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S12 (ZVV)
S12 (ZVV)
	A Brugg AG-bound S12 service at Winterthur railway station
Overview
Status	Operational
Locale	Zürich, Switzerland
Termini	Wil / Schaffhausen; Brugg AG;
Website	ZVV (in English)
Service
Type	S-Bahn
System	Zürich S-Bahn
Operator(s)	Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV)
Rolling stock	RABe 511 (most S12 services); Re 450 class+double-decker coaches (weekday S12 services to Schaffhausen)
Technical
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
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The S12 is a regional railway line of the S-Bahn Zürich on the Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV), Zürich transportation network. The S12 is one of the network's lines connecting the cantons of Zürich, Aargau, Schaffhausen, Thurgau and St. Gallen.^[4]

At Zürich HB, trains of the S12 service usually depart from underground tracks (Gleis) 41–44 (Museumstrasse station).

Route

S12 Brugg AG–Zürich HB–Zürich Stettbach– Winterthur–Schaffhausen/Wil SG
Operates non stop between Stettbach and Winterthur; the lines to Schaffhausen and Wil SG are operated alternately at hourly intervals.

Line S12 commences at Brugg station, in the canton of Aargau, and follows the Zürich–Baden railway as far as Zürich Hardbrücke station and the approaches to Zürich Hauptbahnhof station. Passing through the lower level platforms at this station, the line then passes through the Hirschengraben and Zürichberg tunnels, and Stettbach station, before joining the Zürich to Winterthur line.^[4]^[5]^[6] The S12 follows this line as far as Winterthur Hauptbahnhof station, running non-stop between Stettbach and Winterthur, from where it continues to either Schaffhausen, or Wil SG.^[7]

Trains on the S12 usually run every 30 minutes, with a journey time of around 96 to 97 minutes. The alternation of trains to Schaffhausen and Wil SG Seen provides an hourly service to each terminus.^[7]

Stations

The following stations are served by the S12.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Stations served by all S12 trains

Stations served by trains on the S12 Schaffhausen branch

Stations served by trains on the S12 Wil SG branch

Rolling stock

As of the December 2022 timetable change,^[update] S12 services are operated by RABe 511 units, except for weekday services to Schaffhausen which are run by Re 450 class locomotives pushing or pulling double-deck passenger carriages.^[8]

History

Before the timetable change in late 2018, at Winterthur, alternate trains took different routes, running either over the Tösstalbahn as far as Winterthur Seen station, or over the Winterthur to Etzwilen line as far as Seuzach station.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Trains on the old S12 route usually ran every 30 minutes, with a journey time of around 70 to 75 minutes. The alternation of trains to Seuzach and Winterthur Seen provided an hourly service to each terminus.^[9]^[10]

References

^ "S-Bahnen, Busse und Schiffe" (PDF) (in German). Zürcher Verkehrsverbund. 12 December 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
^ "Zürcher S-Bahn S12" (PDF) (in German). Zürcher Verkehrsverbund. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
^ "S-Bahnen, Busse und Schiffe" (PDF). zvv.ch.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "S-Bahn trains, buses and boats" (PDF). ZVV. 9 December 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2012. pp. 12–13. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
^ ^a ^b ^c Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2012. pp. 64–65. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
^ ^a ^b "S-Bahn Zürich: Brugg AG–Zürich HB–Stadelhofen–Winterthur–Wil SG, Brugg AG–Zürich HB–Stadelhofen–Winterthur–Schaffhausen" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
^ "Annual formation". data.sbb.ch. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
^ "S-Bahn Zürich: Brugg AG–Zürich HB–Stadelhofen–Winterthur–Seuzach/Seen" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
^ "Zürich–Winterthur" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2015.