Zurich Selnau train station

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Zurich Selnau
Above-ground "ship" in the Sihl river bed, northern access to the underground station
Above-ground "ship" in the Sihl river bed,
northern access to the underground station
Data
Location in the network Through station
Platform tracks 2
opening 1875 as an above-ground station,
1990 as an underground station
location
City / municipality Zurich
Canton Zurich
Country Switzerland
Coordinates 682 592  /  247 487 coordinates: 47 ° 22 '23 "  N , 8 ° 31' 56"  O ; CH1903:  six hundred eighty-two thousand five hundred and ninety-two  /  247 487
Height ( SO ) 416  m
Railway lines
List of train stations in Switzerland
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The station Zurich Selnau ( 424  m above sea level. M. ) is a station on the Sihltal-Zurich-Uetliberg railway between the quarters City and Werd the Swiss city of Zurich . The station has been located in the SZU tunnel under the Sihl since 1990 .

history

The old Selnau station was put into operation in 1875 as an above-ground terminus station together with the Selnau– Uetliberg line of the then Uetlibergbahn . In 1892, the route followed Selnau- Sihlwald via Adliswil the Sihltalbahn .

The lack of a direct connection to Zurich main station has proven to be a major disadvantage over the decades. This led to the fact that in 1990, with the introduction of the Zurich S-Bahn and the Zurich Transport Association, the old above-ground terminus station was shut down and replaced by the newly built, underground through station with an extension to Zurich main station. It came to be a little further north, which enabled better connections to the city center.

old trainstation

Parts of the train station on the left of the picture in 1986

The old station was built in 1875 as a “provisional” terminus for the Uetlibergbahn on the area of ​​the municipal wood storage yard. The site was not acquired, but rented from the city via a lease. The terminus station originally comprised 3 operating tracks and the UeB depot system.

In connection with the opening of the Sihltalbahn and its introduction into this station, the station was rebuilt in 1892. It now comprised six operating tracks and the depot was moved to Zurich Giesshübel.

In 1897 a separate hydrant was built to collect water and in 1899 gas lighting was installed on the platform.

In 1916 the manual switches were replaced by a mechanical signal box, which was assembled from used parts of the signal box in Giesshübel. In 1921 the transfer table of the UeB was also removed.

In 1922, responsibility in the station changed in connection with the establishment of the rescue company for the Uetlibergbahn (BZUe). Now the SiTB staff was responsible for the train station, which was previously provided by the UeB. The toilet facility was also renewed. In 1929 the lighting of the signals and turnout lights was electrified.

In 1951 the track system was expanded and the BZUe got its own intermediate platform. The signal box was also renewed and replaced by an electrical Integra switch box.

In 1978 the platform roof of the Sihl valley was replaced.

The station was closed in 1990, the tracks dismantled and the area returned to the city. In the following years, a residential complex was built in its place. The station building, built in 1892, was demolished in 1990.

The Moods jazz club was opened in the former station buffet in 1992, and up until 2000 it held around 1,700 concerts with a total of 140,000 visitors.

Today's train station

Northern exit with Sihl from the west
Platform of the Selnau train station

In terms of railway technology, it is a simple stop with a central platform , which was built below the river bed of the Sihl. The southern staircase is opposite the former train station at the Stauffacherbrücke . The northern rise is surrounded by the water of the Sihl and leads to the Sihlbrücke between STAUFFACHER and Sihlporte .

S-Bahn and local public transport

Tram lines at nearby stops

bus stop Tram lines distance Note
Selnau train station 8th 50 m via the southern exit
Sihlstrasse 2 9 200 m via the northern exit
Stauffacher 2 3 9 14th 180 m via the northern exit

literature

  • Hans Waldburger, Hans Tempelmann; The Sihltalbahn. 100 years from the steam train to the modern S-Bahn line Minirex Luzern 1992 ISBN 3-907014-06-5 Station chronicle page 126

Web links

Commons : Zürich Selnau railway station  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Stefan Hotz: Zurich HB is suspended from the Üetliberg and Sihlwald for seven weeks In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung of July 13, 2019
  2. ↑ Realized buildings: Selnau residential and commercial buildings. (No longer available online.) Spühler Partner Architects, archived from the original on January 9, 2016 ; accessed on January 9, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.spuehler.ch
  3. ↑ Inventory of recent Swiss architecture, Volume 10, page 405
  4. ↑ Zurich City Council: Jazz Verein Moods Zurich, contribution 2001–2003. (PDF) Instructions from the city council to the local council (GR No. 2000/338). In: Zurich City Council. July 12, 2000, accessed January 8, 2016 .
  5. ↑ UNDER THE SIHL INTO THE CENTER 25 YEARS TRACK EXTENSION To: SZU, accessed on January 5, 2018
  6. ↑ Stop timetables . Retrieved August 15, 2018 .