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
S-Bahn St. Gallen
S-Bahn Zürich

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