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S21 (RER Fribourg)

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S21
Overview
First service14 December 2014 (2014-12-14)
Current operator(s)Transports publics Fribourgeois
Route
TerminiIns
Romont FR
Stops17
Distance travelled51.7 kilometres (32.1 mi)
Average journey time1 hour 22 minutes
Service frequencyHourly
Line(s) used
Route map
32.2
Ins
Regional services to Biel/Bienne
27.8
Sugiez
24.2
Muntelier-Löwenberg
22.2
Murten/Morat
20.6
Münchenwiler-Courgevaux
16.9
Cressier FR
12.4
Courtepin
9.2
Pensier
5.8
Belfaux-Village
4.0
Givisiez
S1 to Bern
0.0
66.0
Fribourg/Freiburg
62.1
Villars-sur-Glâne
60.4
Matran
57.5
Rosé
55.4
Neyruz FR
52.4
Cottens FR
49.6
Chénens
45.0
Villaz-St-Pierre
40.2
Romont FR
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The S21 is a railway service of RER Fribourg that provides hourly service between Ins and Romont FR, in the Swiss cantons of Vaud and Freiburg, respectively. Transports publics Fribourgeois operates the service.

Operations

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The S21 runs hourly between Ins and Romont FR. It uses the western end of the Bern–Neuchâtel line, the entirety of the Fribourg–Ins line, and a portion of the Lausanne–Bern line. It is paired with the S20 between Ins and Fribourg/Freiburg, and between Ins and Romont FR on weekdays, providing half-hourly service.[3][4]

History

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RER Fribourg introduced the S21 designation on 14 December 2014 for a rush-hour service between Fribourg and Kerzers.[5] In December 2017 it was changed to an hourly service on weekdays between Fribourg and Ins, paired with the S20 and together providing half-hourly service.[6] With the December 2021 timetable change, both the S20 and S21 were extended south from Fribourg to Romont, replacing the S40.[7] The S21 began running on weekends with this change, while the S20 operated between Fribourg and Romont on weekdays only.[8]

References

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  1. ^ Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. pp. 18, 30. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. ^ "RER Fribourg | Freiberg" (PDF) (in French). Swiss Federal Railways. 12 December 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Neuchâtel - Ins - Murten - Fribourg/Freiburg" (PDF) (in French). Systemaufgaben Kundeninformation. 4 November 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Lausanne - Romont - Fribourg - Bern (RER Vaud, ligne S4) (RER Fribourg | Freiburg, ligne S20, S21)" (PDF) (in French). Systemaufgaben Kundeninformation. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Plus de trains, plus de bus et des gares modernisées" (in French). PostBus Switzerland. 14 December 2014. p. 7. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Davantage de trains et de bus + de liberté" (in French). PostBus Switzerland. 10 December 2017. p. 5. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  7. ^ "2022 timetable for French-speaking Switzerland". www.sbb.ch. 12 December 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Timetable change". www.sbb.ch. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
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