S12 (ZVV)
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The S12 is a regional railway line of the S-Bahn Zürich on the Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV), Zürich transportation network, and is one of the network's lines connecting the cantons of Zürich
Canton of Zürich
The Canton of Zurich has a population of . The canton is located in the northeast of Switzerland and the city of Zurich is its capital. The official language is German, but people speak the local Swiss German dialect called Züritüütsch...

 and Aargau.

Route

The line runs from the northeast of the canton of Zürich
Canton of Zürich
The Canton of Zurich has a population of . The canton is located in the northeast of Switzerland and the city of Zurich is its capital. The official language is German, but people speak the local Swiss German dialect called Züritüütsch...

 either from Seuzach
Seuzach
Seuzach is a municipality in the district of Winterthur in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.-Geography:Seuzach has an area of . Of this area, 44.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 24.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 30.1% is settled and the remainder is non-productive...

 or Winterthur-Seen
Winterthur-Seen railway station
Winterthur-Seen railway station serves Seen, which is district number 3 in Winterthur, a city in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland. It forms part of the Tösstalbahn section between Winterthur-Grüze and Bauma.-Location:...

 and heads for Brugg
Brugg
Brugg or Brügg may refer to the following places:* In Switzerland:** Brugg, Aargau, in the Canton of Aargau*** FC Brugg, a Swiss football club, from the town of Brugg in Canton Aargau...

, stopping by Zürich Stadelhofen and Zürich Hauptbahnhof.

The S12 travels between Stettbach and Winterthur without stopping. Seuzach and Winterthur-Seen alternate every hour.

Seuzach (alternate route)

  • Seuzach
    Seuzach
    Seuzach is a municipality in the district of Winterthur in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.-Geography:Seuzach has an area of . Of this area, 44.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 24.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 30.1% is settled and the remainder is non-productive...

  • Reutlingen
    Reutlingen (Winterthur)
    Reutlingen is a quarter in the district 2 of Winterthur.It was formerly a part of Oberwinterthur municipality, which was incorporated into Winterthur in 1922.- Transport :Reutlingen is a stop of the S-Bahn Zürich on the line S12....

  • Winterthur Wallrüti
  • Oberwinterthur
    Oberwinterthur railway station
    Oberwinterthur railway station serves Oberwinterthur, which is district number 2 in Winterthur, a city in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland....


Winterthur-Seen (alternate route)

  • Winterthur-Seen
    Winterthur-Seen railway station
    Winterthur-Seen railway station serves Seen, which is district number 3 in Winterthur, a city in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland. It forms part of the Tösstalbahn section between Winterthur-Grüze and Bauma.-Location:...

  • Winterthur Grüze
    Winterthur-Grüze railway station
    Winterthur-Grüze railway station serves Grüze, an industrial zone in district number 2, Winterthur, a city in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland....


Common stations

  • Winterthur Hauptbahnhof
    Winterthur Hauptbahnhof
    Winterthur Hauptbahnhof is the Hauptbahnhof for Winterthur, a city in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland....

  • Stettbach
    Stettbach railway station
    Stettbach is a railway station on the north-eastern boundary of the Swiss city of Zürich. Although the station is located just within the city boundary, in the city's Schwamendingen district, it takes its name from the nearby village of Stettbach, which is in the adjacent municipality of...

  • Zürich Stadelhofen
  • Zürich Hauptbahnhof
  • Zürich Hardbrücke
  • Zürich Altstetten
  • Schlieren
    Schlieren railway station
    Schlieren is a railway station in Switzerland, situated in the municipality of Schlieren. The station is located on the Zurich to Olten main line and is a stop of the Zurich S-Bahn served by line S3 and S12....

  • Glanzenberg
    Glanzenberg railway station
    Glanzenberg is a railway station in Switzerland, situated in the city of Dietikon. The station is located on the Zurich to Olten main line and is a stop of the Zurich S-Bahn served by line S3 and S12.- References :...

  • Dietikon
    Dietikon railway station
    Dietikon is a railway station in Switzerland, situated in the city of Dietikon. The station is located on the Swiss Federal Railway's Zurich to Olten main line and is also the terminus of the metre gauge Bremgarten-Dietikon-Bahn...

  • Killwangen
    Killwangen
    Killwangen is a municipality in the district of Baden in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:The town was first known as Chullewangen as early as 1227. The name is alemannish in origin. For nearly 600 years, Killwangen was dependent on the monastery in nearby Wettingen. In 1798, Napoleon's...

    -Spreitenbach (AG)
    Spreitenbach
    Spreitenbach is a municipality in the district of Baden in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland, located in the Limmat Valley .It lies southeast of the district center directly on the border with the canton of Zurich....

  • Neuenhof
  • Wettingen
    Wettingen
    Wettingen is a residential community in the district of Baden in the Swiss canton of Aargau. With a population about 20,000, Wettingen is the largest municipality in the canton.-Geography:...

  • Baden
    Baden, Switzerland
    Baden is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Aargau, on the west bank of the river Limmat, located in the Limmat Valley , northwest of Zürich. It is the seat of the district of Baden...

  • Turgi
    Turgi
    Turgi is a municipality in the district of Baden in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland, located in the Limmat Valley .In 2002, Turgi received the Wakker Prize for the preservation of its architectural heritage.-Geography:...

  • Brugg
    Brugg
    Brugg or Brügg may refer to the following places:* In Switzerland:** Brugg, Aargau, in the Canton of Aargau*** FC Brugg, a Swiss football club, from the town of Brugg in Canton Aargau...


Rolling stock

All services are operated by Re 450 class
SBB-CFF-FFS Re 450
The Re 450 is a four axle electric locomotive, used by Swiss Federal Railways on S-Bahn services in Zürich. Under the old Swiss class system, they would have been known as Re 4/4V. They are usually found working with fixed formations of three double-deck passenger carriages, the rear-most of which...

 locomotives pushing or pulling
Push-pull train
Push–pull is a mode of operation for locomotive-hauled trains allowing them to be driven from either end.A push–pull train has a locomotive at one end of the train, connected via some form of remote control, such as multiple-unit train control, to a vehicle equipped with a control cab at the other...

 double-deck passenger carriages.

Scheduling

The train frequency is usually 30 minutes and the trip takes 75 minutes (Seuzach) or 69 minutes (Winterthur-Seen), respectively: Seuzach and Winterthur-Seen alternate every hour.

See also

  • Rail transport in Switzerland
    Rail transport in Switzerland
    The railways of Switzerland include and narrow gauge .*Network size: 5,063 km*standard gauge: , of which is electrified.*narrow gauge: , of which is electrified...

  • Trams in Zürich
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