| Aargau S-Bahn | |||
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| Overview | |||
| Locale | Aargau, Switzerland | ||
| Transit type | S-Bahn | ||
| Number of lines | 7 | ||
| Number of stations | 78 | ||
| Website | Aargau S-Bahn (SBB-CFF-FFS) (in English) AAR bus+bahn (in German) | ||
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| Technical | |||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) (SBB-CFF-FFS) 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) (AAR bus+bahn) | ||
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The Aargau S-Bahn (German : S-Bahn Aargau or German : S-Bahnen Aargau) is an S-Bahn-style regional rail network serving the canton of Aargau, Switzerland.
Upon the timetable change on 14 December 2008, an S-Bahn numbering system was introduced for regional rail services in Aargau.
The new S-Bahn network was designed to complement the existing adjacent S-Bahn networks in Central Switzerland, Zurich and Basel. With that in mind, the line numbers selected for the new network were in the 20s (except the S14 Menziken–Aarau–Schöftland), so that there would be no conflict with the other networks.
The new network was essentially a redesignation of its existing lines. No new stops were built for it, and no new rolling stock was purchased. In some cases, however, certain services in the 2007/2008 timetable were modified (e.g. the Langenthal–Baden through connection), and to a limited extent the frequency of services was increased.
On 15 December 2019 the S29 was extended from Aarau to Sursee, replacing the Lucerne S-Bahn S8. [1]
As of December 2019 [update] , the network consists of the following lines. Unless otherwise stated, the lines are 1,435 mm or 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in standard gauge . [2]
| # | Route | Notes | Operator |
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| S14 | Menziken–Aarau WSB–Schöftland | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) gauge | Aargau Verkehr |
| S23 | Baden–Brugg AG–Lenzburg–Aarau–Olten–Langenthal | Swiss Federal Railways | |
| S25 | Muri AG–Wohlen AG–Brugg AG | Swiss Federal Railways | |
| S26 | Olten–Aarau–Lenzburg–Wohlen AG–Muri AG | Swiss Federal Railways | |
| S27 | Baden–Waldshut/Bad Zurzach | Waldshut is located in Germany | Swiss Federal Railways |
| S28 | Lenzburg–Zofingen | Swiss Federal Railways | |
| S29 | Turgi–Brugg AG–Aarau–Olten–Zofingen–Sursee | Swiss Federal Railways |
With the December 2021 timetable change, Swiss Federal Railways applied "S" designations to three Regio services in the canton of Solothurn:
These were numbered S20–S22 to avoid conflicts with the Aargau S-Bahn and are not part of the network. [3]
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The Schöftland–Aarau–Menziken railway line is a metre gauge railway line in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. It provides a through service, in the form of an inverted 'V', from Schöftland to Menziken via Aarau. The two parts of the V were built separately, with the Aarau–Menziken railway line running through the Wynental, and the Aarau–Schöftland railway line running through the Suhrental.
The Rupperswil–Immensee railway line is a railway line in the cantons of Aargau and Zug, in Switzerland. It runs 48.7 kilometres (30.3 mi) from Rupperswil to Immensee. The line runs north-south and interchanges with several other lines, including the Baden–Aarau, Heitersberg, Zofingen–Wettingen, Seetal, Brugg–Hendschiken, Bremgarten–Dietikon, Zug–Lucerne, and finally the Lucerne–Immensee and Gotthard at Immensee. The Aargau Southern Railway opened the line in stages between 1874 and 1882 and it has belonged to Swiss Federal Railways since 1902.
Die Regionalzüge der SBB im Raum Solothurn werden neu als S-Bahnen geführt. Mit neuenLiniennummern soll ein für die Kundinnen und Kunden einfacheres, nachvollziehbares undeinheitliches System geschaffen werden. Die Liniennummern lehnen sich der S-Bahn Aargau an.
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