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⭐ Core Definition: Zurich S-Bahn

The Zurich S-Bahn (German: S-Bahn Zürich) system is a network of rail lines that has been incrementally expanded to cover the ZVV area, which comprises the entire canton of Zurich and portions of neighbouring cantons (Aargau, Glarus, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, St. Gallen, Thurgau and Zug), with a few lines extending into or crossing the territory of southern Germany. The network is one of many commuter rail operations in German speaking countries to be described as an S-Bahn. The lines connect with services of Aargau S-Bahn to the West, Basel S-Bahn (only in Waldshut) and Schaffhausen S-Bahn to the North, St. Gallen S-Bahn to the East, and Lucerne S-Bahn/Zug Stadtbahn to the South, as well as with InterCity, InterRegio and RegioExpress services at major junction stations.

The entire ZVV S-Bahn network went into operation in May 1990, although many of the lines were already in operation.

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Zurich S-Bahn in the context of Flat-panel display

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Zurich S-Bahn in the context of Seedamm

The Rapperswil Seedamm is the artificial causeway at the narrowest area of Lake Zurich between Hurden (SZ) and Rapperswil (SG). The structure contains two bridge segments and is approximately 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) long. The Seedamm carries a road (Hauptstrasse 8) and a railway across the lake, with the railway being used by the S5 and S40 services of Zurich S-Bahn and by Südostbahn's Voralpen Express.

The Melide causeway across a narrow section at Lake Lugano is comparable to the Seedamm.

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Zurich S-Bahn in the context of List of railway stations in Zurich

This is a sortable list of railway stations in the city of Zurich, Switzerland, with further information (see below for a map). In total, there are 29 railway stations, of which one is closed. Most stations are on 1,450 mm (4 ft 9+332 in) standard-gauge lines, while four of them are tram stops along the 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) metre-gauge tram network, served by a light rail (S18) that continues on its own tracks outside of the city.

The stations lie in the fare zone 110 of the Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV). They are served by commuter trains of the Zurich S-Bahn and are also well-connected with the Zurich tram and trolleybus network as well as with municipal and regional buses. Long-distance trains (categories: TGV, RJX, ICE, EC, IC, IR, RE, EN, NJ) call at the Main Railway Station, Zürich Hauptbahnhof (Zürich HB), with some IC, IR and RE services also serving Zürich Altstetten and Zürich Oerlikon stations.

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Zurich S-Bahn in the context of Fare zones of Zurich

The public transportation network of the Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV) is divided into 45 fare zones covering Zurich, Switzerland, and nearby regions, mostly in the canton of Zurich. The fare zones (Tarifzonen) are numbered 110 to 184, with zones 180 to 184 designating those outside of the canton of Zurich (Aargau, Schwyz and St. Gallen), while zone 114 includes the southern part of the canton of Schaffhausen and zone 162 part of the canton of Thurgau. The city of Zurich corresponds to fare zone 110. The network covers a major portion of the Zurich metropolitan area.

Trips by tram/light rail, bus, fast and regional trains, such as InterCity (IC), InterRegio (IR), RegioExpress (RE), S-Bahn (S), even international trains (such as EuroCity Zürich HB–Munich), by any operator, are part of the fare network as long as the start and end of the journey both lie within the fare network's boundaries (see integrated ticketing). Passengers can use all modes of public transport within the fare zones covered by their ticket.

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Zurich S-Bahn in the context of Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn

The Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn AG (lit.'Sihl Valley Zurich Uetliberg Railway') – commonly abbreviated to SZU – is a public transport company and network in the Swiss canton of Zurich. The network comprises the Uetliberg and Sihltal railway lines, operated by S-Bahn services S4 and S10, a cable car and several bus services of Zimmerbergbus.

The SZU is jointly owned by the city of Zurich (32.6%), the municipalities of Adliswil, Langnau am Albis, Horgen, Thalwil and Uitikon (6.8%), the Canton of Zürich (23.8%), the federal government (27.8%), and other parties (9%). It is constituted as an Aktiengesellschaft (AG) or public company.

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