S9 (ZVV)
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The S9 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 Zug
Canton of Zug
The Canton of Zug is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland. It is located in central Switzerland and its capital is Zug. With 239 km² the canton is one of the smallest of the cantons in terms of area. It is not subdivided into districts.- History :The earlier history of the canton is...

.

Route

The line runs from Zug
Zug
Zug , is a German-speaking city in Switzerland. The name ‘Zug’ originates from fishing vocabulary; in the Middle Ages it referred to the right to ‘pull up’ fishing nets and hence to the right to fish.The city of Zug is located in the Canton of Zug and is its capital...

, capital of the canton of Zug
Canton of Zug
The Canton of Zug is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland. It is located in central Switzerland and its capital is Zug. With 239 km² the canton is one of the smallest of the cantons in terms of area. It is not subdivided into districts.- History :The earlier history of the canton is...

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

.

The so-called Nachtzug (SN9) of the S9 line, operating on weekends after midnight, runs between Baar (ZG)
Baar, Switzerland
Baar is a village in the canton of Zug in Switzerland.-Geography:Baar has an area, , of . Of this area, 55% is used for agricultural purposes, while 24.5% is forested...

  and Zürich Hauptbahnhof.

Stations

  • Zug
  • Steinhausen (ZG)
    Steinhausen, Switzerland
    Steinhausen is a city in the canton of Zug in Switzerland.-Geography:Steinhausen has an area, , of . Of this area, 50.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 15.1% is forested...

  • Knonau (ZH)
    Knonau
    Knonau is a municipality in the district of Affoltern in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.-History:Knonau is first mentioned in 1045 as Chnonowa. In 1223 it was mentioned as Knonowe.-Geography:...

  • Mettmenstetten
    Mettmenstetten
    Mettmenstetten is a village in the district of Affoltern in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.-Origin of the name:The town took its name from being "In the middle". It was listed as being in the middle of two other locations...

  • 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
  • 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...

  • 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:...

  • Nänikon-Greifensee
  • 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...


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.

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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