THURBO
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THURBO is a railway company in eastern Switzerland, jointly owned by Swiss Federal Railways (90%) and the canton of Thurgau.
It operates regional transport on a network of 640 km, which belongs to SBB CFF FFS with the exception of the route Wil–Weinfelden–Konstanz, but maintained by SBB CFF FFS.[1]
Description
THURBO was founded in September 2001 by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB-CFF-FFS) and Mittelthurgau-Bahn (MThB).[2] Its main business is regional passenger traffic. Infrastructure Kreuzlingen - Weinfelden - Wil SG, taken over from Mittelthurgau-Bahn, is operated by THURBO but maintained by SBB.
Several ZVV lines of S-Bahn Zürich, for example S26 in the canton of Zürich between Winterthur and Rüti ZH, are also operated by THURBO.
Operation
- Wil SG – Weinfelden – Kreuzlingen (– Konstanz) (formerly Mittelthurgaubahn)
- S1: Wil–Gossau SG–St. Gallen
- S2: Nesslau-Neu St. Johann–St. Gallen–Rorschach–St. Margrethen–Altstätten SG
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- S5: Weinfelden–Gossau SG–St. Gallen
- S7: Weinfelden–Romanshorn–Rorschach
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- S9: Wil–Wattwil
- S10: Wil–Weinfelden–Romanshorn
- S12: Sargans–Landquart–Chur
- S14: Weinfelden–Kreuzlingen–Konstanz
- S81: Herisau–St. Gallen
- S82: St. Gallen–Wittenbach
- S26 Winterthur – Bauma – Rüti ZH
- S29 Winterthur – Stein am Rhein
- S30 Winterthur – Frauenfeld – Weinfelden (– Romanshorn – Rorschach)
- S33 Winterthur – Andelfingen – Schaffhausen
- S35 Winterthur – Wil SG
- S41 Winterthur – Bülach
Rolling stock
THURBO's fleet consists of
- 41 GTW 2/6 EMUs (RABe 526 701–751)[3]
- 39 GTW 2/8 EMUs (RABe 526 752–790; 781–790 ex 709–718)[4]
- 12 GTW 2/8 EMUs on order[5] (RABe 526 791–802)
- 10 GTW 2/6 EMUs (RABe 526 680–689)[6]
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