S9 (ZVV)

The S9 is a regional railway line of the Zurich S-Bahn on the Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV), Zurich transportation network, and is one of the network's lines connecting the cantons of Zurich and Schaffhausen in Switzerland. Between the two Swiss cantons, the line also serves two stations in Germany.
At, trains of the S9 service usually depart from underground tracks 41–44.

Route

The line runs from Schaffhausen, capital of the canton of Schaffhausen to Zürich Hauptbahnhof, before continuing via Zürich Stadelhofen to Uster. The following stations are served:Schaffhausen

Swiss-German border

Swiss-German borderRafz

Rolling stock

all services are operated by Re 450 class locomotives pushing or pulling double-deck passenger carriages.

Scheduling

Between Uster and Rafz, trains run every 30 minutes throughout the day. At peak periods all trains continue from Rafz to Schaffhausen, but at other times alternate trains terminate at Rafz. The journey time from Uster to Schaffhausen takes 82 minutes.

History

Prior to the timetable revision of late 2015, the section of the S9 between Zurich and Uster operated much as today. However west of Zurich, the trains operated to Zug via Affoltern am Albis. The sections of line no longer covered by the S9 are now served by the S5.