The station dates back to 1875, when the Uetlibergbahn-Gesellschaft opened its line from Bahnhof Selnau in Zürich to the summit of the Uetliberg mountain. The line was electrified using the direct current system in 1923.[4]
The station is served by the following passenger trains:[5]
The station lies some 650 m (2,130 ft) from, and 56 m (184 ft) below, the summit of the Uetliberg, to which it is linked by a footpath. It has two terminal tracks, and a substantial station building, including a restaurant.[3]
Galleryedit
The station in 1925, with both steam and electric trains
Train approaching the station
View from the end of the station platform, looking north
View from the end of the station platform, looking west
Referencesedit
^Zurich City Map (Map). 1:16000. Hallwag Kümmerlry+Frey AG. 2009-01-25. ISBN978-3-8283-0070-5.
^"Bahn S4/S10" [Railway S4/S10] (in German). SZU. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
^ [History of the Uetlibergbahn] (PDF) (in German). SZU. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-31. Retrieved 2011-09-05.
^"Zürich HB–Triemli–Uetliberg" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
External linksedit
Media related to Uetliberg railway station at Wikimedia Commons
Uetliberg railway station – SBB
January 01, 1970
uetliberg, railway, station, uetliberg, railway, station, switzerland, situated, near, summit, uetliberg, mountain, station, terminus, uetliberg, line, which, operated, sihltal, zürich, uetliberg, bahn, located, within, municipality, stallikon, although, adjac. Uetliberg is a railway station in Switzerland situated near to the summit of the Uetliberg mountain The station is the terminus of the Uetliberg line which is operated by the Sihltal Zurich Uetliberg Bahn SZU It is located within the municipality of Stallikon although the adjacent mountain top is divided between Stallikon and the city of Zurich 1 2 3 UetlibergGeneral informationLocationUetliberg Stallikon Canton of Zurich SwitzerlandCoordinates47 21 06 N 8 29 15 E 47 3518 N 8 4876 E 47 3518 8 4876Elevation813 m 2 667 ft Owned bySihltal Zurich Uetliberg BahnOperated bySihltal Zurich Uetliberg BahnLine s Uetliberg lineServicesPreceding station Zurich S Bahn Following station Terminus S10 Ringlikontowards Zurich HB SZULocationUetlibergLocation in Switzerland The station dates back to 1875 when the Uetlibergbahn Gesellschaft opened its line from Bahnhof Selnau in Zurich to the summit of the Uetliberg mountain The line was electrified using the direct current system in 1923 4 The station is served by the following passenger trains 5 Operator Train Type Route Typical Frequency Notes SZU Zurich S BahnS10 Zurich Hbf Zurich Selnau Zurich Binz Zurich Friesenberg Zurich Schweighof Zurich Triemli Uitikon Waldegg Ringlikon Uetliberg 2 3 trains per hour The station lies some 650 m 2 130 ft from and 56 m 184 ft below the summit of the Uetliberg to which it is linked by a footpath It has two terminal tracks and a substantial station building including a restaurant 3 Gallery edit nbsp The station in 1925 with both steam and electric trains nbsp Train approaching the station nbsp View from the end of the station platform looking north nbsp View from the end of the station platform looking westReferences edit Zurich City Map Map 1 16000 Hallwag Kummerlry Frey AG 2009 01 25 ISBN 978 3 8283 0070 5 Bahn S4 S10 Railway S4 S10 in German SZU Retrieved 2011 09 01 a b Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz Verlag Schweers Wall GmbH 2012 pp 64 65 ISBN 978 3 89494 130 7 Geschichte der Uetlibergbahn History of the Uetlibergbahn PDF in German SZU Archived from the original PDF on 2012 03 31 Retrieved 2011 09 05 Zurich HB Triemli Uetliberg PDF Bundesamt fur Verkehr 17 October 2019 Retrieved 24 December 2019 External links edit nbsp Media related to Uetliberg railway station at Wikimedia Commons Uetliberg railway station SBB Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Uetliberg railway station amp oldid 1152930242, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
