S11 (ZVV)

S11 (ZVV)
An S11 train at Zürich Stadelhofen station in 2023.
Overview
Status	Operational
Locale	Zürich, Switzerland
Termini	Seuzach / Sennhof-Kyburg / Wila Aarau
Website	ZVV (in English)
Service
Type	S-Bahn
System	Zürich S-Bahn
Operator(s)	Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV)
Rolling stock	RABe 511
History
Opened	December 2018
Technical
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map time (h) S23 S26 S29 to Schönenwerd S14 from Aarau WSB to Binzenhof 0:00 Aarau S14 S23 S26 S29 S14 from Aarau WSB to Aarau Torfeld S29 to Wildegg S28 to Hunzenschwil 0:08 Lenzburg S9 S23 S26 S28 S9 to Seon Nord S25 S26 S42 to Hendschiken 0:11 Othmarsingen S23 S25 S42 S23 S25 to Birr 0:14 Mägenwil Reuss 0:17 Mellingen Heitersberg Heitersberg Tunnel (4.93 km) S12 S19 to Wettingen 0:22 Killwangen-Spreitenbach S12 S17 to Wohlen 0:28 Dietikon S12 S17 S19 S42 0:30 Glanzenberg S12 0:32 Schlieren S12 S5 S14 to Affoltern am Albis 0:37 Zürich Altstetten S5 S12 S14 S19 S42 S14 S19 to Zürich HB S3 S6 S7 S9 S15 S16 S21 to Zürich Oerlikon 0:39 Zürich Hardbrücke S3 S5 S6 S7 S9 S12 S15 S16 S21 S24 to Zürich Wipkingen S14 S19 to Zürich Altstetten S2 S8 S24 S25 to Zürich Wiedikon S4 S10 from Zürich HB SZU to Zürich Selnau 0:44 Zürich HB S2 S8 S14 S19 to Zürich Oerlikon Hirschengraben Tunnel (2.15 km) 0:48 Zürich Stadelhofen S3 S5 S6 S7 S9 S12 S15 S16 S18 S20 S23 S18 from Zürich Stadelhofen FB to Esslingen S6 S7 S16 S20 to Zürich Tiefenbrunnen Zürichberg Tunnel (4.97 km) 0:52 Stettbach S3 S9 S12 12 to Zürich Airport Glatttal viaduct S8 S14 S19 to Wallisellen S5 S9 S14 S15 to Uster S7 S24 to Bassersdorf S3 S19 to Pfäffikon ZH S41 to Bülach 1:04 1:06 Winterthur S7 S8 S29 S33 S30 S35 S41 S12 S24 S33 to Andelfingen (alternating service to Sennhof-Kyburg / Wila or Seuzach) 1:09 Winterthur Grüze S12 S26 S35 S12 S35 to Winterthur Hegi 1:15 Winterthur Seen S26 1:18 Sennhof-Kyburg S26 1:20 Kollbrunn S26 1:23 Rikon S26 1:26 Rämismühle-Zell S26 1:30 Turbenthal S26 Töss 1:33 Wila S26 S26 to Rüti ZH 1:13 Oberwinterthur S24 S29 S30 S23 S24 S30 to Wiesendangen 1:15 Winterthur Wallrüti S29 1:17 Reutlingen S29 1:20 Seuzach S29 S29 to Stein am Rhein

Zürich S-Bahn network as of December 2018

The S11 is a regional railway line of the S-Bahn Zürich on the Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV), Zürich transportation network. The S11 is one of the network's lines connecting the cantons of Zürich and Aargau.

At Zürich HB, trains of the S11 service usually depart from underground tracks (Gleis) 41–44 (Museumstrasse station).

Route

• S11 Aarau–Lenzburg–Dietikon–Zürich HB–Zürich Stettbach–Winterthur–Seuzach/Sennhof-Kyburg (–Wila)
  Operates non stop between Stettbach and Winterthur; the lines to Seuzach and Sennhof-Kyburg are operated alternately at hourly intervals; supplementary trains to Wila.

Line S11 commences at Aarau station, in the canton of Aargau. It follows the Heitersberg line as far as Killwangen-Spreitenbach station, and then the Baden to Zürich line as far as Dietikon station and the approaches to Zürich Hauptbahnhof station. Passing through the lower level platforms at this station, the line then passes through the Hirschengraben and Zürichberg tunnels, and Stettbach station, before joining the Zürich to Winterthur line. The S11 follows this line as far as Winterthur Hauptbahnhof station, running non-stop between Stettbach and Winterthur. From Winterthur it runs either over the Tösstalbahn as far as Sennhof-Kyburg, or over the Winterthur to Etzwilen line as far as Seuzach. During rush hour, trains are extended from Sennhof-Kyburg to Wila.

Trains on the S11 usually run every 30 minutes, with a journey time of around 50 to 92 minutes. The alternation of trains to Sennhof-Kyburg and Seuzach provides an hourly service to each terminus.

Stations

The following stations are served by the S11.

Stations served by all S11 trains

• Aarau
• Lenzburg
• Othmarsingen
• Mägenwil
• Mellingen Heitersberg
• Killwangen-Spreitenbach
• Dietikon
• Glanzenberg
• Schlieren
• Zürich Altstetten
• Zürich Hardbrücke
• Zürich Hauptbahnhof
• Zürich Stadelhofen
• Stettbach
• Winterthur Hauptbahnhof

Stations served by trains on the S11 Seuzach branch

• Winterthur Hauptbahnhof
• Oberwinterthur
• Winterthur Wallrüti
• Reutlingen
• Seuzach

Stations served by trains on the S11 Sennhof-Kyburg / Wila branch

• Winterthur Hauptbahnhof
• Winterthur Grüze
• Winterthur Seen
• Sennhof-Kyburg
• Kollbrunn
• Rikon
• Rämismühle-Zell
• Turbenthal
• Wila

Rolling stock

As of the December 2022 timetable change, all services are operated with RABe 511 class trains.

History

A former S11 rush-hour only service passing through Andelfingen in 2012

Until the introduction of the S11 as a regular service with the December 2018 timetable change, there used to be a peak-hour only service between Zürich and Schaffhausen via Winterthur designated as S11. Refurbished Re 420 (LION) locomotives push-pulling double-decker coaches were used at that time. The route from Winterthur to Winterthur Seen and Seuzach, respectively, was operated by the former S12 until December 2018.

Prior to the December 2023 timetable change, off-peak S11 trains ran only hourly between Dietikon and Aarau because of capacity constraints on the Heitersberg railway line. Improvements to that line permitted regular half-hourly service over that part of the route.

See also

• Rail transport in Switzerland
• Trams in Zürich

External links

• ZVV official website: Routes & zones