This article is about the former tramway in the Limmat Valley. For the new light rail line under construction in the same area, see Limmattal light rail line.
The Limmattal tramway (German: Limmattal-Strassenbahn, LSB) was a metre gauge electric tramway that operated in the Limmat Valley, situated in the Swisscanton of Zürich to the west of the city of Zürich. Because of the prominent display of the initials LSB on the line's distinctive yellow trams, the line was popularly known as the Lisebethli.[1]
Limmattal tramway
Car 9 at one of the level crossings prior to 1924
Overview
Status
Partly closed; partly incorporated in city tramway
The line opened in 1900 as an 8.8-kilometre (5.5 mi) long interurban line from the former Zürich city boundary at Letzigraben, via Altstetten (Farbhof) and Schlieren to Dietikon. A 3.2-kilometre (2.0 mi) long branch from Schlieren to Weiningen followed in 1901. A connection with Zürich's city trams, then operated by the Städtische Strassenbahn Zürich or StStZ, was made at Letzigraben. In its early life the line was beset by problems with its level crossings over the Swiss Northeastern Railway at Farbhof and Schlieren, which the trams were only permitted to cross empty, leaving their passengers to walk.[1][2][3]
By the late 1920s the track was in poor condition, although by then the level crossings had been replaced by bridges. The line between Schlieren and Dietikon closed in 1928, whilst that between Schlieren and Weiningen closed in 1931, at the same time as the rest of the line from Letzigraben to Schlieren were acquired by the StStZ. In 1950, the StStZ was renamed the Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich or VBZ. The section of route between Farbhof and Schlieren was closed in 1955, being replaced by a westward extension of Zürich trolleybus route 31. The remaining section, between Letzigraben and Farbhof, is still in use, having been integrated into the Zürich city tram network as part of Zürich tram route 2.[1][2][3]
The preserved car 2 in the Zürich tram museum, with the postal trailer
One of the line's trams, numbered Ce 2/2 2 and dating from 1900, is preserved at the Zürich tram museum. It sees occasional operation and is painted in the line's yellow livery. It is often seen with a small postal trailer that was used to carry mail on the line.[2][4]
The Limmattal light rail line was opened in December 2022, linking Zürich Altstetten railway station to Killwangen and using a roughly similar alignment to the Limmattal tramway's former route between Farbhof and Dietikon. As part of this development, Zürich tram route 2 was re-extended over the new line between Farbhof and Schlieren, replacing the trolleybus route.[5][6][7]
Referencesedit
^ abc"Das kurze Leben des "Lisebethli"" [The short life of «Lisebethli»]. Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German). 18 February 2002. from the original on 28 November 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
^ abc (in German). Tram-Museum Zürich. 10 October 2003. Archived from the original on 1 September 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
^ abMoglestue, Andrew (December 2005). "Zürich: A city and its trams". from the original on 30 August 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
^ (in German). Tram-Museum Zürich. Archived from the original on 2 June 2010. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
^"Betrieb & Angebot" [Operation & Offer] (in German). Limmattalbahn AG. from the original on 31 May 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
^"Work begins on Limmattalbahn light rail project". Metro Report International. 30 August 2017. from the original on 1 June 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
^Moglestue, Andrew (March 2010). "Limmattalbahn". from the original on 31 May 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
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