Wohlen–Dietikon railway line

The Wohlen–Dietikon railway line is a railway line in Switzerland. It connects Wohlen and Bremgarten in the canton of Aargau with Dietikon in the canton of Zürich. Passenger service on the line now forms part of the Zürich S-Bahn, branded as the S17, and a frequent service is provided, with trains running up to every 15 minutes.

Wohlen–Dietikon railway line (S17)
One of the, since sold, Be 4/8 units on the railway bridge in Bremgarten
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerAargau Verkehr AG (AVA)
LocaleSwitzerland
Termini
Stations20
Service
TypeLight rail
SystemZürich S-Bahn
Services1
Operator(s)Aargau Verkehr AG (AVA)
Depot(s)Bremgarten
History
Opened1876 (Wohlen–Bremgarten West)
1902 (Bremgarten–Dietikon)
1912 (Bremgarten West–Bremgarten)
Technical
Line length18.8 km (11.7 mi)
Number of tracksMixture of single and double track
Track gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) metre gauge
Old gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Minimum radius25 m (82 ft)
Electrification1,200 V DC overhead line
Maximum incline5.6%
Route diagram

km
0.0
Wohlen
423 m
former dual gauge connection
1.4
Wohlen Oberdorf
431 m
4.0
Erdmannlistein
441 m
7.0
Bremgarten West
401 m
Bremgarten Isenlauf
Reussbrücke Bremgarten
Bremgarten Obertor
8.2
Bremgarten
390 m
Bibenlos-Sonnenhof
9.1
Zufikon
421 m
9.7
Zufikon Hammergut
10.3
Widen Heinrüti
475 m
10.8
Zufikon Belvédère
521 m
12.2
Berikon-Widen
550 m
Zelgrank
Holenstrasse
13.5
Rudolfstetten Hofacker
14.1
Rudolfstetten
471 m
16.2
Reppischhof
428 m
Honert
17.3
Dietikon Stoffelbach
17.6
Bergfrieden
413 m
Dietikon Schöneggstrasse
Schmiedstube
Badenerstrasse
18.9
Dietikon
388 m

The line was opened in stages by the Bremgarten-Dietikon-Bahn between 1876 and 1912. Whilst the earliest section to be opened, between Wohlen and Bremgarten, was built as a traditional standard gauge branch line, the later section between Bremgarten and Dietikon was built as rural electric tramway in metre gauge. Whilst much of the line has been upgraded, this is still apparent in the long stretches of roadside track, and stretches of street running in Dietikon.

Today the line is owned and operated by Aargau Verkehr AG (AVA), a company that operates other rail and bus services in the region.

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