S20 (RER Fribourg)

S20
Overview
First service	14 December 2014 (2014-12-14)
Current operator(s)	Transports publics Fribourgeois
Route
Termini	Neuchâtel Romont FR
Stops	19
Distance travelled	71.1 kilometres (44.2 mi)
Average journey time	56 minutes (Neuchâtel–Fribourg) 1 hour 30 minutes (Neuchâtel–Romont FR)
Service frequency	Hourly
Line(s) used	Bern–Neuchâtel line Fribourg–Ins line Lausanne–Bern line
Route map Regional services to Travers Regional services to La Chaux-de-Fonds Regional services to Yverdon-les-Bains 42.9 Neuchâtel S5 38.7 St-Blaise-Lac S5 36.7 Marin-Epagnier S5 29.8 32.2 Ins S5 S21 S52 Regional services to Biel/Bienne S5 S52 to Kerzers 27.8 Sugiez S21 S5 R9 to Kerzers 22.2 Murten/Morat S5 R9 S21 S5 R9 to Payerne 20.6 Münchenwiler-Courgevaux S21 16.9 Cressier FR S21 12.4 Courtepin S21 9.2 Pensier S21 5.8 Belfaux-Village S21 S30 to Payerne 4.0 Givisiez S21 S30 S1 to Bern 0.0 66.0 Fribourg/Freiburg S1 62.1 Villars-sur-Glâne S21 60.4 Matran S21 57.5 Rosé S21 55.4 Neyruz FR S21 52.4 Cottens FR S21 49.6 Chénens S21 45.0 Villaz-St-Pierre S21 40.2 Romont FR R6 RE2 RE3 S21 R6 to Palézieux RE2 RE3 to Bulle [1][2] This diagram: view talk edit

The S20 is a railway service of RER Fribourg that provides hourly service between Neuchâtel and Fribourg/Freiburg, in the Swiss cantons of Neuchâtel and Freiburg, respectively. The S20 is extended to Romont FR on weekdays. Transports publics Fribourgeois operates the service.

Operations

The S20 runs hourly between Neuchâtel and Fribourg/Freiburg. On weekdays it continues to Romont FR. It uses the western end of the Bern–Neuchâtel line, the entirety of the Fribourg–Ins line, and a portion of the Lausanne–Bern line. It is paired with the S21 between Ins and Romont FR, providing half-hourly service.[3][4]

History

RER Fribourg introduced the S20 designation on 14 December 2014 for an hourly service between Fribourg/Freiburg and Neuchâtel.[5] In December 2017, the S21, previously a rush-hour service between Fribourg and Kerzers, was re-routed to run between Fribourg and Ins and rescheduled for hourly service on weekdays, increasing the service level between Fribourg and Ins to half-hourly on weekdays.[6] With the December 2021 timetable change, both the S20 and S21 were extended south from Fribourg to Romont, replacing the S40.[7] The S21 began running on weekends with this change, while the S20 operated between Fribourg and Romont on weekdays only.[8]

References

1. Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. pp. 17–18, 30. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
2. "RER Fribourg | Freiberg" (PDF) (in French). Swiss Federal Railways. 12 December 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
3. "Neuchâtel - Ins - Murten - Fribourg/Freiburg" (PDF) (in French). Systemaufgaben Kundeninformation. 4 November 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
4. "Lausanne - Romont - Fribourg - Bern (RER Vaud, ligne S4) (RER Fribourg | Freiburg, ligne S20, S21)" (PDF) (in French). Systemaufgaben Kundeninformation. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
5. "Plus de trains, plus de bus et des gares modernisées" (in French). PostBus Switzerland. 14 December 2014. p. 7. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
6. "Davantage de trains et de bus + de liberté" (in French). PostBus Switzerland. 10 December 2017. p. 5. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
7. "2022 timetable for French-speaking Switzerland". www.sbb.ch. 12 December 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
8. "Timetable change". www.sbb.ch. Retrieved 29 December 2021.

External links

• 2022 timetable: Neuchâtel–Fribourg and Fribourg–Romont