , neighboring_municipalities = Eggersriet, Gaiserwald, Gossau, Herisau (AR), Mörschwil, Speicher (AR), Stein (AR), Teufen (AR), Untereggen, Wittenbach , twintowns = Liberec (Czech Republic) , website ...

Schwyz The town of Schwyz (; french: Schwytz; it, Svitto) is the capital of the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. The Federal Charter of 1291 or ''Bundesbrief'', the charter that eventually led to the foundation of Switzerland, can be seen at the '' ...

and

Zug , neighboring_municipalities = Cham, Baar, Walchwil, Steinhausen, Unterägeri , twintowns = Fürstenfeld (Austria), Kalesija (Bosnia-Herzegowina) Zug (Standard German: , Alemannic German: ; french: Zoug it, Zugo r ...

Route

* The S5 service links the city of Zug and

Pfäffikon SZ Pfäffikon may refer to: * Pfäffikon District, Canton of Zürich, Switzerland ** Pfäffikon, Zürich (Pfäffikon ZH), a municipality and capital of the district * Pfäffikon, Schwyz (Pfäffikon SZ), a town within the municipality of Freienbach, C ...

, on the south shore of

Lake Zürich __NOTOC__ Lake Zurich ( Swiss German/Alemannic: ''Zürisee''; German: ''Zürichsee''; rm, Lai da Turitg) is a lake in Switzerland, extending southeast of the city of Zürich. Depending on the context, Lake Zurich or ''Zürichsee'' can be used to ...

in the

canton of Schwyz The canton of Schwyz (german: Kanton Schwyz rm, Chantun Sviz; french: Canton de Schwytz; it, Canton Svitto) is a canton in central Switzerland between the Alps in the south, Lake Lucerne to the west and Lake Zürich in the north, centred on ...

. Trains use the Zürich–Affoltern am Albis–Zug line between Zug and . From there, they use the Zürich–Baden line to reach

Zürich Hauptbahnhof Zürich Hauptbahnhof (often shortened to Zürich HB, or just HB; ''Zürich Main Station'' or ''Zürich Central Station'') is the largest railway station in Switzerland. Zürich is a major railway hub, with services to and from across Switzerland a ...

and then the Zürich–Winterthur line to reach . East of Stadelhofen, trains take the Wallisellen–Uster–Rapperswil line, which diverges south, to . Finally, trains cross the

Seedamm The Rapperswil Seedamm is the partially artificial causeway and bridge at the most narrow area of Lake Zurich, between Hurden (SZ) and Rapperswil (SG). The Seedamm carries a road and a railway across the lake, with the railway being used by the ...

on the Rapperswil–Pfäffikon line to reach Pfäffikon. The following stations are served: *

* Steinhausen Rigiblick * Steinhausen *

Knonau Knonau is a municipality in the district of Affoltern in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. History Knonau is first mentioned in 1045 as ''Chnonowa''. In 1223 it was mentioned as ''Knonowe''. Geography Knonau has an area of . Of this a ...

Mettmenstetten Mettmenstetten (Swiss German: ''Mäpmischtette'') is a village in the district of Affoltern in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. Origin of the name and history The town took its name from being "In the middle". It was listed as being in th ...

Affoltern am Albis Affoltern am Albis (abbreviated as ''Affoltern a.A.''; Swiss German: ''Affoltere'') is a town and a municipality in the district of Affoltern in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. History Affoltern is first mentioned in 1190 as ''Afiltre' ...

Hedingen Hedingen is a municipality in the district of Affoltern in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. History Hedingen is first mentioned in 1116 as ''Hedingen''. Geography Hedingen has an area of . Of this area, 48% is used for agricultural purp ...

* Bonstetten-Wettswil * Birmensdorf * Urdorf Weihermatt *

Urdorf Urdorf is a municipality in the district of Dietikon in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland, located in the Limmat Valley (German: ''Limmattal''). Geography Urdorf has an area of . Of this area, 32.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while ...

* Zürich Altstetten * Zürich Hardbrücke *

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Rolling stock

Before the timetable revision of late 2015 the S5 services were operated by RABe 514 class on the weekdays and RABe 511 class on weekends. , all services are operated by RABe 511

EMUs Emus may refer to: * Emu The emu () (''Dromaius novaehollandiae'') is the second-tallest living bird after its ratite relative the ostrich. It is endemic to Australia where it is the largest native bird and the only extant member of the g ...

Scheduling

The S5 has a normal frequency of one train every 30 minutes. The through journey time is just over one hour 30 minutes. Combined with the S15, the S5 provides quarter-hourly services at stations between Hardbrücke and Rapperswil.

History

Prior to the timetable revision of late 2015, the section of the S5 between Zürich and Pfäffikon operated much as today, except that S5 also served

Hurden Hurden is a village in the municipality of Freienbach in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. First mentioned in 1217, the name "de Hurden" was used for the peninsula and for the fish traps made of woven work, called "Hürden" or "Hurden", which ...

. However west of Zürich, the trains operated to

Oberglatt Oberglatt is a municipality in the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland, and belongs to the Glatt Valley (german: Glatttal). Zurich Airport is partially in Oberglatt. History Oberglatt is first mentioned around 1153-55 a ...

, where alternating trains continued to either

Niederweningen Niederweningen is a municipality in the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. History Niederweningen is first mentioned between 1096 and 1111 as ''Waningen''. In 1269 it was mentioned as ''Nidirunweningin''. The railway ...

Rafz Rafz is a municipality in the district of Bülach in the northwest of the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. Rafz was first mentioned in 1413 as ''Rafsa''. Geography Rafz has an area of . Of this area, 52% is used for agricultural purposes, wh ...

. The core of the line ran to a frequency of every half hour, thus providing hourly services to Niederweningen and Rafz. The section between Oberglatt and Niederweningen was also served by an hourly shuttle service numbered S55, that were connected at Oberglatt with the S5 trains which ran to and from Rafz. The sections of line no longer covered by the S5 and S55 are now served by the S9 (to Rafz) and S15 (to Niederweningen).

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