The ZVV ( German abbreviation for Zürcher Verkehrsverbund, translated into English as Zürich Transport Network or Zürich Traffic Network) is a public transportation network system, combining rail, bus, tram, trolleybus, lake boat and cable car services in the canton of Zürich as well as Rapperswil and Pfäffikon SZ .Established in May 1990, it first comprised of an elaborate web of railway lines. They were prefixed with the letter S (German for Schnellzug or rapid train in English). S-Lines 1 through 43 (with some lines missing) now form part of the S-Bahn Network. A self-service/penalty fare system is in force on all S-Bahn trains; those without a valid ticket get a whopping CHFCHF is: The ISO 4217 code for Swiss Francs. An abbreviation for Congestive heart failure. An abbreviation for Cryptographic hash function. 80 fine at the very least.
The ZVV system works by creating a ticket network. Instead of different fares by kilometre or by destination, the zone concept was introduced. There are zones numbered 10-83 (approx.), with even Lake Zürich divided in part into different zones. A user of the transportation network would purchase a base ticket for a certain number of zones (with the minimum begin one or two zones, the price is the same). Upgrades to first class and extension tickets are available as supplements to the basic ticket.
Trips by fast trains, regional trains, InterRegioThe InterRegio is a train service seen in some European countries. Mostly they are trains that run "from region to region", as best described by Swiss Federal Railways. Switzerland The InterRegio in Switzerland was first introduced in 1997. They replaced, InterCityInterCity is a name for the inter-city rail services in Europe. In continental Europe, the word InterCity is used as a brand for certain long distance trains. These trains call at the major stations only; there are many more smaller stations served by loc, RegioExpressThe RegioExpress is a fast regional train in Switzerland, run by the Swiss Federal Railways. Its speed is considerably faster than regional trains at the same level, as it does not stop at all stations served by the regional trains. Nonetheless, it is sli, ICNThe ICN (short for Intercity-Neigezug German for Intercity Tilting Train , is a Swiss high-speed train which debuted on May 28, 2000, in time for Expo. 02 held in western Switzerland in 2002. The ICN runs with two complete compositions, each with seven ca, ICE and CisalpinoThe Cisalpino is a high-speed train that interconnects Stuttgart, Basel, Geneva, Zurich, Milan, Venice and Florence. The tilting train (colloquially known as " Pendolino"), the Italian ETR 470, provides a comfortable and fast connection between Italy, Swi lines within the network also have the network/zone system applied.
The ZVV system has worked exceptionally well, with the S-Bahn system being adopted in other regions as well, such as Bern and Thurgau/ St. Gallen (Ostwind network).
External links
Official ZVV Home Page
Transportation in Switzerland
