S42 (ZVV)

The S42 is a regional railway line of the Zurich S-Bahn that operates only during rush hour (Monday to Friday) between Zurich and Muri.^[2] At Zürich HB, trains of the S42 service usually depart from one of the surface level tracks (German: Gleis) 3–18.

S42 (ZVV)
S42 service waiting at Zürich Hauptbahnhof in March 2025
Overview
Status	Operational
Termini	Zürich HB Muri AG
Stations	9
Website	https://www.sbb.ch/en (in English)
Service
Type	S-Bahn
System	Zurich S-Bahn
Operator(s)	Swiss Federal Railways
Rolling stock	Refurbished SBB RBDe 560 (NPZ/Domino) EMUs
Technical
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Route map Legend time (h) S26 to Benzenschwil 0:00 Muri AG S25 S26 0:03 Boswil-Bünzen S26 S17 to Dietikon 0:09 Wohlen AG S17 S25 S26 0:12 Dottikon-Dintikon S25 S26 0:15 Hendschiken S25 S26 S11 S23 S26 to Lenzburg 0:19 Othmarsingen S11 S23 S25 S23 S25 to Birr Reuss Heitersberg Tunnel (4.93 km) S12 S19 to Wettingen 20 to Killwangen-Spreitenbach S17 to Wohlen AG 0:35 Dietikon 20 S11 S12 S17 S19 S5 S14 to Urdorf 0:41 Zürich Altstetten 20 S5 S11 S12 S14 S19 S14 S19 to Zürich Hauptbahnhof S5 S11 S12 to Zürich Hardbrücke S3 S5 S6 S7 S9 S11 S12 S15 S16 S20 S21 to Zürich Hardbrücke S24 to Zürich Wipkingen S14 S19 to Zürich Altstetten S2 S8 S24 S25 to Zürich Wiedikon S4 S10 from Zürich HB SZU to Zürich Selnau 0:48 Zürich HB[a] S2 S8 S14 S19 to Zürich Oerlikon S3 S5 S6 S7 S9 S11 S12 S15 S16 S20 S23 to Zürich Stadelhofen [1][2] This diagram: view talk edit Zürich HB tracks (Gleis) from left to right: 21–22 (SZU) / 31–34 / 3–18 (surface) / 41–44.

Route

• S42 Zürich HB–Othmarsingen–Muri AG

The service calls only at some stations between Zurich (canton of Zurich) and Othmarsingen (Aargau), but at all stations between Othmarsingen and Muri.^[2]

• Zürich Hauptbahnhof
• Zürich Altstetten
• Dietikon
• Othmarsingen
• Hendschiken
• Dottikon-Dintikon
• Wohlen
• Boswil-Bünzen
• Muri AG

Scheduling

The S42 operates during peak-hours only: four trains from Muri AG to Zürich HB (and three trains in the opposite direction) in the morning, and four trains from Zürich HB to Muri AG (and three in the opposite direction) in the evenings. The journey between Zürich and Muri AG requires 48 minutes.^[2]

Rolling stock

Services are operated by modernized SBB RBDe 560 (NPZ/Domino) trainsets.^[3]

See also

• Trains portal
• Switzerland portal

• Rail transport in Switzerland
• Public transport in Zurich
• ZVV fare zones
• A-Welle tariff network (Aargau)