The S36 is a regional railway service of the Zürich S-Bahn operated by THURBO. The service runs hourly between Waldshut and Bülach over the western half of the Winterthur–Bülach–Koblenz railway, calling at stations in the Swiss cantons of Aargau and Zürich, and the German state of Baden-Württemberg.

S36
THURBO EMU as S36 on the Rhine bridge
Overview
LocaleZürich, Switzerland
Termini
Stations12
Service
TypeS-Bahn
SystemZürich S-Bahn
Operator(s)THURBO
History
Opened9 December 2018 (2018-12-09)
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Route map

time
(h)
0:00
Waldshut
Germany
Switzerland
/ High Rhine
0:06
0:11
Koblenz (inversion of direction)
Koblenz Tunnel
0:13
Koblenz Dorf
0:16
Rietheim
0:20
Bad Zurzach
0:23
Rekingen
0:25
Mellikon
0:27
Rümikon AG
0:31
Kaiserstuhl AG
0:37
Zweidlen
Glatt
0:41
Eglisau
0:48
Bülach
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Zürich S-Bahn network as of December 2018[3]

The service began on 9 December 2018, replacing the S41, which had operated from Waldshut to Winterthur. The S41's western terminus became Bülach.[4]

Route

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The service runs from Bülach, in the canton of Zürich, to Koblenz, in the canton of Aargau, on the Winterthur to Koblenz line. At Koblenz, the service reverses direction and continues to Waldshut in Baden-Württemberg (Germany), using a short stretch of the Turgi to Waldshut line and crossing the historic Waldshut–Koblenz Rhine Bridge.

Stations

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The service operates hourly and stops at the following stations (no call at Glattfelden):[5][6]

  Swiss-German border

 

References

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  1. ^ "S-Bahnen, Busse und Schiffe" (PDF) (in German). Zürcher Verkehrsverbund. 12 December 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Zürcher S-Bahn S36" (PDF) (in German). Zürcher Verkehrsverbund. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  3. ^ "S-Bahnen, Busse und Schiffe" (PDF). zvv.ch.
  4. ^ "Zürcher S-Bahn: Dichteres Angebot und neue Direktverbindungen im Raum Winterthur". bahnonline.ch. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Bülach–Bad Zurzach–Waldshut (Thurbo)" (PDF). ZVV. 1 May 2019. p. 39. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  6. ^ "761: Waldshut–Koblenz–Bad Zurzach–Bülach–Winterthur" (PDF). fahrplanfelder.ch. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
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