The S5 is a regional railway service of the S-Bahn Zürich on the Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV), Zürich transportation network. The S5 is one of the network's services connecting the cantons of Zürich, St. Gallen, Schwyz and Zug.
Re 450 powered S5 train crossing the Seedamm
The Zürich S-Bahn system is a network of rail lines that has been incrementally expanded to cover the ZVV area, which comprises the entire canton of Zürich and portions of neighbouring cantons, with a few lines extending into or crossing the territory of southern Germany. The network is one of many commuter rail operations in German speaking countries to be described as an S-Bahn. The lines connect with services of Aargau S-Bahn to the West, Basel S-Bahn and Schaffhausen S-Bahn to the North, St. Gallen S-Bahn to the East, and Lucerne S-Bahn/Zug Stadtbahn to the South, as well as with InterCity, InterRegio and RegioExpress services at major junction stations.
ZVV logo on the door of an SBB CFF FFS RABe 514.
Siemens RABe 514 "DTZ" on the S8 service, which extends into Thurgau
1960s rolling stock (RBe 540 multiple units and rebuilt EW I coaches)
The "DPZ" trains form the largest part of the fleet (Re 450 locomotive, B and AB coaches, Bt control car)
