The Thalwil–Arth-Goldau railway is a Swiss railway that acts as a feeder route to the Gotthard Railway (Gotthardbahn, GB). It was opened for this purpose on 1 June 1897, with the Thalwil–Zug section owned by the Swiss Northeastern Railway (Schweizerische Nordostbahn, NOB) and the Zug–Arth-Goldau section owned by the GB. Since the nationalisation of the GB in 1909, the entire route has belonged to the Swiss Federal Railways (Schweizerische Bundesbahnen, SBB).
Thalwil–Arth-Goldau railway
(Zurich) Thalwil–Zug section shown in red but Zug–Arth-Goldau section not shown
The route is still partially single-track and therefore highly-subject to delays. In addition there is a danger of natural hazards, especially on the Zug–Arth-Goldau section, which as a result often has to be closed for several days.
The line begins in Thalwil, where it branches off from the Lake Zürich left bank line (Linksufrige Zürichseebahn). The double-track section has run steadily uphill to Horgen Oberdorf since the 1960s. After that, it passes under the Horgenberg through the 1985 metre-long, single-track Zimmerberg Tunnel. After the tunnel, the line crossed the Sihl on two tracks—with each on its own bridge—and reaches Sihlbrugg station, to which the Sihltal Railway was extended from Sihlwald and opened on the same day as the Thalwil–Arth-Goldau line. This is followed by the 3,359 metre-long, single-track Albis Tunnel and then the Litti operations yard, from where the line has run as a double track to Baar since 1979. It is crossed by the A4a motorway. The Lorze is crossed before Baar; the old, 96 metre-long bridge was replaced during the duplication of the line with a new 110 metre-long structure. A stress test was carried out on the newly built bridge with eight Ae 4/7 locomotives during the night from 28 to 29 March 1981.[2] There have been two tracks between Baar and Zug since 1931.
Immediately after Zug station, the 255 metre-long viaduct follows Gotthardstrasse (Gotthard road), Baarerstrasse (Baar road) and Poststrasse (Post road) and the 585 metre-long Stadt (town) Tunnel. The halt of Zug Oberwil was upgraded to a station in 2010 to provide a second crossing point on the line. The line passes through the 36 metre-long Lotenbach Tunnel and the 90 metre-long Bühl Tunnel before Walchwil. For a long time, Walchwil station was the only place where trains could cross. As a rule, the regional trains (now line S2 of the Zug Stadtbahn) crossed with the oncoming Gotthard expresses. This is followed by the 48 metre-long Rossplatten Tunnel, the 94 metre-long St. Adrian Bridge, the 65 metre-long St. Adrian Tunnel, the 70 metre-long Rufibach Bridge and the 40 metre-long Rufibach Tunnel. Later, the 69 metre-long Kalkofen Tunnel and, shortly before Arth-Goldau, the 192 metre-long Mühlefluh Tunnel follow. Double track to Arth-Goldau station begins at the subsequent Goldau Mühlefluh operations yard. In Arth-Goldau station there is a connection to the Gotthard line of the SBB and the Pfäffikon SZ–Arth-Goldau railway of the SOB, as well as interchange with the Arth-Rigi Railway (Arth-Rigi-Bahn).
Development between Zug and Arth-Goldauedit
In order to be able to achieve a half-hourly journey for express trains on the route from Zurich to Ticino, a second track has been built near Walchwil between June 2019 and December 2020. During the 1.5-year construction period, the line between Zug-Oberwil and Arth-Goldau has been completely closed. Regional traffic has been served by buses during this period, while long-distance trains was diverted via the western side of Lake Zug.[3] The line re-opened for service with the December 2020 timetable change. Changes included 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi) of double-tracking north of Walchwil and enlarging tunnels to allow double-decker trains.[4]
Wägli, Hans G. (1980). Schienennetz Schweiz (in German). Bern: Generalsekretariat SBB.
Wägli, Hans G. (2010). Schienennetz Schweiz und Bahnprofil Schweiz CH+ (in German). Zürich: AS Verlag. ISBN978-3-909111-74-9.
Dietler (1917). "Schweizerische Nordostbahn". Röll: Enzyklopädie des Eisenbahnwesens (in German). Retrieved 20 October 2018.
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The Thalwil Arth Goldau railway is a Swiss railway that acts as a feeder route to the Gotthard Railway Gotthardbahn GB It was opened for this purpose on 1 June 1897 with the Thalwil Zug section owned by the Swiss Northeastern Railway Schweizerische Nordostbahn NOB and the Zug Arth Goldau section owned by the GB Since the nationalisation of the GB in 1909 the entire route has belonged to the Swiss Federal Railways Schweizerische Bundesbahnen SBB Thalwil Arth Goldau railway Zurich Thalwil Zug section shown in redbut Zug Arth Goldau section not shownOverviewLine number600LocaleSwitzerlandTerminiThalwilArth GoldauTechnicalLine length32 89 km 20 44 mi Track gauge1 435 mm 4 ft 8 1 2 in Electrification15 kV 16 7 Hz AC overhead catenaryMaximum incline1 6 Route mapLegendkm elevZimmerberg Base TunnelLakeside line from Zurich12 1 km7 5 mi Thalwilto Ziegelbrucke14 5 km9 mi Oberrieden Dorf16 8 km10 4 mi Horgen OberdorfZimmerberg Tunnel 1985 mSihl Sihlbrugg l r 65 66 mSihltal line from Zurich19 9 km12 4 mi Sihlbrugg served until 2013 Albis Tunnel 3359 m24 8 km15 4 mi LittiLorze 108 m26 6 km16 5 mi Baar27 6 km17 1 mi Baar Neufeld28 2 km17 5 mi Baar Lindenparkformer turning looptowards Steinhausen29 2 km18 1 mi0 00 Zug Keilbahnhoflines to Luzern and to ZurichZug viaduct 255 m0 6 km0 4 mi Zug PostplatzZug town tunnel 585 m1 4 km0 9 mi Zug Casino2 1 km1 3 mi Zug Fridbach3 1 km1 9 mi Zug OberwilLotenbach tunnel 36 m8 0 km5 mi Walchwil HorndliBuhl tunnel 90 m9 5 km5 9 mi WalchwilRossplatten tunnel 48 mSt Adrian bridge 94 mSt Adrian tunnel 65 mRufibach bridge 70 mRufibach tunnel 40 mKalkofen tunnel 69 mMuhleflueh tunnel 192m14 6 km9 1 mi Goldau MuhlefluhSBB GB from Immensee15 8 km9 8 mi Arth Goldau 498 mRigi RailwaysSOB to Pfaffikon SZSBB GB to ErstfeldSource Swiss railway atlas 1 The route is still partially single track and therefore highly subject to delays In addition there is a danger of natural hazards especially on the Zug Arth Goldau section which as a result often has to be closed for several days Contents 1 Route 2 Development between Zug and Arth Goldau 3 References 3 1 Footnotes 3 2 SourcesRoute editThe line begins in Thalwil where it branches off from the Lake Zurich left bank line Linksufrige Zurichseebahn The double track section has run steadily uphill to Horgen Oberdorf since the 1960s After that it passes under the Horgenberg through the 1985 metre long single track Zimmerberg Tunnel After the tunnel the line crossed the Sihl on two tracks with each on its own bridge and reaches Sihlbrugg station to which the Sihltal Railway was extended from Sihlwald and opened on the same day as the Thalwil Arth Goldau line This is followed by the 3 359 metre long single track Albis Tunnel and then the Litti operations yard from where the line has run as a double track to Baar since 1979 It is crossed by the A4a motorway The Lorze is crossed before Baar the old 96 metre long bridge was replaced during the duplication of the line with a new 110 metre long structure A stress test was carried out on the newly built bridge with eight Ae 4 7 locomotives during the night from 28 to 29 March 1981 2 There have been two tracks between Baar and Zug since 1931 The line was connected to the existing Zug station of the Zurich Zug Lucerne Railway Zurich Zug Luzern Bahn which was operated by the NOB requiring the station to be rebuilt This created connections to the Zurich Zug railway and the Zug Lucerne railway Immediately after Zug station the 255 metre long viaduct follows Gotthardstrasse Gotthard road Baarerstrasse Baar road and Poststrasse Post road and the 585 metre long Stadt town Tunnel The halt of Zug Oberwil was upgraded to a station in 2010 to provide a second crossing point on the line The line passes through the 36 metre long Lotenbach Tunnel and the 90 metre long Buhl Tunnel before Walchwil For a long time Walchwil station was the only place where trains could cross As a rule the regional trains now line S2 of the Zug Stadtbahn crossed with the oncoming Gotthard expresses This is followed by the 48 metre long Rossplatten Tunnel the 94 metre long St Adrian Bridge the 65 metre long St Adrian Tunnel the 70 metre long Rufibach Bridge and the 40 metre long Rufibach Tunnel Later the 69 metre long Kalkofen Tunnel and shortly before Arth Goldau the 192 metre long Muhlefluh Tunnel follow Double track to Arth Goldau station begins at the subsequent Goldau Muhlefluh operations yard In Arth Goldau station there is a connection to the Gotthard line of the SBB and the Pfaffikon SZ Arth Goldau railway of the SOB as well as interchange with the Arth Rigi Railway Arth Rigi Bahn Development between Zug and Arth Goldau editIn order to be able to achieve a half hourly journey for express trains on the route from Zurich to Ticino a second track has been built near Walchwil between June 2019 and December 2020 During the 1 5 year construction period the line between Zug Oberwil and Arth Goldau has been completely closed Regional traffic has been served by buses during this period while long distance trains was diverted via the western side of Lake Zug 3 The line re opened for service with the December 2020 timetable change Changes included 1 7 kilometres 1 1 mi of double tracking north of Walchwil and enlarging tunnels to allow double decker trains 4 References editFootnotes edit Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz Cologne Schweers Wall 2012 pp 13 22 64 ISBN 978 3 89494 130 7 Title unknown Eisenbahn Amateur in German 5 288 1981 Zug Arth Goldau Streckenausbau fur Halbstundentakt Zurich Tessin in German bahnonline ch 3 May 2013 Retrieved 30 October 2018 Bauprojekt Swiss Federal Railways Retrieved 2 January 2021 Sources edit Wagli Hans G 1980 Schienennetz Schweiz in German Bern Generalsekretariat SBB Wagli Hans G 2010 Schienennetz Schweiz und Bahnprofil Schweiz CH in German Zurich AS Verlag ISBN 978 3 909111 74 9 Dietler 1917 Schweizerische Nordostbahn Roll Enzyklopadie des Eisenbahnwesens in German Retrieved 20 October 2018 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