S3 (ZVV)

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The S3 is a regional railway service of the Zürich S-Bahn on the Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV), the Zürich transportation network. It is operated by Swiss Federal Railways.

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At {{rws|Zürich HB}}, trains of the S3 service usually depart from underground tracks ({{lang|de|Gleis}}) 41–44 (Museumstrasse station).

Route

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The core of the service links Wetzikon, in the east of the canton of Zürich, and Zürich Hardbrücke, in central Zürich. This core service runs via the Hinwil–Effretikon line, joining the Winterthur–Zürich line at Effretikon. It then runs via the Zürichberg Tunnel and stopping at Zürich Stadelhofen and Zurich Hauptbahnhof. During peak hours service continues north via the Oerlikon–Bülach railway to {{stl|Zürich S-Bahn|Bülach}}.{{cite web | url = https://www.zvv.ch/zvv-assets/fahrplan/pdf/sbahn.pdf | title = S-Bahn trains, buses and boats | publisher = ZVV | date = 9 December 2018 | accessdate = 22 September 2019 }}

The following stations are served:{{cite web | url=https://www.fahrplanfelder.ch/fileadmin/fap_pdf_fields/2022/800_S3.pdf | title=Bülach–Zürich Hardbrücke–Zürich HB–Effretikon–Wetzikon | date=4 October 2021 | accessdate=13 December 2021}}

{{stl|Zürich S-Bahn|Wetzikon}}
{{stl|Zürich S-Bahn|Kempten}}
{{stl|Zürich S-Bahn|Pfäffikon ZH}}
{{stl|Zürich S-Bahn|Fehraltorf}}
{{stl|Zürich S-Bahn|Illnau}}
{{stl|Zürich S-Bahn|Effretikon}}
{{stl|Zürich S-Bahn|Dietlikon}}
{{stl|Zürich S-Bahn|Stettbach}}
{{stl|Zürich S-Bahn|Zürich Stadelhofen}}
{{stl|Zürich S-Bahn|Zürich Hauptbahnhof}}
{{stl|Zürich S-Bahn|Zürich Hardbrücke}}
{{stl|Zürich S-Bahn|Zürich Oerlikon}}
{{stl|Zürich S-Bahn|Glattbrugg}}
{{stl|Zürich S-Bahn|Oberglatt}}
{{stl|Zürich S-Bahn|Bülach}}

=Route map=

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History

Up until December 2018, the S3 operated via the Zürich–Baden railway as far as Dietikon, instead of turning north to Bülach. Alternate trains continued further along the Zürich to Olten line, from Dietikon to Aarau, in the canton of Aargau.{{cite web | url = http://www.fahrplanfelder.ch/fileadmin/fap_pdf_fields/2014/800_S3.pdf | title = Aarau–Lenzburg–Zürich HB–Effretikon–Wetzikon | publisher = Bundesamt für Verkehr | accessdate = 2014-09-01}} An extended {{lnl|Zürich S-Bahn|11}} replaced the S3 between Hardbrücke and Aarau.{{Cite news |url=https://www.nzz.ch/zuerich/die-s-bahn-faehrt-bald-im-viertelstundentakt-zwischen-stadelhofen-und-winterthur-ld.1441182 |title=Fahrplanwechsel: Die S-Bahn fährt bald im Viertelstundentakt zwischen Stadelhofen und Winterthur |last=Feusi |first=Alois |date=4 December 2018 |work=Neue Zürcher Zeitung |access-date=22 September 2019 |language=de-CH |issn=0376-6829}}

Rolling stock

{{As of|alt=As of the December 2022 timetable change|2022|12|post=,}} all services are operated Re 450 class locomotives pushing or pulling double-deck passenger carriages.{{Cite web |title=Annual formation |url=https://data.sbb.ch/explore/embed/dataset/jahresformation/table/?refine.zugart=S&refine.debicode=1732.0&refine.beginnfahrplanperiode=Fpl-2023 |access-date=2023-01-08 |website=data.sbb.ch |language=en}}

Scheduling

Over the core route between Wetzikon and Hardbrücke, the normal frequency is one train every 30 minutes. A limited number of trains operate to and from Bülach during peak hours. A journey over the full length of the service takes 60 minutes.