The S5 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...

, 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...

 and Schwyz

Canton of Schwyz

Schwyz is a canton in central Switzerland between the Alps in the south, Lake Lucerne in the east and Lake Zurich in the north, centered around and named after the town of Schwyz....

.

Route

The line runs from the northwest 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 Niederweningen

Niederweningen

Niederweningen is a municipality in the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.-History:Niederweningen is first mentioned between 1096 and 1111 as Waningen. In 1269 it was mentioned as Nidirunweningin.-Geography:...

 or Rafz

Rafz

Rafz is a municipality in the district of Bülach in the northwest of the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.-Geography:Rafz has an area of . Of this area, 52% is used for agricultural purposes, while 33.1% is forested...

 and heads for Pfäffikon SZ, stopping by Zürich Hauptbahnhof and Zürich Stadelhofen.

Between 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...

 – 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 – are no stops; 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 also not a regular stop.

The night service (SN5) on the S5 line, operating on weekends after midnight, runs between Bülach

Bülach

Bülach is a municipality in Switzerland in the canton of Zurich, located in the district of the same name, and belongs to the Glatt Valley .-History:Bülach is first mentioned in 811 as Pulacha...

 and 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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Niederweningen (alternate route)

• Niederweningen
  Niederweningen
  Niederweningen is a municipality in the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.-History:Niederweningen is first mentioned between 1096 and 1111 as Waningen. In 1269 it was mentioned as Nidirunweningin.-Geography:...
  
  
• Niederweningen Dorf
• Schöfflisdorf
  Schöfflisdorf
  Schöfflisdorf is a municipality in the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.-Geography:Schöfflisdorf has an area of . Of this area, 43.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 45.2% is forested...
  
  -Oberweningen
  Oberweningen
  Oberweningen is a municipality in the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.-History:Oberweningen is first mentioned around 1096-1111 as Waningen. In 1291 it was mentioned as Oberenweningen.-Geography:...
  
  
• Steinmaur
  Steinmaur
  Steinmaur is a municipality in the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.-Geography:Steinmaur has an area of . Of this area, 57.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 29.5% is forested...
  
  
• Dielsdorf
  Dielsdorf
  Dielsdorf is a municipality, seat of the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.-Geography:Dielsdorf has an area of . Of this area, 37% is used for agricultural purposes, while 30.2% is forested...
  
  
• Niederhasli
  Niederhasli
  Niederhasli is a municipality in the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.-Geography:Niederhasli has an area of . Of this area, 58.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 21.5% is forested...
  
  

Rafz (alternate route)

• Rafz
  Rafz
  Rafz is a municipality in the district of Bülach in the northwest of the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.-Geography:Rafz has an area of . Of this area, 52% is used for agricultural purposes, while 33.1% is forested...
  
  
• Hüntwangen
  Hüntwangen
  Hüntwangen is a municipality in the district of Bülach in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.-Geography:Hüntwangen has an area of . Of this area, 50.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 32.9% is forested...
  
  -Wil
• Eglisau
  Eglisau
  Eglisau is a municipality in the district of Bülach in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.-History:Eglisau is first mentioned in 892 as several independent farm houses known as Ouwa. In 1238 it was mentioned as Owe, in 1304 as ze Seglinger Owe, in 1332 as ze Eglins Owe and in 1352 as ze...
  
  
• Glattfelden
  Glattfelden
  Glattfelden is a municipality in the district of Bülach in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland, and belongs to the Glatt Valley .-Geography:...
  
  
• Bülach
  Bülach
  Bülach is a municipality in Switzerland in the canton of Zurich, located in the district of the same name, and belongs to the Glatt Valley .-History:Bülach is first mentioned in 811 as Pulacha...
  
  
• Niederglatt
  Niederglatt
  Niederglatt is a municipality in the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.-History:Niederglatt is first mentioned in 1149 as Niderunglatto. Between 1153 and 1155 it was mentioned as Nidrunglate....
  
  

Common stations

• Oberglatt
  Oberglatt
  Oberglatt is a municipality in the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland, and belongs to the Glatt Valley . Zürich Airport is partially in Oberglatt.-Geography:...
  
  
• Rümlang
  Rümlang
  Rümlang is a municipality in the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland, and belongs to the Glatt Valley . Zürich Airport is partially located in Rümlang.-Geography:...
  
  
• Glattbrugg
  Glattbrugg railway station
  Glattbrugg is a railway station in Switzerland, in the Glattbrugg area of the municipality of Opfikon. The station is an interchange point between the Zurich S-Bahn and the Stadtbahn Glattal light rail system. It is served by S-Bahn line S5, and by Zurich tram routes 10 and 12, operating on behalf...
  
  
• Zürich Oerlikon
• 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...
  
  
• Hurden (Seedamm
  Seedamm
  Seedamm is the partially artificial dam and bridge at the most narrow area of Lake Zurich, between Hurden and Rapperswil .- Geography and location :...
  
  )
• Pfäffikon SZ
  Pfäffikon SZ railway station
  Pfäffikon SZ railway station is a junction station serving Pfäffikon, the principal town of the municipality of Freienbach, in the Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland....
  
  

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 78 (via Niederweningen) or 84 minutes (via Rafz): Rafz and Niederweningen 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