Zug Stadtbahn

The Zug Stadtbahn (German: Stadtbahn Zug) is an S-Bahn-style commuter rail network centred on Zug, Switzerland.

Zug Stadtbahn
An Ebikon-bound S1 train.
Overview
Locale	Zug, Switzerland
Transit type	S-Bahn
Number of lines	2
Website	Stadtbahn Zug (in German)
Operation
Operator(s)	SBB-CFF-FFS
Technical
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
S-Bahn Zentralschweiz to Solothurn to Basel Olten Aarburg-Oftringen Aarau S26 Rupperswil Zofingen to Baden Lenzburg S9 Brittnau-Wikon Seon Hallwil Reiden Boniswil Birrwil Dagmersellen Beinwil am See Mosen Nebikon Ermensee Hitzkirch Wauwil Gelfingen St. Erhard-Knutwil Baldegg S29S1 Sursee Baldegg Kloster Oberkirch Hochdorf S99 Nottwil Hochdorf Schönau Sempach-Neuenkirch Ballwil Rothenburg Station Eschenbach Emmenbrücke Kapf Waldibrücke Emmenbrücke Gersag Hendschiken Emmenbrücke Dottikon-Dintikon S6S7 Langenthal Wohlen AG to Bern to Zürich Langenthal Süd Boswil-Bünzen Lotzwil Muri AG Gutenburg Benzenschwil Madiswil Mühlau Lindenholz Sins Kleindietwil Oberrüti Rohrbach to Zürich Huttwil Baar S1 Hüswil Baar Neufeld Zell Baar Lindenpark S2 Gettnau Zug S77 Willisau Menznau Zug Schutzengel Wolhusen Weid Zug Chollermüli S7 Wolhusen Cham Alpenblick Entlebuch Cham Hasle LU Hünenberg Zythus Schüpfheim Hünenberg Chämleten Escholzmatt Trubschachen Rotkreuz S26 S6 Langnau i.E. Gisikon-Root to Bern Root D4 Werthenstein Buchrain Schachen LU Ebikon Malters Zug Postplatz Littau Zug Casino S1S3S4S44S5 S55S6S77S1S9S99 Luzern Zug Fridbach Luzern Allmend/Messe Zug Oberwil Kriens Mattenhof Walchwil Hörndli Horw Walchwil Hergiswil Matt Verkehrshaus Hergiswil Meggen Zentrum Meggen Stansstad Merlischachen S44 Stans Küssnacht a. Rigi Dallenwil S4 Wolfenschiessen Immensee Engelberg to Zürich & Chur Alpnachstad Biberbrugg S31 Alpnach Dorf to Einsiedeln Sarnen Altmatt S55 Sachseln Rothenthurm Ewil Maxon Biberegg S5 Giswil Sattel S31 Arth-Goldau Steinerberg to Interlaken Ost Steinen Schwyz S3 Brunnen Sisikon Flüelen Altdorf S2 Erstfeld to Bellinzona

Opened on 12 December 2004, the network forms part of the Central Switzerland S-Bahn project (German: S-Bahn Zentralschweiz), which also includes the Lucerne S-Bahn (German: S-Bahn Luzern).

Lines

As of 2019, the network consisted of the following lines:

• S1 Baar–Zug–Cham–Rotkreuz–(Luzern) (also S1 of the Lucerne S-Bahn)
• S2 Baar Lindenpark–Zug–Walchwil–Arth-Goldau–(Erstfeld)

Reconstruction of the railway line on the east side of Lake Zug led to the suspension of the S2 between Zug Oberwil and Arth-Goldau beginning on June 9, 2019. S2 services from Erstfeld will operate to Rotkreuz. S2 service was suspended altogether on 9 April 2020.

Rolling stock

The trains acquired by the SBB-CFF-FFS to operate the S1 services on the Zug Stadtbahn are SBB-CFF-FFS RABe 523 class electric multiple units. However, when the S1 was opened in 2004, there were not enough of these trains available to provide a full service, so they were supplemented by a Neuer Pendelzug (New Commuter Train) (NPZ), consisting of an SBB-CFF-FFS RBDe 560 hauling a B (second class car) owned by Thurbo as a Mittelwagen (intermediate car) and an NPZ Bt as a Steuerwagen (control car/cab car/driving trailer).

Additionally, Basel Regional S-Bahn trains were used to operate some services in 2008.

Since December 2008, all Zug Stadtbahn services have been operated by a fleet of twelve RABe 523s.

See also

• Transport in Zug

External links

Media related to Zug Stadtbahn at Wikimedia Commons

• SBB-CFF-FFS – official site