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The Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV, Zurich Transport Network) is the largest public transportation network in Switzerland. It covers the canton of Zurich and adjacent areas. . All modes of public transportation (rail, light rail, bus, trolleybus, lake passenger liner, funicular) within a chosen number of zones can be used freely with a ticket that is valid for a certain amount of time (one hour ...
Zürich Enge railway station (German: Bahnhof Zürich Enge) is a railway station on the S-Bahn Zürich system in the southwestern part, in the Enge quarter, of the Swiss city of Zürich. The station is located on the Lake Zürich left bank line , although since 2003 it is bypassed by the alternative Zimmerberg Base Tunnel routing.
The quarter of Enge in Zürich Enge (in the foreground), Seefeld (to the right) and Rathaus quarters, as seen from Uetliberg; Bürkliplatz, Quaibrücke and Bellevue-Sechseläutenplatz in the centre, as well as the site of the Prehistoric pile dwellings around Lake Zurich Aerial view from 1000 m by Walter Mittelholzer (1919) Enge railway station and Tessinerplatz Gottfried Keller memorial at ...
Zurich S-Bahn network as of December 2018 [3]. The S2 is a railway service of the Zurich S-Bahn on the Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV) transportation network, and is one of the network's services connecting the canton of Zurich with the cantons of Schwyz and St. Gallen.
Trams make an important contribution to public transport in the city of Zurich in Switzerland.The tram network serves most city neighbourhoods, and is the backbone of public transport within the city, albeit supplemented by the inner sections of the Zurich S-Bahn, along with urban trolleybus and bus lines, as well as two funicular railways, one rack railway and passenger boat lines on the ...
The Städtische Strassenbahn Zürich (StStZ) came into existence in 1896, when the city of Zurich purchased the Elektrische Strassenbahn Zürich (ESZ). However privately owned tram systems had operated in the city since 1882, and private and public operation of tram systems within the city continued in parallel until 1931, with the StStZ gradually acquiring the private sector companies.
Originally, the S8 operated between Zürich Oerlikon and Zürich Hauptbahnhof (Zurich main station) via Zürich Wipkingen (through the Wipkingen Tunnel). The S8 reversed directions at Zurich main station. With the opening of the Weinberg Tunnel on 15 June 2014 and simultaneous timetable change, the route was changed to its current state. [5]
Lines 31, 32, 33, 72 and 83 are cross-city routes, while line 46 is a radial route.All trolleybus lines have an identifying colour. A special feature of the system is the overhead wire crossing at Friesenberg railway station, where line 32, energised at 600 V DC, crosses the Uetlibergbahn, which has a 1,200 V DC catenary.