The S3 is a regional railway line of the S-Bahn Zürich on the Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV), Zürich transportation network, and is one of the network's lines connecting the cantons of Zürich

Canton of Zürich

The Canton of Zurich has a population of . The canton is located in the northeast of Switzerland and the city of Zurich is its capital. The official language is German, but people speak the local Swiss German dialect called Züritüütsch...

 and Aargau.

Route

The line runs from the northeast of the canton of Zürich

Canton of Zürich

The Canton of Zurich has a population of . The canton is located in the northeast of Switzerland and the city of Zurich is its capital. The official language is German, but people speak the local Swiss German dialect called Züritüütsch...

 from Wetzikon

Wetzikon

Wetzikon is a municipality in the district of Hinwil in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.-Geography:Wetzikon has an area of . Of this area, 42.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 17.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 27.9% is settled and the remainder is non-productive...

 and heads for Dietikon

Dietikon

Dietikon is the fifth biggest city of the canton of Zürich in Switzerland, after Zürich, Winterthur, Uster and Dübendorf. It is the capital of the same-named district of Dietikon and part of the Zürich metropolitan area.- Geography :...

 stopping by Zürich Stadelhofen and Zürich Hauptbahnhof. Some services continue beyond Dietokon to Aarau

Aarau

Aarau is the capital of the northern Swiss canton of Aargau. The city is also the capital of the district of Aarau. It is German-speaking and predominantly Protestant. Aarau is situated on the Swiss plateau, in the valley of the Aar, on the river's right bank, and at the southern foot of the Jura...

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Stations

• Wetzikon
  Wetzikon
  Wetzikon is a municipality in the district of Hinwil in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.-Geography:Wetzikon has an area of . Of this area, 42.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 17.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 27.9% is settled and the remainder is non-productive...
  
  
• Kempten
• Pfäffikon
  Pfäffikon, Zurich
  Pfäffikon is a municipality in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland. It is the seat of the district of the same name. It is not to be confused with Pfäffikon SZ on Lake Zurich but in the canton of Schwyz.-History:...
  
  
• Fehraltorf
  Fehraltorf
  Fehraltorf is a municipality in the district of Pfäffikon in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.-History:Fehraltorf is first mentioned between 1265-87 as Rueggesaltorf and also as Altorf de Chiburg. Around 1670 it was mentioned as Rüeggis-Altdorff and as Feer-Altdorff.-Geography:Fehraltorf has an...
  
  
• Illnau
• Effretikon
• Dietlikon
  Dietlikon
  Dietlikon is a municipality in the district of Bülach in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland, and belongs to the Glatt Valley .-Geography:...
  
  
• Stettbach
  Stettbach railway station
  Stettbach is a railway station on the north-eastern boundary of the Swiss city of Zürich. Although the station is located just within the city boundary, in the city's Schwamendingen district, it takes its name from the nearby village of Stettbach, which is in the adjacent municipality of...
  
  
• Zürich Stadelhofen
• Zürich Hauptbahnhof
• Zürich Hardbrücke
• Zürich Altstetten
• Schlieren
  Schlieren railway station
  Schlieren is a railway station in Switzerland, situated in the municipality of Schlieren. The station is located on the Zurich to Olten main line and is a stop of the Zurich S-Bahn served by line S3 and S12....
  
  
• Glanzenberg
  Glanzenberg railway station
  Glanzenberg is a railway station in Switzerland, situated in the city of Dietikon. The station is located on the Zurich to Olten main line and is a stop of the Zurich S-Bahn served by line S3 and S12.- References :...
  
  
• Dietikon
  Dietikon railway station
  Dietikon is a railway station in Switzerland, situated in the city of Dietikon. The station is located on the Swiss Federal Railway's Zurich to Olten main line and is also the terminus of the metre gauge Bremgarten-Dietikon-Bahn...
  
  
• Killwangen
  Killwangen
  Killwangen is a municipality in the district of Baden in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:The town was first known as Chullewangen as early as 1227. The name is alemannish in origin. For nearly 600 years, Killwangen was dependent on the monastery in nearby Wettingen. In 1798, Napoleon's...
  
  -Spreitenbach (AG)
  Spreitenbach
  Spreitenbach is a municipality in the district of Baden in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland, located in the Limmat Valley .It lies southeast of the district center directly on the border with the canton of Zurich....
  
  
• Mellingen
  Mellingen
  Mellingen is a municipality in the district of Baden in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. The town is located on the Reuss River.-History:...
  
   Heitersberg
• Mägenwil
  Mägenwil
  Mägenwil is a municipality in the district of Baden in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:Mägenwil is first mentioned in 924 as Maganwilare. In 1273 it was mentioned as Echwile.-Geography:...
  
  
• Othmarsingen
  Othmarsingen
  Othmarsingen is a municipality in the district of Lenzburg in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.-History:Mesolithic siliceous rock objects and tools and Hallstatt era graves indicate that the Othmarsingen area was prehistorically occupied. Othmarsingen is first mentioned around 1184-90 as...
  
  
• Lenzburg
  Lenzburg
  Lenzburg is a town in the central region of the Swiss canton Aargau and is the capital of the district of the same name. The town, founded in the Middle Ages, lies in the Seetal valley, about 3 kilometres south of the Aare river. Lenzburg and the neighbouring municipalities of Niederlenz and...
  
  
• Aarau
  Aarau
  Aarau is the capital of the northern Swiss canton of Aargau. The city is also the capital of the district of Aarau. It is German-speaking and predominantly Protestant. Aarau is situated on the Swiss plateau, in the valley of the Aar, on the river's right bank, and at the southern foot of the Jura...
  
  

Rolling stock

All services are operated by Re 450 class

SBB-CFF-FFS Re 450

The Re 450 is a four axle electric locomotive, used by Swiss Federal Railways on S-Bahn services in Zürich. Under the old Swiss class system, they would have been known as Re 4/4V. They are usually found working with fixed formations of three double-deck passenger carriages, the rear-most of which...

 locomotives pushing or pulling

Push-pull train

Push–pull is a mode of operation for locomotive-hauled trains allowing them to be driven from either end.A push–pull train has a locomotive at one end of the train, connected via some form of remote control, such as multiple-unit train control, to a vehicle equipped with a control cab at the other...

 double-deck passenger carriages.

Scheduling

The train frequency is usually 30 minutes and the trip takes 55 minutes (to/from Dietikon) or 84 minutes (to/from Aarau). Trains operate between Dietikon and Aarau every hour.

See also

• Rail transport in Switzerland
  Rail transport in Switzerland
  The railways of Switzerland include and narrow gauge .*Network size: 5,063 km*standard gauge: , of which is electrified.*narrow gauge: , of which is electrified...
  
  
• Trams in Zürich