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Line length | 15.54 km (9.66 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of tracks | 2 (main line) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Electrification | 15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maximum incline | 1.0% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The OerlikonâBĂŒlach railway is a standard-gauge railway line to the north of ZĂŒrich, Switzerland. It was built by the BĂŒlach-Regensberg Railway ( German: BĂŒlach-Regensberg-Bahn, BR). It is also called the Y-shaped railway ( German: Gabeleisenbahn) in German or the "potato railway" ( German: Herdöpfelbahn) in Swiss German because its main freight traffic was potatoes. It was taken over by the Swiss Northeastern Railway on 1 January 1877.
On 1 May 1865, the BR opened its approximately 16 km-long OerlikonâOberglattâBĂŒlach main line and its just over 4 km-long OberglattâDielsdorf branch line, which later became part of the Wehntal Railway (Wehntalbahn).
In 1860, committees were formed in both the districts of BĂŒlach and Regensberg, which was a former Landvogtei ("outer bailiwick") of Zurich, which had been abolished in 1798. These committees advocated a connection from each district to Oerlikon near Zurich. The committees also contacted the Swiss Northeastern Railway (Schweizerische Nordostbahn; NOB) and the canton to implement their ideas. In the initial phase, it was considered whether to operate the shorter branch line from Oberglatt to Dielsdorf with horse-hauled trains, while the Oberglatt to BĂŒlach line would be operated by steam. Because of the greater time savings, it was eventually decided to build the branch to Dielsdorf for steam operations.
On 1 July 1863, the Cantonal Council of ZĂŒrich awarded a concession for the construction of the Y-shaped line from BĂŒlach and Dielsdorf via Oberglatt to Oerlikon and approved the construction contract. The costs for the construction of the railway were equally borne by the canton of ZĂŒrich, the municipalities and the Northeastern Railway.
Construction began in the spring of 1864 and was divided into five lots. Because of insolvency and disputes with the construction companies, the construction had to be temporarily stopped. To ensure completion according to the concession of May 1865, the NOB intervened and carried out the construction of the substructure using piece work.
A small locomotive shed was built in both Dielsdorf and BĂŒlach and a turntable with associated drainage pit was also built in BĂŒlach. The whole one-track line had only a few engineering structures.
The lines were officially opened on 30 April 1865. An opening train went first from Oerlikon directly to BĂŒlach, then back to Oberglatt and following a reversal to Dielsdorf.
The company officially started operations on 1 May 1865. Three pairs of trains ran from Dielsdorf and BĂŒlach daily to and from Zurich and from Dielsdorf to BĂŒlach and vice versa. On Sundays, additional trains operated from BĂŒlach via Oberglatt to Dielsdorf and from Dielsdorf via Oberglatt to Zurich. Around 86% of travelers used 3rd class tickets and the remaining passengers used 2nd class tickets.
The BR and its lines were absorbed into the Northeastern Railway on 1 January 1877.
The OerlikonâBĂŒlach railway is now operated as part of the international route from ZĂŒrich via BĂŒlach and Schaffhausen to Germany and used by freight trains and long-distance passenger trains. Regional traffic has been operated since 27 May 1990 as part of the ZĂŒrich S-Bahn.
The OerlikonâBĂŒlach railway had a rail connection to the WinterthurâKoblenz railway line of the NOB in BĂŒlach from 1 August 1876. This was significant because the NOB opened the EglisauâNeuhausen line on 1 June 1897, making the OerlikonâBĂŒlach section part of the main connection between ZĂŒrich HB and Schaffhausen. The NOB was nationalised as of 1 January 1902 along with its lines and became part of the Swiss Federal Railways.
Under the SBB, the OerlikonâBĂŒlach line was electrified as part of the whole line to Schaffhausen. Electrical operations at 15 kV 16â Hz AC on the line commenced on 15 December 1928.
The duplication of the line took place in five small sections under the SBB: the OerlikonâGlattbrugg double track was opened on 30 September 1979 and the NiederglattâBĂŒlach double track followed on 1 June 1980. Then followed the OberglattâNiederglatt double track on 25 September 1983, the GlattbruggâRĂŒmlang section on 28 August 1984 and finally the commissioning of the RĂŒmlangâOberglatt double track on 3 April 1985; since then the line has been consistently double-track.
Construction work began in the mid-1970s in the Oberhauserriet area, as a result of which the approximately two and a half kilometre-long section between Oerlikon and Opfikon has changed profoundly. This section includes the single-track OerlikonâGlattbrugg line (from 1865), the OerlikonâSchĂ€renmoos (near Opfikon) line (from 1881) with the associated connecting curves of OerlikonâSeebach (from 1909) and SeebachâSchĂ€renmoos (1877â1909, reactivated in 1939) and the Seebach substation and converter of the SBB, which supplies the ZĂŒrich rail junction with traction current. Since the reconstruction, there have been six tracks arranged as the OerlikonâGlattbrugg and OerlikonâOpfikonâRiet double-track lines (with separately managed tracks) as well as the new double-track airport line between Oerlikon and the Dorfnest passing loop at Kloten. A seventh track was built for freight trains as part of the access route to the Limmattal marshalling yard and replaced the former SeebachâSchĂ€renmoos connecting curve. Opfikon station replaced SchĂ€renmoos station on the line to Kloten. Most of the new system of tracks were taken into service on 30 September 1979 and the airport line followed on 1 June 1980.
The branch line from Oberglatt to Dielsdorf was extended by the NOB on 12 August 1891 as part of the so-called Wehntalbahn ( Wehntal Railway) to Niederweningen. The Wehntal Railway was the second-last line of the SBB with commercial passenger traffic to be electrified with electric operations beginning on 28 May 1960. Most sidings were removed in the 1980s and since then train crossings on the single-track line can only be made at Dielsdorf. The line is served by regional traffic and, since 27 May 1990, only by ZĂŒrich S-Bahn services.
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Line length | 15.54 km (9.66 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of tracks | 2 (main line) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Electrification | 15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The OerlikonâBĂŒlach railway is a standard-gauge railway line to the north of ZĂŒrich, Switzerland. It was built by the BĂŒlach-Regensberg Railway ( German: BĂŒlach-Regensberg-Bahn, BR). It is also called the Y-shaped railway ( German: Gabeleisenbahn) in German or the "potato railway" ( German: Herdöpfelbahn) in Swiss German because its main freight traffic was potatoes. It was taken over by the Swiss Northeastern Railway on 1 January 1877.
On 1 May 1865, the BR opened its approximately 16 km-long OerlikonâOberglattâBĂŒlach main line and its just over 4 km-long OberglattâDielsdorf branch line, which later became part of the Wehntal Railway (Wehntalbahn).
In 1860, committees were formed in both the districts of BĂŒlach and Regensberg, which was a former Landvogtei ("outer bailiwick") of Zurich, which had been abolished in 1798. These committees advocated a connection from each district to Oerlikon near Zurich. The committees also contacted the Swiss Northeastern Railway (Schweizerische Nordostbahn; NOB) and the canton to implement their ideas. In the initial phase, it was considered whether to operate the shorter branch line from Oberglatt to Dielsdorf with horse-hauled trains, while the Oberglatt to BĂŒlach line would be operated by steam. Because of the greater time savings, it was eventually decided to build the branch to Dielsdorf for steam operations.
On 1 July 1863, the Cantonal Council of ZĂŒrich awarded a concession for the construction of the Y-shaped line from BĂŒlach and Dielsdorf via Oberglatt to Oerlikon and approved the construction contract. The costs for the construction of the railway were equally borne by the canton of ZĂŒrich, the municipalities and the Northeastern Railway.
Construction began in the spring of 1864 and was divided into five lots. Because of insolvency and disputes with the construction companies, the construction had to be temporarily stopped. To ensure completion according to the concession of May 1865, the NOB intervened and carried out the construction of the substructure using piece work.
A small locomotive shed was built in both Dielsdorf and BĂŒlach and a turntable with associated drainage pit was also built in BĂŒlach. The whole one-track line had only a few engineering structures.
The lines were officially opened on 30 April 1865. An opening train went first from Oerlikon directly to BĂŒlach, then back to Oberglatt and following a reversal to Dielsdorf.
The company officially started operations on 1 May 1865. Three pairs of trains ran from Dielsdorf and BĂŒlach daily to and from Zurich and from Dielsdorf to BĂŒlach and vice versa. On Sundays, additional trains operated from BĂŒlach via Oberglatt to Dielsdorf and from Dielsdorf via Oberglatt to Zurich. Around 86% of travelers used 3rd class tickets and the remaining passengers used 2nd class tickets.
The BR and its lines were absorbed into the Northeastern Railway on 1 January 1877.
The OerlikonâBĂŒlach railway is now operated as part of the international route from ZĂŒrich via BĂŒlach and Schaffhausen to Germany and used by freight trains and long-distance passenger trains. Regional traffic has been operated since 27 May 1990 as part of the ZĂŒrich S-Bahn.
The OerlikonâBĂŒlach railway had a rail connection to the WinterthurâKoblenz railway line of the NOB in BĂŒlach from 1 August 1876. This was significant because the NOB opened the EglisauâNeuhausen line on 1 June 1897, making the OerlikonâBĂŒlach section part of the main connection between ZĂŒrich HB and Schaffhausen. The NOB was nationalised as of 1 January 1902 along with its lines and became part of the Swiss Federal Railways.
Under the SBB, the OerlikonâBĂŒlach line was electrified as part of the whole line to Schaffhausen. Electrical operations at 15 kV 16â Hz AC on the line commenced on 15 December 1928.
The duplication of the line took place in five small sections under the SBB: the OerlikonâGlattbrugg double track was opened on 30 September 1979 and the NiederglattâBĂŒlach double track followed on 1 June 1980. Then followed the OberglattâNiederglatt double track on 25 September 1983, the GlattbruggâRĂŒmlang section on 28 August 1984 and finally the commissioning of the RĂŒmlangâOberglatt double track on 3 April 1985; since then the line has been consistently double-track.
Construction work began in the mid-1970s in the Oberhauserriet area, as a result of which the approximately two and a half kilometre-long section between Oerlikon and Opfikon has changed profoundly. This section includes the single-track OerlikonâGlattbrugg line (from 1865), the OerlikonâSchĂ€renmoos (near Opfikon) line (from 1881) with the associated connecting curves of OerlikonâSeebach (from 1909) and SeebachâSchĂ€renmoos (1877â1909, reactivated in 1939) and the Seebach substation and converter of the SBB, which supplies the ZĂŒrich rail junction with traction current. Since the reconstruction, there have been six tracks arranged as the OerlikonâGlattbrugg and OerlikonâOpfikonâRiet double-track lines (with separately managed tracks) as well as the new double-track airport line between Oerlikon and the Dorfnest passing loop at Kloten. A seventh track was built for freight trains as part of the access route to the Limmattal marshalling yard and replaced the former SeebachâSchĂ€renmoos connecting curve. Opfikon station replaced SchĂ€renmoos station on the line to Kloten. Most of the new system of tracks were taken into service on 30 September 1979 and the airport line followed on 1 June 1980.
The branch line from Oberglatt to Dielsdorf was extended by the NOB on 12 August 1891 as part of the so-called Wehntalbahn ( Wehntal Railway) to Niederweningen. The Wehntal Railway was the second-last line of the SBB with commercial passenger traffic to be electrified with electric operations beginning on 28 May 1960. Most sidings were removed in the 1980s and since then train crossings on the single-track line can only be made at Dielsdorf. The line is served by regional traffic and, since 27 May 1990, only by ZĂŒrich S-Bahn services.