THURBO

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THURBO regional train near the Rhine Falls.

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

It operates regional transport on a network of 640 km belonging to SBB CFF FFS with the exception of the route Wil–Weinfelden–Konstanz which is only 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]

External links[]

• Website of Thurbo AG

References[]

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