The Lucerne S-Bahn (German: S-Bahn Luzern) is an S-Bahn-style commuter rail network focusing on Lucerne, Switzerland.
Opened on 12 December 2004, the network forms part of the Central Switzerland S-Bahn project (German: S-Bahn Zentralschweiz), which also includes the Zug Stadtbahn (German: Stadtbahn Zug).
As of 2012, the network consisted of the following lines:
S 1: Luzern – Rotkreuz – Zug – Baar (also S1 of the Zug Stadtbahn)A large number of new stations opened on this line in 2004. In the Zug area, the line operates to a quarter-hourly clock-face timetable. Between
Lucerne and Rotkreuz, two trains per hour have run since December 2008. All trains are operated by Stadler FLIRT units. These trains also continue at half-hourly intervals as the
S 18 to Sursee.
S 3: Luzern – Arth-Goldau – BrunnenIn 2007, the
Verkehrshaus and
Meggen Zentrum stations were opened on this line.
S 31: Arth-Goldau – Rothenthurm – BiberbruggS 32: Arth-Goldau – RotkreuzNew line since December 2010. Operates as extension of the
S 31 only during rush hour.
S 4: Luzern – Stans - (Dallenwil - Wolfenschiessen) (previously Luzern-Stans-Engelberg-Bahn)Between Lucerne and Stans operates at half-hourly intervals, with more frequent services from
Hergiswil during rush hour; some trains continue to
Wolfenschiessen. Most trains are operated by a ZB ABe 130 (Stadler "Spatz") unit, but one HGe 4/4 II-hauled train per hour continues as the InterRegio to Engelberg.
S 5: Luzern – Alpnachstad - Sachseln – GiswilThis line offers an almost completely half-hourly service, operated by ZB ABe 130 "Spatz" units.
S 6: Luzern – Wolhusen – Willisau – Huttwil – Langenthal and Langnau im EmmentalPortion workings, operated by BLS GTW 2/8 units. Additional trains have operated between Lucerne and Schachen since December 2010 as S61.
S 61: Luzern–Malters–Schachen LURuns only during rush hour. Operated by a four coach BLS NPZ.
S 7:Wolhusen – Willisau (– Huttwil – Langenthal)During rush hour, the S7 runs all the way to Langenthal. It is operated by the same rolling stock as the S6.
S 8: Sursee – Zofingen – OltenDuring the day, operated by the RBDe 560, and in the evening by FLIRTs
S 9: Luzern – Hochdorf – Lenzburg (Seetalbahn)This line is operated by RABe 520 (Stadler GTW) units. It runs Monday to Saturday to 20:00 at half-hourly intervals, and otherwise hourly.
S 18: Luzern - Emmenbrücke - Sempach - SurseeRuns at half-hourly intervals. Operated exclusively by FLIRTs. From Lucerne, continues as
S 1 to
Baar.