The S15 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 St. Gallen

Canton of St. Gallen

The Canton of St. Gallen is a canton of Switzerland. St. Gallen is located in the north east of Switzerland. It covers an area of 2,026 km², and has a population of . , the population included 97,461 foreigners, or about 20.9% of the total population. The capital is St. Gallen. Spelling...

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Route

The line runs from from Affoltern am Albis

Affoltern am Albis

Affoltern am Albis is a municipality in the district of Affoltern in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.It is the smallest city of Switzerland. In Switzerland a city is defined as having at least 10,000 inhabitants.-Geography:...

, in the south 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...

, over the Zug–Affoltern am Albis–Zurich railway line as far as Zurich Hauptbahnhof before continuing via Zürich Stadelhofen and Uster

Uster

Uster is a city and capital of the district Uster in the Swiss Canton of Zürich.It is the third largest city in the Canton of Zürich, with over 30,000 inhabitants, and is one of the twenty largest cities in Switzerland...

 to Rapperswil

Rapperswil

Rapperswil-Jona is a municipality in the Wahlkreis of See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.Besides Rapperswil and Jona, which were separate municipalities until 2006, the municipality includes Bollingen, Busskirch, Curtiberg, Kempraten-Lenggis, Wagen, and Wurmsbach.-Today:On...

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There are no stops between Stadelhofen and Uster – i.e. Stettbach, Dübendorf

Dübendorf

Dübendorf is a municipality in the district of Uster in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.It is a suburb of Zürich in Switzerland with a population of about 23,000 . It is the fourth largest city in the canton, after Zürich, Winterthur, and Uster.-History:Dübendorf is first mentioned in 946 as...

, Schwerzenbach

Schwerzenbach

Schwerzenbach is a municipality in the district of Uster in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland, and belongs to the Glatt Valley .-Geography:...

 and Nänikon-Greifensee; Aathal-Seegräben

Seegräben

Seegräben is a municipality in the district of Hinwil in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.-Geography:Seegräben has an area of . Of this area, 49.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 15.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 15.6% is settled and the remainder is non-productive...

 is not a regular stop, either.

History

The line was opened between Rapperswil and Birmensdorf on 10 December 2006, following line improvements.

On 9 December 2007, the line was extended from Birmensdorf to Affoltern am Albis.

Stations

• Affoltern am Albis
  Affoltern am Albis
  Affoltern am Albis is a municipality in the district of Affoltern in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.It is the smallest city of Switzerland. In Switzerland a city is defined as having at least 10,000 inhabitants.-Geography:...
  
  
• Hedingen
  Hedingen
  Hedingen is a municipality in the district of Affoltern in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.-Geography:Hedingen has an area of . Of this area, 48% is used for agricultural purposes, while 32.6% is forested...
  
  
• Bonstetten-Wettswil
  Bonstetten-Wettswil railway station
  Bonstetten-Wettswil is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Zurich. The station is situated on the boundary of the municipalities of Bonstetten and Wettswil am Albis and takes its name from both municipalities. The station is located on the Zurich to Zug via Affoltern am Albis railway line and...
  
  
• Birmensdorf
  Birmensdorf railway station
  Birmensdorf is a railway station in the municipality of Birmensdorf, in the Swiss canton of Zurich. The station is located on the Zurich to Zug via Affoltern am Albis railway line and is served by Zurich S-Bahn lines S9 and S15.- References :...
  
  
• Urdorf Weihermatt
  Urdorf Weihermatt railway station
  Urdorf Weihermatt is a railway station in the municipality of Urdorf, in the Swiss canton of Zurich. The station is located on the Zurich to Zug via Affoltern am Albis railway line and is served by Zurich S-Bahn lines S9 and S15....
  
  
• Urdorf
  Urdorf railway station
  Urdorf is a railway station in the Swiss canton of Zurich. The station is situated close to the boundary of the municipalities of Schlieren and Urdorf and, whilst it is actually in the former, it takes its name from the latter...
  
  
• Zürich Altstetten
• Zürich Hardbrücke
• Zürich Hauptbahnhof
• Zürich Stadelhofen
• Uster
  Uster
  Uster is a city and capital of the district Uster in the Swiss Canton of Zürich.It is the third largest city in the Canton of Zürich, with over 30,000 inhabitants, and is one of the twenty largest cities in Switzerland...
  
  
• Wetzikon
  Wetzikon
  Wetzikon is a municipality in the district of Hinwil in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.-Geography:Wetzikon has an area of . Of this area, 42.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 17.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 27.9% is settled and the remainder is non-productive...
  
  
• Bubikon
  Bubikon
  Bubikon is a municipality in the district of Hinwil in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.-History:Some names of localities have Celtic origins, others may have Roman origins. Fiefs of the St. Gallen Abbey are first mentioned around 744 in Berlikon , Bubikon is first mentioned in 811 as...
  
  
• Rüti
• Jona (SG)
  Jona
  Jona is a former municipality in the Wahlkreis of See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.- Geography :Jona is located at the eastern shore of Lake Zürich...
  
  
• Rapperswil
  Rapperswil railway station
  Rapperswil is a train station located in Rapperswil, Switzerland.- Nodal point of S-Bahn Zürich, SBB-CFF-FFS and Südostbahn :Rapperswil railway station is an important junction of the S-Bahn Zürich and Südostbahn networks, and thus a bottleneck for public traffic. Rapperswil is a nodal point where...
  
  

Rolling stock

All services are operated with RABe 514 class

SBB-CFF-FFS RABe 514

The RABe 514 is a four-car double decker electrical multiple unit used by the Swiss Federal Railways SBB-CFF-FFS for the Zürich S-Bahn. It is part of the Siemens Desiro Double Deck product family...

 trains.

Scheduling

The train frequency on the line is usually 30 minutes and the trip takes 68 minutes.

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