Brüttener Tunnel
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| use | Railway tunnel | ||||
| place | Winterthur | ||||
| length | 7 to 10 km | ||||
| Number of tubes | 2 | ||||
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| building-costs | 1.4 to 2.1 billion SFr. | ||||
| completion | probably by 2035 | ||||
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| operator | SBB infrastructure | ||||
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 The route of the Brüttener Tunnel is not yet final
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| Winterthur | 695593 / 259506 | ||||
| Bassersdorf | 690459 / 254682 | ||||
| Dietlikon | 689454 / 253380 | ||||
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Brüttener Tunnel is a railway tunnel project in the canton of Zurich that was created in the 1980s . To shorten travel times and to expand capacity between Winterthur and Bassersdorf / Dietlikon , the tunnel is intended to relieve the winding and busy double-track route between Winterthur and Effretikon and reduce travel time by six minutes. In 2019, the Council of States and National Council approved the construction of the Brüttener Tunnel as the next step in the expansion of the rail infrastructure (STEP 2035).
Current project (2019)
The Brüttener Tunnel will be nine kilometers long and run in two tubes, each ten meters in diameter. A tunnel portal will be east of Bassersdorf , a second near Dietlikon . The two branches of the tunnel are brought together and come to the surface again at Tössmühle in Winterthur. This route allows a high-performance connection between Zurich and Winterthur , as both Zurich Airport (via Bassersdorf) and Zurich HB (via Dietlikon) are directly connected to Winterthur. The two-tube tunnel does not require a separate escape and rescue tunnel to evacuate passengers. The two tubes are connected with 20 cross cuts.
In order to integrate the Brüttener Tunnel into the SBB network, extensive adjustments to the rail infrastructure are required. Before Winterthur, the trains coming from the Brüttener Tunnel must cross the existing tracks without obstructing oncoming traffic. Two new structures are required for this: A single-track, approximately 800-meter-long bridge ( overpass ) over the existing tracks is planned for the S-Bahn in the direction of Zurich . The express trains towards St. Gallen cross under the tracks at the level of the Storchenbrücke.
To the west of Wallisellen, a single-track, 590-meter-long bridge (overpass) is planned over the existing track to and from Zurich Oerlikon. The trains from Wallisellen can thus run to Zurich Oerlikon without obstructing oncoming traffic. The bridge begins at the Glattalbahn stop at Belair and ends in front of the motorway bridge .
history
The Brüttener Tunnel was a part of the Bahn 2000 project and had already been decided. Shortly before the execution, however, it was postponed in favor of the Zimmerberg Base Tunnel . Depending on the variant, the tunnel should cost between 1.4 and 2.1 billion Swiss francs and be between 7 and 10 km long.
In connection with the VCS initiative “ Rails for Zurich” , which was rejected by around 70 percent by the cantonal-Zurich electorate on September 26, 2010 , the idea came back into the public eye. For the proponents of the initiative, the tunnel is the logical consequence of the vote, for the opponents the four-lane expansion of the trunk line is still an issue.
The north-eastern Swiss cantons and the cities of Zurich and Winterthur are in favor of building the tunnel.
Between Winterthur and Tössmühle (access to the planned north portal of the Brüttener Tunnel), the trunk line has now been expanded to three lanes. The Hürlistein overpass (on the main route) is now in operation. This resulted in an increase in performance on the main line, which made it possible to delay the construction of the Brüttener tunnel or a continuous four-lane expansion. Despite other small measures, the Zurich - Winterthur route will be fully utilized from 2020 (670 trains per day).
The Brüttener Tunnel was the basis for discussion in the Rail 2030 Concept . Since February 2014, the Brütten tunnel has been planned and implemented in the new fund for the railways ( financing and expansion of the rail infrastructure ). Realization is feasible by 2030/35.
Test drilling for the tunnel took place in February 2016. Drilling was carried out at 20 locations between Bassersdorf and Baltenswil. As a result, the Brüttener tunnel is up to date again.
The property study was completed at the end of 2016, from which it emerges that the Dietlikon , Bassersdorf and Wallisellen stations have to be adapted, and the line from Bülach in Winterthur is to be integrated into the main line (Winterthur to Effretikon) with an under- or overhead construction.
The Zürcher Verkehrsverbund plans to double the capacity by 2030 compared to 2007 with the help of the Brüttener Tunnel.
Adjustments to the existing infrastructure
Various adjustments to the existing infrastructure are necessary so that the access routes also meet the capacity increase made possible by the Brüttener tunnel. This includes adjustments in Winterthur, Dietlikon, Wallisellen etc.
- Fourth track at Dietlikon train station
- Tössfeld overpass
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Train stations
The following stations have to be adapted to the increased capacity made possible by the Brüttener Tunnel:
- Dietlikon
- Bassersdorf
- Wallisellen
Other train stations, such as Winterthur Töss train station, will also be adapted together with the construction of the Brüttener Tunnel.
See also
Web links
news
2016
- An eight kilometer long tunnel is to connect Winterthur with the Unterland , Der Landbote of December 27, 2016
2017
- Dig tunnels for mobility after 2030 , Zürcher Unterländer on July 4, 2017
2018
- The memorial of the burst tunnel dreams , Tagesanzeiger on February 23, 2018
- Tunnel requires new bridge at Wallisellen , Zürcher Unterländer on March 14, 2018
- “The construction in Wangen-Brüttisellen will be a challenge” , Züriost on June 1, 2018
- Inexpensive tracks instead of expensive tunnels , Zürcher Unterländer on October 27, 2018
- For once, Zurich is very satisfied with the Federal Council , Neue Zürcher Zeitung on October 31, 2018
- Giant bridge in Winterthur-Töss because of the Brüttener Tunnel , Top Online on November 8, 2018
- The S-Bahn becomes a fast agglo-tram , Neue Zürcher Zeitung on November 23, 2018
2019
- The population fears a significant increase in noise , Der Landbote on June 12, 2019
- Glatttal - Brüttenertunnel and Glattalautobahn are becoming more and more concrete , Zürcher Unterländer on June 22, 2019
Individual evidence
- ↑ ZVV: STEP 2035: The next major expansion of the rail service in the Canton of Zurich will be launched on June 11, 2019
- ^ SBB: Brüttener Tunnel
- ↑ Voting September 26, 2010: Summary of results - provisional final result ( Memento of September 30, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ SBB (Ed.): More trains between Zurich and Winterthur. December 2016 ( sbb.ch [PDF]).
- ↑ Test drilling at 20 locations for the Brüttener Tunnel ( memento from March 6, 2016 in the Internet Archive ), Bluewin on February 16, 2016.
- ↑ Mirko Plüss: Millions for the Brüttener Tunnel. In: The Landbote . December 27, 2016, accessed May 2, 2017 .
- ↑ SBB introduce quarter-hourly intervals between Zurich and Bern , Switzerland on Sunday of May 31, 2014.