Dolderbahn

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Römerhof – Dolder
Dolderbahn Zurich 2013.jpg
Timetable field : 732
Route length: 1.328 km
Gauge : 1000 mm ( meter gauge )
Power system : 600 volts  =
Maximum slope : 196  ‰
Rack system : from roll
Legend
End station - start of the route
 0.000 Römerhof 446  m above sea level M.
Stop, stop
 0.440 Titlisstrasse 486  m above sea level M.
Station without passenger traffic
 0.620 Alternative point 510  m above sea level M.
Stop, stop
 0.790 Forest house 547  m above sea level M.
Bridge (medium)
 Kurhausstrasse (67 m)
End station - end of the line
 1,328 Dolder 606  m above sea level M.

The Dolderbahn is a private railway in the city of Zurich . The cog railway connects the Dolder area in the Hottingen district from the Römerhof stop on Römerhofplatz at 444  meters above sea level and ends at the Dolder station on the Adlisberg at 606 meters above sea level.

In addition to the connection with the residential area, the runway also serves as a feeder for two hotels, the Dolder wave pool, the Dolder open ice rink and the Adlisberg, which serves as a recreational area.

history

The operating company was founded in 1893. In 1895 it started operating as a funicular . It led over a distance of around 800 meters from Römerhofplatz to the Hotel Waldhaus Dolder at 548 meters above sea level.

A meter-gauge tram was put into operation on July 5, 1899 to connect with the Grand Hotel Dolder . It was operated with a single car of the same design as the StStZ car 57-84. The route had no direct connection to the Zurich tram network ; However, the StStZ took care of the maintenance of the motor vehicle and provided a replacement vehicle during a long overhaul. On December 31, 1930 the Dolder tram was discontinued and a bus took over the connection between the Waldhaus and the Grand Hotel.

From August 27, 1972 to September 29, 1973, the funicular was replaced by a rack railway and extended up to the Grand Hotel Dolder. Since then, it has been 1328 meters and overcomes a height difference of 162 meters with a slope of a maximum of 19.6 percent.

Today the Dolderbahn-Betriebs-AG , in which the City of Zurich holds a 50 percent stake, is the concession holder. The City of Zurich with its administrative department Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich (VBZ) has been entrusted with operational management since 1999 .

In 2004 the vehicles, the route and the stations of the Dolderbahn were completely overhauled. The company was therefore shut down for more than three months. As part of the renovation of the Grand Hotel Dolder between 2004 and 2008, the mountain station, which is now part of the hotel complex, was also renewed.

Rolling stock

SLM data sheet

Two Bhe 1/2 rack-and-pinion railcars from 1973 with a capacity of around one hundred passengers per car are used.

photos

  • Car 2 in the mountain station

  • Car 2 in the alternative station

  • Swivel switch at the alternative station

  • Car 2 on the route

  • Car 2 on the route

  • Car 1 in the valley station (Römerhof)

literature

  • Florian Inäbnit: Dolderbahn; Funicular, tram and rack railway . Buffer stop, Leissigen 2005, ISBN 3-907579-37-2 .
  • Walter Trüb, Josef Balen, Peter Kamm: A Century of Zurich Trams . Orell Füssli, Zurich 1982, ISBN 3-280-01323-2 .
  • F. Bertschi. The Dolderbahn - past and present. In: Schweizerische Bauzeitung, September 13, 1973 ( digitized version )

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Page no longer available , search in web archives: TU directory of the Federal Office of Transport , query from December 28, 2012.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.bav.admin.ch
  2. ↑ Florian Inäbnit: Dolderbahn. Funicular, tram and rack railway. Volume 325, Prellbock Druck & Verlag, Leissigen 2005, ISBN 3-907579-37-2 , page 72.

Web links

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