The Zug–Luzern railway is a mainline railway line in Switzerland, connecting the cities of Zug and Lucerne. It was opened on 1 June 1864 by the Zürich–Zug–Lucerne Railway (Zürich-Zug-Luzern-Bahn). The Zürich–Zug railway was opened by the same company at the same time.
Zug–Lucerne railway
Zürich-Luzern railways: the Zug–Lucerne railway is shown in green and the original Zürich–Zug railway is shown in blue
The line was connected until 1970 at a triangular junction ("wye") at Kollermühle with the branch to Zurich Altstetten so that trains could run directly from Lucerne to Zurich. The station was a terminal station until the opening of the Thalwil–Arth-Goldau railway. With the introduction of the new line, the station was rebuilt with a station building between the diverging lines. The Zug reversing loop, which made it possible to run from both directions into the station, was also built at that time. This was closed in 1990.
Double track was opened between Zug and Cham on 5 May 1990. There have been two tracks between Kollermülle station and the branch to the Zug loop since the opening of the line, but these were used separately, that is one was used for services to/from Affoltern and the other to/from Rotkreuz. Up to that time, the trains from Affoltern always ran via the Zug loop.
An isolated section of double track was opened between Ebikon station and Rotsee on 29 May 1994. The line between the stations of Ebikon and Gisikon-Root has also been double-track since 27 September 1995.
When the line between Gisikon-Root and Rotkreuz was doubled, some bends were straightened so that the line speed could be increased. This section has been double-track since 11 May 1996.
The line between Cham and Rotkreuz has been double track since 14 December 2008. Before that, not even the Cham–Hünenberg Zythus section had been doubled. There was only a second track south of Zythus to Hünenberg Chämleten station, which ended at a dead-end track.
The opening of the Thalwil–Arth-Goldau line had, with the exception of the reconstruction in the area of Zug station, no great impact for the line itself, but trains running between Zürich and Lucerne continued to use the Zug–Lucerne section. Only the operation of passenger trains running towards the Gotthard fell away between Kollermühle and Rotkreuz. Most freight trains from Zürich to Rotkreuz continued to run via the rail triangle. When it was decided to transfer the former shunting yard on the approach to Zürich Hauptbahnhof to Zürich Mülligen (only fast goods and postal traffic) and to Limmattal marshalling yard, it was clear that this traffic would be eliminated. For this reason, on 19 November 1970, the side of the rail triangle that connected Steinhausen with Cham was closed and dismantled. Freight trains now run via the Rupperswil–Immensee railway line to Rotkreuz.
The introductions of two S-Bahn systems had some impact on the line. The introduction of the Zürich S-Bahn in 1990, when the Zug loop was closed, had less impact.
By contrast, the introduction of the 2004 Zug Stadtbahn in 2004 had a massive impact on the Zug–Luzern line, which underwent a major refurbishment so that services could be introduced between Zug and Baar at quarter-hourly intervals. In addition, five additional stations were established.
Schienennetz Schweiz (in German). Bern: Generalsekretariat SBB. 1980.
January 05, 2024
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The Zug Luzern railway is a mainline railway line in Switzerland connecting the cities of Zug and Lucerne It was opened on 1 June 1864 by the Zurich Zug Lucerne Railway Zurich Zug Luzern Bahn The Zurich Zug railway was opened by the same company at the same time Zug Lucerne railwayZurich Luzern railways the Zug Lucerne railway is shown in green and the original Zurich Zug railway is shown in blueOverviewOwnerSwiss Federal RailwaysLine number660LocaleSwitzerlandTerminiZug Canton of ZurichLucerne Canton of LucerneTechnicalLine length67 km 42 mi Track gauge1 435 mm 4 ft 8 1 2 in standard gaugeElectrification15 kV 16 7 Hz AC overhead catenaryHighest elevation514 m 1 686 ft Maximum incline1 1 Route diagramLegendkm elev M or length m in metresThalwil Arth Goldau railwayto Zurich Thalwilremains of turning loop38 83 Zug Keilbahnhof 433Thalwil Arth Goldau railwayto Arth GoldauZug former terminusAabachstrasse 99 100 m39 53 Zug Schutzengel 430 Mformer turning loop 1897 1990 41 26 Zug Chollermuli41 30 KollermuhleZurich Zug railwaySumpfweiche swamp points wye until 197042 43 Cham Alpenblick 416 M43 57 Cham 418 M44 36 Hunenberg Zythus 420 M44 86 Hunenberg Chamleten 422 Mplanned connecting curveRupperswil Immensee railwayto Immensee48 00 Rotkreuz Ruti planned 429 M48 50 Rotkreuz goods yard 429 M49 00 Rotkreuz 429 MRupperswil Immensee railwayto Aarau Brugg52 82 Gisikon Root 421 M55 26 Root D4 417 M57 07 Buchrain 419 M58 57 Ebikon 421 M60 64 Rotsee 424 MFriedental 120 mReuss Lucerne 142 m64 01 Olten Lucerne railwayto Olten64 01 Bern Lucerne railwayto Bern Langnau64 0191 82 Fluhmuhle 436 MLucerne Immensee railwayto Immensee92 85 Gutsch 440 MGutsch 326 m93 36 Heimbach 438 MSchonheim 199 mBrunig railway lineto Interlaken Ost95 09 Lucerne 436 MSource Swiss railway atlas 1 This diagram viewtalkedit Contents 1 Route 2 History 3 References 3 1 Footnotes 3 2 SourcesRoute editThe line was connected until 1970 at a triangular junction wye at Kollermuhle with the branch to Zurich Altstetten so that trains could run directly from Lucerne to Zurich The station was a terminal station until the opening of the Thalwil Arth Goldau railway With the introduction of the new line the station was rebuilt with a station building between the diverging lines The Zug reversing loop which made it possible to run from both directions into the station was also built at that time This was closed in 1990 The line was electrified at 15 kV 16 Hz AC on 9 October 1922 Double track was opened between Zug and Cham on 5 May 1990 There have been two tracks between Kollermulle station and the branch to the Zug loop since the opening of the line but these were used separately that is one was used for services to from Affoltern and the other to from Rotkreuz Up to that time the trains from Affoltern always ran via the Zug loop An isolated section of double track was opened between Ebikon station and Rotsee on 29 May 1994 The line between the stations of Ebikon and Gisikon Root has also been double track since 27 September 1995 When the line between Gisikon Root and Rotkreuz was doubled some bends were straightened so that the line speed could be increased This section has been double track since 11 May 1996 The line between Cham and Rotkreuz has been double track since 14 December 2008 Before that not even the Cham Hunenberg Zythus section had been doubled There was only a second track south of Zythus to Hunenberg Chamleten station which ended at a dead end track History editSee also Zurich Zug Lucerne Railway The railway was opened on 1 June 1864 by the Zurich Zug Lucerne Railway The opening of the Thalwil Arth Goldau line had with the exception of the reconstruction in the area of Zug station no great impact for the line itself but trains running between Zurich and Lucerne continued to use the Zug Lucerne section Only the operation of passenger trains running towards the Gotthard fell away between Kollermuhle and Rotkreuz Most freight trains from Zurich to Rotkreuz continued to run via the rail triangle When it was decided to transfer the former shunting yard on the approach to Zurich Hauptbahnhof to Zurich Mulligen only fast goods and postal traffic and to Limmattal marshalling yard it was clear that this traffic would be eliminated For this reason on 19 November 1970 the side of the rail triangle that connected Steinhausen with Cham was closed and dismantled Freight trains now run via the Rupperswil Immensee railway line to Rotkreuz The introductions of two S Bahn systems had some impact on the line The introduction of the Zurich S Bahn in 1990 when the Zug loop was closed had less impact By contrast the introduction of the 2004 Zug Stadtbahn in 2004 had a massive impact on the Zug Luzern line which underwent a major refurbishment so that services could be introduced between Zug and Baar at quarter hourly intervals In addition five additional stations were established References editFootnotes edit Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz Swiss railway atlas Schweers Wall 2012 pp 22 63 ISBN 978 3 89494 130 7 Sources edit Schienennetz Schweiz in German Bern Generalsekretariat SBB 1980 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Zug Lucerne railway amp oldid 1036340972, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
