Forch railway

The Forch railway (German: Forchbahn, FB, nicknamed Förchler, Frieda, Frieda Bünzli by locals) is a local mixed tramway / railway line in the Swiss canton of Zürich. It is owned and operated by the Forchbahn AG, and is branded as line S18 of the Zürich S-Bahn. The standard Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV) zonal fare tariffs apply to the line.

Forch railway (S18)
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerForchbahn AG
LocaleCanton of Zürich, Switzerland
Termini
Stations20
Service
TypeLight rail
SystemZürich S-Bahn
Services1
Operator(s)Forchbahn AG
Depot(s)Forch
History
Opened1912
Technical
Line length13 km (8.1 mi) (railway)
3 km (1.9 mi) (tramway)
Number of tracksSingle and double track
Track gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) metre gauge
Electrification600/1200 V DC Overhead line
Route map

VBZ to Bellevue 8 11 15
Zürich Stadelhofen FB S18
Zürich Kreuzplatz
VBZ to Römerhof 8
Zürich Hegibachplatz
Zürich Balgrist
0.00
Zürich Rehalp 11
1.08
Waldburg
1.48
Zollikerberg Hospital
1.99
Zollikerberg
3.45
Waltikon
Zumiker Tunnel (1,758 m)
4.25
Zumikon
5.02
Maiacher
5.59
Neue Forch
6.40
Forch
Forch tunnel (282 m)
7.41
Scheuren
9.00
Neuhaus bei Hinteregg
10.09
Hinteregg
10.75
Egg
11.48
Langwies ZH
12.20
Emmat
13.06
Esslingen S18

The line opened in 1912 and links the towns of Esslingen and Forch to Rehalp, an outer suburb of the city of Zürich. From Rehalp, trains continue over the Zürich tram system to a terminus at Zürich Stadelhofen FB, outside the Zürich Stadelhofen railway station in central Zürich.

The line is built to metre gauge (3 ft 3+38 in gauge). Between Esslingen and Rehalp the line has a length of some 13 km (8.1 mi), with the continuation over the Zürich tram system adding an extra 3 km (1.9 mi) of route.

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