Uetliberg railway line

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+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification15 kV  16.7 Hz AC
Maximum incline7.9%
Route diagram

Legend
km
elev
-1.2
 Zürich HB SZU
396 m
 Sihltunnel
1296 m
-0.2
 Zürich Selnau
398 m
0.0
 ex. Zurich Selnau
(terminus until 1989)
414 m
Ulmberg Tunnel
Sihlbrücke Giesshübel (96 m)
link line to Zurich Wiedikon
1.1
 Zürich Giesshübel
(not served)
Sihltal line to Sihlbrugg
 SZU depot & workshop
Zimmerberg Base Tunnel
1.4
 Zürich Binz
421 m
1.9
 Borrweg
crossing point
435 m
2.2
 Zürich Friesenberg
446 m
2.6
 Zürich Schweighof
459 m
3.2
 Zürich Triemli
485 m
4.4
 Berghof
crossing point
543 m
5.8
 Uitikon Waldegg
620 m
7.0
 Ringlikon
682 m
9.1
 Uetliberg
813 m

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.[1]

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.[2]

The line has a maximum gradient of 7.9%[3] and is the steepest standard gauge adhesion railway in Europe.[4] It carries both leisure and local commuter traffic.[5]

  1. ^ Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2012. p. 65. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. ^ "Geschichte der Uetlibergbahn" [History of the Uetlibergbahn] (PDF) (in German). SZU. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  3. ^ "79-Promille-Rampe" (in German). Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Bahn S4/S10 - Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn SZU" (in German). Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Partners within the ZVV". ZVV. Archived from the original on 30 August 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2011.