The S7 is a regional railway line of the Zürich S-Bahn

Zürich S-Bahn

The Zurich S-Bahn system is a network of rapid transit rail lines that has been incrementally expanded to cover the ZVV area, which comprises the entire canton of Zurich and portions of neighboring cantons The Zurich S-Bahn system is a network of rapid transit rail lines that has been...

 on the ZVV

ZVV

The ZVV is a public transportation network system, combining rail, bus, tram, trolleybus, lake boat and cable car services in the canton of Zürich as well as Rapperswil-Jona and Pfäffikon SZ.- History and network :Established in May 1990, it...

 (Zürich transportation network) and is one of the network's trunk lines.

Route

The line runs from Winterthur

Winterthur

Winterthur is a city in the canton of Zurich in northern Switzerland. It has the country's sixth largest population with an estimate of more than 100,000 people. In the local dialect and by its inhabitants, it is usually abbreviated to Winti...

 in 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...

 and heads for 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...

, stopping by Zürich Hauptbahnhof and Zürich Stadelhofen.

Stations

• Winterthur Hauptbahnhof
  Winterthur Hauptbahnhof
  Winterthur Hauptbahnhof is the Hauptbahnhof for Winterthur, a city in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland....
  
  
• Kemptthal
• Effretikon
• Bassersdorf
  Bassersdorf
  Bassersdorf is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Zurich, located in the district of Bülach, and belongs to the Glatt Valley .- History :...
  
  
• Kloten
  Kloten
  -External links:* -References:...
  
  
• Kloten Balsberg
• Opfikon
  Opfikon railway station
  Opfikon is a railway station in Switzerland, in the municipality of Opfikon. The station is served by Zurich S-Bahn line S7. Opfikon station is some walk from Glattbrugg station on S-Bahn line S5 and the Stadtbahn Glattal.- References :...
  
  
• Zürich Oerlikon
• Zürich Hardbrücke
• Zürich Hauptbahnhof
• Zürich Stadelhofen
• Meilen
  Meilen
  Meilen is a municipality in the district of Meilen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.- History :Archaeological findings in Meilen date back more than 4,000 years. In January 1854 the level of lake Zürich was particularly low and the locals took the chance to gain some land...
  
  
• Uetikon
• Männedorf
  Männedorf
  Männedorf is a municipality in the district of Meilen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.-History:Like in all other village along the lake of Zürich, archeological findings indicate settlements in the stone ages. The original settlement in the 7th or 8th century was called village of Manno...
  
  
• Stäfa
  Stäfa
  Stäfa is a municipality in the district of Meilen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.-Geography:Stäfa has an area of . Of this area, 46.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 18.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 34% is settled and the remainder is non-productive...
  
  
• Uerikon
  Uerikon
  Uerikon is a village near Rapperswil, Switzerland.- Geography :Uerikon is located on the north bank of the Zürichsee in the Pfannenstiel region and is part of the political municipality of Stäfa...
  
  
• Feldbach
  Feldbach, Switzerland
  Feldbach is a village near Rapperswil, Switzerland. It is located on the north bank of the lake of Zurich and is part of the political municipality of Hombrechtikon. In the local dialect it is called Fäldbach....
  
  
• Kempraten
  Kempraten
  Kempraten-Lenggis is a village within the municipality of Rapperswil-Jona, Wahlkreis of See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It is one of the most important archeological sites in the canton of St...
  
  
• 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 is usually 30 minutes and the trip takes under two hours.

The S7 runs as an express between Zürich Stadelhofen and Meilen

Meilen

Meilen is a municipality in the district of Meilen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.- History :Archaeological findings in Meilen date back more than 4,000 years. In January 1854 the level of lake Zürich was particularly low and the locals took the chance to gain some land...

, skipping all the stations on the way. Travelers must transfer to the S6

S6 (ZVV)

The S6 is a regional railway line of the S-Bahn Zürich on the Zürcher Verkehrsverbund , Zürich transportation network, and is one of the network's lines connecting the cantons of Zürich and Aargau.- Route :...

 or S16

S16 (ZVV)

The S16 is a regional railway line of the S-Bahn Zürich on the Zürcher Verkehrsverbund , Zürich transportation network, and is one of the network's lines connecting the cantons of Zürich and Schaffhausen.- Route :...

 lines to travel to those stations.

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