Uetliberg railway line

The Uetliberg railway line (German: Uetlibergbahn) is a passenger railway line which runs from the central station in the Swiss city of Zürich (Zürich HB SZU) through the city's western outskirts to the summit of the Uetliberg. The route serves as line S10 of the Zürich S-Bahn, with the Zürcher Verkehrsverbund's (ZVV's) standards zonal fares applying.

Uetliberg railway line (S10)
View down the line towards Zürich from Triemli, showing gradient
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerSihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn
LocaleZürich, Switzerland
Termini
Stations9
Service
TypeHeavy rail with light rail attributes, carrying an S-Bahn service
SystemZürich S-Bahn
Services1
Operator(s)Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn
Depot(s)Giesshübel
History
Opened1875
Technical
Line length10.3 km (6.4 mi)
Number of tracksMixture of single and double track
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification15 kV  16.7 Hz AC
Maximum incline7.9%
Route diagram

km
-1.2
Zürich HB SZU
396 m
Sihltunnel
1296 m
-0.2
Zürich Selnau
398 m
0.0
Zurich Selnau
(terminus until 1989)
414 m
Sihlbrücke Giesshübel (96 m)
link line to Zurich Wiedikon
1.1
Zurich Giesshübel
not served
1.4
Zürich Binz
421 m
1.9
Borrweg
Kreuzungsstelle
435 m
2.2
Zürich Friesenberg
446 m
2.6
Zürich Schweighof
459 m
3.2
Zürich Triemli
485 m
4.4
Berghof
Kreuzungsstelle
543 m
5.8
Uitikon Waldegg
620 m
7.0
Ringlikon
682 m
9.1
Uetliberg
813 m

The line was opened in 1875 and electrified in 1923. In 1990 it was extended to its current terminus at Zürich HB SZU, beneath Zürich Hauptbahnhof. Today it is owned by the Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn, a company that also owns the Sihltal line, and operates other transport services.

The line has a maximum gradient of 7.9% and is the steepest standard gauge adhesion railway in Europe. It carries both leisure and local commuter traffic.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.