S2 (ZVV)

The S2 is a railway service of the Zurich S-Bahn on the Zürcher Verkehrsverbund transportation network, and is one of the network's services connecting the canton of Zurich with the cantons of Schwyz and St. Gallen.
At, trains of the S2 service usually depart from underground platforms 31–34.

Route

The service links Zurich Airport with Ziegelbrücke, a village and railway junction on the border between the cantons of St. Gallen and Glarus. From the airport, the service runs via Oerlikon and the Weinberg Tunnel to Zürich Hauptbahnhof. From Zürich Hauptbahnhof, the service uses the Zurich left-bank railway line to Ziegelbrücke, stopping only at selected stations. Zürich Hauptbahnhof

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Rolling stock

all services are operated with RABe 514 class trains.

Scheduling

The train frequency is usually 30 minutes and the trip takes 65 minutes between Zurich Airport and Ziegelbrücke.

History

Originally, the S2 operated between Zurich Airport and Ziegelbrücke. With the 15 June 2014 timetable change, the route was lengthened to and services to stations between and Ziegelbrücke were suspended. The S27, which is not part of the Zurich S-Bahn network, was introduced, replacing the S2 between Ziegelbrücke and Siebnen-Wangen.
With the 15 December 2024 timetable change, the S2's southern terminus became again Ziegelbrücke, and instead IR35 now additionally calls at Unterterzen.