THURBO

THURBO is a railway company in eastern Switzerland, jointly owned by Swiss Federal Railways (90%) and the canton of Thurgau.

THURBO regional train near the Rhine Falls.

It operates regional transport on a network of 640 km, which belongs to SBB CFF FFS with the exception of the route Wil–Weinfelden–Konstanz, but maintained by SBB CFF FFS.[1]

Description

THURBO was founded in September 2001 by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB-CFF-FFS) and Mittelthurgau-Bahn (MThB).[2] Its main business is regional passenger traffic. Infrastructure Kreuzlingen - Weinfelden - Wil SG, taken over from Mittelthurgau-Bahn, is operated by THURBO but maintained by SBB.

Several ZVV lines of S-Bahn Zürich, for example S26 in the canton of Zürich between Winterthur and Rüti ZH, are also operated by THURBO.

Operation

Wil SG – Weinfelden – Kreuzlingen (– Konstanz) (formerly Mittelthurgaubahn)

S-Bahn St. Gallen

S1: Wil–Gossau SG–St. Gallen
S2: Nesslau-Neu St. Johann–St. Gallen–Rorschach–St. Margrethen–Altstätten SG
S3: St. Gallen–St. Margrethen
S5: Weinfelden–Gossau SG–St. Gallen
S7: Weinfelden–Romanshorn–Rorschach
S8: Schaffhausen–Kreuzlingen–Romanshorn–St. Gallen
S9: Wil–Wattwil
S10: Wil–Weinfelden–Romanshorn
S12: Sargans–Landquart–Chur
S14: Weinfelden–Kreuzlingen–Konstanz
S81: Herisau–St. Gallen
S82: St. Gallen–Wittenbach

S-Bahn Zürich

S26 Winterthur – Bauma (– Rüti ZH)
S29 Winterthur – Stein am Rhein
S30 Winterthur – Frauenfeld – Weinfelden (– Romanshorn – Rorschach)
S33 Winterthur – Andelfingen – Schaffhausen
S35 Winterthur – Wil SG
S41 Winterthur – Bülach

Rolling stock

Stadler GTW of the S-Bahn Zürich line S26 (ZVV) in the Töss Valley

THURBO's fleet consists of

41 GTW 2/6 EMUs (RABe 526 701–751)[3]
39 GTW 2/8 EMUs (RABe 526 752–790; 781–790 ex 709–718)[4]
12 GTW 2/8 EMUs on order[5] (RABe 526 791–802)
10 GTW 2/6 EMUs (RABe 526 680–689)[6]

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External links

Website of Thurbo AG

References

"Travelling with Thurbo: Rail network". Kreuzlingen, Switzerland: Regionalbahn Thurbo AG. Retrieved 2020-01-31.

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[1] "Travelling with Thurbo: Rail network". Kreuzlingen, Switzerland: Regionalbahn Thurbo AG. Retrieved 2020-01-31.