The Zürich–Affoltern am Albis–Zug railway is a railway connecting the Swiss cities of Zürich and Zug via Affoltern am Albis. It was opened by the Zürich–Zug–Lucerne Railway (German: Zürich-Zug-Luzern-Bahn) on 1 June 1864. The Zug–Lucerne line was opened by the same company on the same day. The line officially begins in Zürich Altstetten, which was still an independent municipality at that time. The line's only significant traffic consists of services on Zurich S-Bahn line S5. Long distance trains between Zürich, Zug and Lucerne now run via the Zimmerberg Base Tunnel, the Thalwil–Arth-Goldau line and the Zug–Lucerne line.
The Zürich–Zug line connects to the line to Baden opened in 1847 at Zürich Altstetten, which had been rebuilt in preparation as a junction station.[2] Rail services on the line use the line to/from Baden to connect with Zürich Hauptbahnhof. The Zürich–Zug–Lucerne Railway opened its line from Zürich Altstetten to Zug on 1 June 1964.[3]
The line was connected at a triangular junction ("wye") at Kollermühle with the branch to Lucerne, so that until 1970 trains could run from Lucerne to Zurich without reversing. Zug station was a terminal station until the opening of the Thalwil–Arth-Goldau line. 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.
The trains from Zürich always ran around the Zug loop until 5 May 1990, because points were only installed with the opening of double track between Zug and Cham through the Kollermühle operations yard. Although there had been two tracks between the Kollermülle yard and the branch to the Zug loop since the opening of the line, these had been operated as two parallel single tracks.
The line runs through the historic Knonaueramt (now Affoltern District) and was therefore popularly known as the Knonauer-Strecke (Knonau line). It lost its importance as an approach to the Gotthard with the opening of the Thalwil–Arth-Goldau line in 1897. The direct Zürich–Luzern trains now used the route via Thalwil, so that this branch of the Zürich–Zug–Luzern Railway was reduced to a secondary line without long-distance passenger services. Most freight trains from Zurich to Rotkreuz continued to run over the triangular junction.
The line from Altstetten to Zug was electrified at 15 kV 16.7 Hz AC on 15 October 1932.[4]
When it was decided to transfer shunting from the former marshalling 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 line to Rotkreuz.
The track from Urdorf to Mören was doubled on 23 October 1989.[5] The Kollermühle–Zug section was doubled on 5 May 1990.[6] The introduction of the Zürich S-Bahn in May 1990 made the railway more attractive again. As a result, there was a massive increase in passengers and services were added to the timetable. Various upgrades to the stations and the track were necessary for the introduction of services to Affoltern am Albis at quarter-hourly intervals in 2007.
Railway stationsEdit
The intermediate stations at the opening were Urdorf, Birmensdorf, Bonstetten, Hedingen, Affoltern am Albis, Mettmenstetten and Knonau. They all had entrance buildings built to plans by Jakob Friedrich Wanner. These cubic stone buildings had a similar design and had window arranged in three or four bays.[7]
Steinhausen station was built by the SBB after the nationalisation of the railway. Urdorf Weihermatt station was built for the opening of the S-Bahn. No trains that run via Affoltern am Albis stop at the new stations of the Zug Stadtbahn.
During the construction of the Zurich West Bypass and the A4 motorway, a siding was temporarily set up at Fildern. The siding was equipped with a loading facility for receiving excavated material from the motorway tunnels at Aesch, Uetliberg and Islisberg in the area of the Zürich West junction. The siding was dismantled after the opening of the motorway.
OperationsEdit
S15 service between Hedingen and Affoltern am Albis
.
Today, the S5 services of the S-Bahn Zürich operate half-hourly on the whole route. In addition, S14 services run between Zurich Altstetten and Affoltern during the day.
Table with travel time from Zürich and possible public transport connections.
Stutz, Werner (1983). Bahnhöfe der Schweiz von den Anfängen bis zum Ersten Weltkrieg (in German). Orell Füssli. ISBN3-280-01405-0.
Wägli, Hans G.; Jacobi, Sébastien (2010). Schienennetz Schweiz - Bahnprofil Schweiz CH+ [Swiss rail network] (in German) (3rd ed.). Zürich: AS Verlag. ISBN978-3-909111-74-9.
October 19, 2023
zürich, affoltern, albis, railway, railway, connecting, swiss, cities, zürich, affoltern, albis, opened, zürich, lucerne, railway, german, zürich, luzern, bahn, june, 1864, lucerne, line, opened, same, company, same, line, officially, begins, zürich, altstette. The Zurich Affoltern am Albis Zug railway is a railway connecting the Swiss cities of Zurich and Zug via Affoltern am Albis It was opened by the Zurich Zug Lucerne Railway German Zurich Zug Luzern Bahn on 1 June 1864 The Zug Lucerne line was opened by the same company on the same day The line officially begins in Zurich Altstetten which was still an independent municipality at that time The line s only significant traffic consists of services on Zurich S Bahn line S5 Long distance trains between Zurich Zug and Lucerne now run via the Zimmerberg Base Tunnel the Thalwil Arth Goldau line and the Zug Lucerne line Zurich Affoltern am Albis Zug railwayZurich Affoltern Zug railway is shown in blueOverviewOwnerSwiss Federal RailwaysLine number711LocaleSwitzerlandTerminiZurich AltstettenZugHistoryOpened1 June 1864 1864 06 01 TechnicalNumber of tracks1 2Track gauge1 435 mm 4 ft 8 1 2 in standard gaugeElectrification15 kV 16 7 Hz AC overhead catenaryMaximum incline1 9 Route diagramLegendkm elev0 07 Zurich HB t 3 18 408 mZurich Baden railway4 17 Zurich Altstetten 399 mto Olten8 57 Urdorf 443m9 84 Urdorf Weihermatt 461 m10 36 Moren 467 m12 72 Birmensdorf ZH 488 mLandikon 482 m16 39 Filderen 527 m18 06 Bonstetten Wettswil 528 mformer Chruzacher 1864 2010 21 m 22 11 Hedingen 497 m24 84 Affoltern am Albis 494 m28 91 Mettmenstetten 460 mA4 Eitenberg 97 m 31 73 Knonau 436 mA4 Bibersee 82 m 34 73 Steinhausen 424 m35 49 Steinhausen RigiblickVL Sumpfweiche swamp points until 1970 to Lucerne36 3741 43 Kollermuhle 419 m41 26 Zug Chollermuli 419 mreversing loop 1897 1990 39 53 Zug Schutzengel 423 mAabachstrasse l r 99 100 m from Thalwil38 83 Zug Keilbahnhof 425 mto Arth GoldauSource Swiss railway atlas 1 Contents 1 Route 2 History 3 Railway stations 3 1 Fildern siding 4 Operations 5 Notes 6 ReferencesRoute EditThe Zurich Zug line connects to the line to Baden opened in 1847 at Zurich Altstetten which had been rebuilt in preparation as a junction station 2 Rail services on the line use the line to from Baden to connect with Zurich Hauptbahnhof The Zurich Zug Lucerne Railway opened its line from Zurich Altstetten to Zug on 1 June 1964 3 The line was connected at a triangular junction wye at Kollermuhle with the branch to Lucerne so that until 1970 trains could run from Lucerne to Zurich without reversing Zug station was a terminal station until the opening of the Thalwil Arth Goldau line 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 The trains from Zurich always ran around the Zug loop until 5 May 1990 because points were only installed with the opening of double track between Zug and Cham through the Kollermuhle operations yard Although there had been two tracks between the Kollermulle yard and the branch to the Zug loop since the opening of the line these had been operated as two parallel single tracks History EditSee also Zurich Zug Lucerne Railway The line runs through the historic Knonaueramt now Affoltern District and was therefore popularly known as the Knonauer Strecke Knonau line It lost its importance as an approach to the Gotthard with the opening of the Thalwil Arth Goldau line in 1897 The direct Zurich Luzern trains now used the route via Thalwil so that this branch of the Zurich Zug Luzern Railway was reduced to a secondary line without long distance passenger services Most freight trains from Zurich to Rotkreuz continued to run over the triangular junction The line from Altstetten to Zug was electrified at 15 kV 16 7 Hz AC on 15 October 1932 4 When it was decided to transfer shunting from the former marshalling 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 line to Rotkreuz The track from Urdorf to Moren was doubled on 23 October 1989 5 The Kollermuhle Zug section was doubled on 5 May 1990 6 The introduction of the Zurich S Bahn in May 1990 made the railway more attractive again As a result there was a massive increase in passengers and services were added to the timetable Various upgrades to the stations and the track were necessary for the introduction of services to Affoltern am Albis at quarter hourly intervals in 2007 Railway stations EditThe intermediate stations at the opening were Urdorf Birmensdorf Bonstetten Hedingen Affoltern am Albis Mettmenstetten and Knonau They all had entrance buildings built to plans by Jakob Friedrich Wanner These cubic stone buildings had a similar design and had window arranged in three or four bays 7 Steinhausen station was built by the SBB after the nationalisation of the railway Urdorf Weihermatt station was built for the opening of the S Bahn No trains that run via Affoltern am Albis stop at the new stations of the Zug Stadtbahn Station Opening Architect Metres abovesea level CoordinatesZurich Altstetten 1847 reconstructed 1966 Max Vogt 399 47 23 29 N 8 29 20 E 47 391478 N 8 488939 E 47 391478 8 488939Urdorf 1864 J F Wanner 442 47 23 27 N 8 26 05 E 47 390878 N 8 434713 E 47 390878 8 434713Urdorf Weihermatt 1990 456 47 22 51 N 8 25 49 E 47 380968 N 8 43033 E 47 380968 8 43033Birmensdorf 1864 488 47 21 27 N 8 26 15 E 47 357429 N 8 437543 E 47 357429 8 437543Bonstetten Wettswil 1864 reconstructed 2008 Thomas Schinkhof 528 47 19 33 N 8 28 05 E 47 325892 N 8 468175 E 47 325892 8 468175Hedingen 1864 J F Wanner 497 47 17 56 N 8 26 45 E 47 298779 N 8 445953 E 47 298779 8 445953Affoltern am Albis 1864 reconstructed 2001 494 47 16 34 N 8 26 48 E 47 276061 N 8 446582 E 47 276061 8 446582Mettmenstetten 1864 J F Wanner 460 47 14 39 N 8 27 27 E 47 244068 N 8 457365 E 47 244068 8 457365Knonau 1864 J F Wanner 436 47 13 13 N 8 28 00 E 47 220255 N 8 466709 E 47 220255 8 466709Steinhausen 1904 424 47 11 40 N 8 28 42 E 47 194576 N 8 478422 E 47 194576 8 478422Steinhausen Rigiblick 2012 47 11 17 N 8 28 47 E 47 18805 N 8 47967 E 47 18805 8 47967Zug 1864 reconstructed 1897 2004 Klaus Hornberger 425 47 14 39 N 8 27 27 E 47 244068 N 8 457365 E 47 244068 8 457365Fildern siding Edit During the construction of the Zurich West Bypass and the A4 motorway a siding was temporarily set up at Fildern The siding was equipped with a loading facility for receiving excavated material from the motorway tunnels at Aesch Uetliberg and Islisberg in the area of the Zurich West junction The siding was dismantled after the opening of the motorway Operations Edit nbsp S15 service between Hedingen and Affoltern am Albis Today the S5 services of the S Bahn Zurich operate half hourly on the whole route In addition S14 services run between Zurich Altstetten and Affoltern during the day Table with travel time from Zurich and possible public transport connections Travel timein min Station Connections00 Zurich Hauptbahnhof nbsp nbsp nbsp 02 Zurich Hardbrucke S3 S5 S6 S7 S12 S1606 Zurich Altstetten S3 S1210 Urdorf12 Urdorf Weihermatt buses16 Birmensdorf ZH buses20 Bonstetten Wettswil buses24 Hedingen29 Affoltern am Albis buses terminus of S14 from Zurich 32 Mettmenstetten buses36 Knonau39 Steinhausen buses45 Zug S21 nbsp nbsp nbsp Zug Stadtbahn S 1 S 2 busesNotes Edit Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz Swiss railway atlas Schweers Wall 2012 pp 12 64 ISBN 978 3 89494 130 7 Wagli amp Jacobi 2010 p 15 Wagli amp Jacobi 2010 p 17 Wagli amp Jacobi 2010 p 69 Wagli amp Jacobi 2010 p 51 Wagli amp Jacobi 2010 p 53 Stutz 1983 p 161 References EditStutz Werner 1983 Bahnhofe der Schweiz von den Anfangen bis zum Ersten Weltkrieg in German Orell Fussli ISBN 3 280 01405 0 Wagli Hans G Jacobi Sebastien 2010 Schienennetz Schweiz Bahnprofil Schweiz CH Swiss rail network in German 3rd ed Zurich AS Verlag ISBN 978 3 909111 74 9 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Zurich Affoltern am Albis Zug railway amp oldid 1023280215, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
