The Schaffhausen S-Bahn is an S-Bahn network in the Swiss canton of Schaffhausen and the German state of Baden-Württemberg ( Konstanz and Waldshut districts). It comprises three services and began operation in 2015. Services are operated by

SBB GmbH SBB GmbH, also known as SBB Deutschland, is a railway company that operates services in Germany and the cantons of Basel-City and Schaffhausen in Switzerland. It is a subsidiary of Swiss Federal Railways, the state railway company of Switzerland ...

Swiss Federal Railways Swiss Federal Railways (german: link=no, Schweizerische Bundesbahnen, ''SBB''; french: link=no, Chemins de fer fédéraux suisses, ''CFF''; it, Ferrovie federali svizzere, ''FFS'') is the national railway company of Switzerland. It is usuall ...

' German subsidiary, and THURBO. Regional railway services in the city of Schaffhausen and nearby towns are supported by services of Zürich S-Bahn,

St. Gallen S-Bahn The St. Gallen S-Bahn (german: S-Bahn St. Gallen) is an S-Bahn-style commuter rail in Eastern Switzerland and neighbouring areas. The network connects stations in the Swiss cantons of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Glarus, Gris ...

and

Bodensee S-Bahn The Bodensee S-Bahn is an international marketing effort grouping various S-Bahn and regional rail services around Lake Constance (german: Bodensee). Services With a few exceptions, most services marketed as part of the Bodensee S-Bahn belong to ...

Lines

the network consists of the following lines: * : – – , using the High Rhine Railway line * : Schaffhausen – Beringen Bad Bf – , using the High Rhine Railway line * : Schaffhausen – – , using the Eglisau–Neuhausen railway and

Rheinfall Railway The Rheinfall Railway (german: Rheinfallbahn) is a railway line in Switzerland. The line links Winterthur in the canton of Zurich with Schaffhausen in the canton of Schaffhausen. The Rheinfall Railway was constructed by the independent ''Rhei ...

lines

History

Before operations began, several structural measures had to be taken on the existing railway system, such as the electrification of the line between Schaffhausen and

Erzingen Klettgau (High Alemannic: ''Chleggau'') is a municipality in the district of Waldshut in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is the centre of the ''Klettgau'' historical region stretching across the Swiss border into the cantons of Aargau, Schaffha ...

, replacement of level crossings with bridges in

Neuhausen am Rheinfall Neuhausen am Rheinfall (sometimes abbrv. as Neuhausen a. Rhf., called Neuhausen until 1938) is a town and a municipality in the canton of Schaffhausen in Switzerland. The town is close to the Rhine Falls, a tourist attraction and mainland Europe ...

and Beringen, refurbishing of the station in Jestetten, and the constructions of new railway stations and . The line to Erzingen opened with the timetable change in December 2013 and the line to Jestetten in December 2015. The regional service to

Singen (Hohentwiel) Singen ( Low Alemannic: ''Singe'') is an industrial city in the very south of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany and just north of the German-Swiss border. Location Singen is an industrial city situated in the very south of Baden-Württember ...

was taken over by

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 ...

of SBB GmbH/THURBO in 2022 (until then operated by

DMUs A diesel multiple unit or DMU is a multiple-unit train powered by on-board diesel engines. A DMU requires no separate locomotive, as the engines are incorporated into one or more of the carriages. Diesel-powered single-unit railcars are also ...

DB Regio Baden-Württemberg DB Regio AG is a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn which operates regional and commuter train services in Germany. DB Regio AG, headquartered in Frankfurt am Main. It is a 100% subsidiary of the Deutsche Bahn Group and there part of the DB Regio busi ...

). The

name A name is a term used for identification by an external observer. They can identify a class or category of things, or a single thing, either uniquely, or within a given context. The entity identified by a name is called its referent. A personal ...

''Rhyhas'' (Rhine hare; in reference to the ''

Seehas Seehas is a regional rail service that operates between Engen and Konstanz in the district of Konstanz, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is managed and operated by SBB GmbH, the German subsidiary of Swiss Federal Railways. It began operation in ...

'') was chosen by vote for this line. With the 10 December 2023 timetable change the three existing S-Bahn routes gained numbers (until then just an "S" without number was indicated on displays).

References

{{Urban public transport in Switzerland Schaffhausen S-Bahn Rail transport in Baden-Württemberg