The S42 is a regional
railway
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line of the
Zurich S-Bahn
The Zurich S-Bahn () system is a network of rail lines that has been incrementally expanded to cover the ZVV area, which comprises the entire canton of Zurich and portions of neighbouring cantons (Aargau, Glarus, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, ...
that operates only during
rush hour
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(Monday to Friday) between
Zurich
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and
Muri.
At , trains of the S42 service usually depart from one of the surface level tracks () 3–18.
Route
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The service calls only at some stations between
Zurich
Zurich (; ) is the list of cities in Switzerland, largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is in north-central Switzerland, at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich. , the municipality had 448,664 inhabitants. The ...
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canton of
Zurich
Zurich (; ) is the list of cities in Switzerland, largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is in north-central Switzerland, at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich. , the municipality had 448,664 inhabitants. The ...
) and
Othmarsingen
Othmarsingen is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Lenzburg (district), Lenzburg in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Aargau in Switzerland.
History
Mesolithic siliceous rock objects and tools and Hallstatt cult ...
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Aargau
Aargau ( ; ), more formally the Canton of Aargau (; ; ; ), is one of the Canton of Switzerland, 26 cantons forming the Switzerland, Swiss Confederation. It is composed of eleven districts and its capital is Aarau.
Aargau is one of the most nort ...
), but at all stations between Othmarsingen and
Muri.
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Zürich Hauptbahnhof
Zürich Hauptbahnhof, often shortened to Zürich HB or just HB, and known in English as Zurich Main Station, is the largest railway station in Switzerland and one of the busiest in Europe. It is a major railway hub, with services to and from a ...
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Scheduling
The S42 operates during peak-hours only: four trains from to (and three trains in the opposite direction) in the morning, and four trains from Zürich HB to Muri AG (and three in the opposite direction) in the evenings. The journey between Zürich and Muri AG requires 48 minutes.
Rolling stock
Services are operated by modernized
SBB RBDe 560 (NPZ/Domino) trainsets.
See also
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Rail transport in Switzerland
Rail transport in Switzerland is noteworthy for the density of its network, its coordination between services, its integration with other modes of transport, timeliness and a thriving domestic and trans-Alps, Alp freight system. It is made nece ...
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Public transport in Zurich
Public transport in Zurich is available for four main Mode of transport, modes of transport—boat, bus, train and tram—assisting residents of and visitors to Zurich move around the of List of cities in Switzerland, Switzerland's largest city ...
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ZVV fare zones
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A-Welle tariff network (Aargau)
References
Zurich S-Bahn lines
Transport in Aargau
Transport in the canton of Zürich
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