Schaffhausen S-Bahn

Schaffhausen S-Bahn
THURBO trainset operating as S65 at Neuhausen Rheinfall
Overview
Number of lines	3
Number of stations	16
Operation
Began operation	2015
Operator(s)	SBB GmbH THURBO

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, Swiss Federal Railways' 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 and Bodensee S-Bahn.

Lines

As of December 2023 the network consists of the following lines:

• S62: Schaffhausen – Thayngen – Singen (Hohentwiel), using the High Rhine Railway line
• S64: Schaffhausen – Beringen Bad Bf – Erzingen (Baden), using the High Rhine Railway line
• S65: Schaffhausen – Jestetten, using the Eglisau–Neuhausen railway and Rheinfall Railway 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, replacement of level crossings with bridges in Neuhausen am Rheinfall and Beringen, refurbishing of the station in Jestetten, and the constructions of new railway stations Beringerfeld and Neuhausen Rheinfall.

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) was taken over by EMUs of SBB GmbH/THURBO in 2022 (until then operated by DMUs of DB Regio Baden-Württemberg). The name Rhyhas (Rhine hare; in reference to the Seehas) 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).