Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn

The Sihltal Zurich Uetliberg Bahn ( SZU ) is a company domiciled in Switzerland transport company headquartered in Zurich. The result is the SZU in 1973 by the merger of Sihltalbahn ( SiTb ) and the Uetliberg railway ( BZUe ).

The SZU is one of eight market- responsible companies ( MVU ) introduced in 1990 Zurich Transport Network ( CRVO ). The infrastructure upgrades in connection with the operation recording the S-Bahn Zurich offered the SZU the unique opportunity to realize one century-old " dream " and to extend the two SZU routes from Selnau to the central station.

• 4.1 Market Area
• 4.2 Transport Commissioner

Business

The SZU is a public company headquartered in Zurich Wiedikon, which is also where the operating headquarters of the company. The share capital amounts to approximately 9.72 million Swiss francs, divided since 1995 into 97'238 bearer shares at CHF 100. The major shareholders are the municipality of Zurich with 32.6 %, the federal government 27.8 %, and the Canton of Zurich with 23.8 % of the share capital; the five neighboring communities Knives, Langnau am Albis, Horgen, Thalwil and Ringlikon hold a total of 6.8% of the shares, the remaining 9.0% are in free float.

The SZU is since the merger in 1973 the owner of the routes of Sihltalbahn and Uetlibergbahn, and operator of the railway lines of the same name. These are performed since the introduction of the Zurich Transport Network ( CRVO ) and start of operations of the S -Bahn Zurich in May 1990, when lines S4 ( Sihltalbahn ) and S10 ( Uetlibergbahn ) of the S- Bahn network.

The Directorate of SZU also performs Established in 1953 aerial cableway Adliswil - Felsenegg AG ( LAF); the operation of the so-called " Felseneggbahn ", carried out on behalf of ownership since inception through the Sihltalbahn respectively the SZU.

Since 1995, the SZU is responsible for the public bus transport in the region Zimmerberg on behalf of CRVO as so-called market- responsible company ( MVU ). This includes planning and implementation of the transport service " Zimmerbergbus ", with all travel services are provided by Transport Commissioner, provide the drivers and vehicles. In its function as the MVU SZU also has a seat on the market committees of the municipalities in the market area and organized the regional transport conference room mountain.

Railway operation

Stretch

The network of SZU measures since 1990 27.76 kilometers and is divided due to different current systems in two sub-networks, which are operated by two transport lines.

The standard gauge lines of Sihltalbahn measure total and 19.70 km are electrified with 15 kV 16.7 Hz AC. The 18.62 km long mainline Zurich HB- Langnau - Gattikon - Sihlbrugg will sail on 14.46 km of the S 4. On the 1.08 km long link Giesshübel Wiedikon operate normally only freight trains.

Since 10 December 2006, the passenger traffic is set at the 4.16 km long section between Sihl and Sihlbrugg. This reduction was made to indemnify vehicles for schedule compression of the S4. The route remains provisionally receive operational and is sporadically traveled by vintage trains.

The standard gauge track of Uetlibergbahn measures 10.36 km and is electrified with 1200 V DC, where the current is collected through a 1300 mm laterally offset catenary. The route Zurich HB- Uetliberg is traversed by the S 10. The first 2.39 kilometers accounted for by the common double track with the Sihltalbahn.

Rolling stock

• Re 456542-545 (1993)
• Re 456546-547 (1987)
• Re 456551-552, ex SBB (DPZ )

• Bt 951-952, ex SBB (DPZ )
• Bt 971-973 (1976)
• Bt 984-987 ( 1986) ( NPZ type BT)

• B 231-232, ex SBB B (DPZ )
• B 241-242, ex SBB AB (DPZ )
• BD 281-285 ( 1990) ( NPZ type BT)
• B 271-276 (1992) ( type DPZ SBB)

• Double railcar loading 8/8 556 531-532 (1978)
• Be 4/4 556 521-528 (1992)
• Be 556511-516 (2013 )

• B 221-224 (2003)

• TM 2 / 2236507, " Mutz " (1961 ), ex gasworks Bern

Due to the different current systems and route characteristics of the two railway lines SZU are still operationally separate and have little common rolling stock. Only the thermal engine vehicles and company cars are liberally used. See Baudienstzügen for track maintenance use. There are about 20 company cars, three quarters of which still comes from the previous tracks and the oldest dates back to the year 1894. Freight traffic is handled in the network access, particularly by SBB Cargo.

The vehicles used for passenger come from procurement of SZU, with the introduction of the S -Bahn Zurich contributed both to modernize, as well as for increasing the rolling farms. The since 1973 by the SZU procured vehicles are shown in the adjacent table.

The SZU has given the beginning of 2008 the purchase of two double-decker commuter trains (DPZ ) with Re -450 - locomotive of the SBB, for use on the Sihltalbahn known. On 4 April 2008, the first set was over, the second set was followed on October 20. The first SZU DPZ includes the former SBB vehicles: locomotive Re 450 067 " Oberurdorf " intermediate car B 26-33061 and 36-33067 AB, and driving trailers Bt 26-33 964 The second SZU DPZ consists of the former vehicles Re 450 070 "Winterthur Wülflingen " intermediate car B 26-33064 and 36-33069 AB, and driving trailers Bt 26-33 966 the paint was adapted to the corporate design of the red Sihltalbahn vehicles. With the acquisition of the two DPZ all older vehicles were scrapped in 2008 and sold or scrapped by 2009.

The in 2010 ordered for the Uetlibergbahn and from June 2013 delivered three -car trainsets Be 510 are suitable for both power systems, the pantograph is performed laterally displaceable, because of the common route Zurich - Giesshübel ..

Felseneggbahn

The " aerial cableway Adliswil - Felsenegg AG » ( LAF) was founded in 1953, the end of 1954 was put into operation cableway has since been under the management of the SiTb respectively SZU. She is the first and only cable car in Zurich canton with a concession for public, commercial passenger transport.

It was opened cableway cabins with the Landi monorail from 1939, these were replaced in 1960 by new cabins. The plant was rebuilt in 1967 on semi-automatic mode, the conversion to automatic operation took place in 1986. In a further reorganization in 1997 drive and brakes were renewed and train and replaced counter rope. Between February and May 2008, a total renovation of the facility.

Zimmerbergbus

Market area

The market area Zimmerberg SZU includes 10 of the 12 communes of the district of Horgen; the communities Kilchberg ZH and Rüschlikon belong to the market area of Zurich Public Transport ( VBZ).

• Knives, Hirzel, Horgen, cottages, Langnau am Albis, Oberrieden, Richterswil, Schoenberg ZH, Thalwil, Wädenswil

The SZU also takes coordination tasks in buses traveling back and forth in the adjoining district courts (Canton of Schwyz ), respectively other MVU are allocated, but operate in the market area Zimmerberg.

Transport Commissioner

For the three SZU Transport Officer are active; the mobile worker is employed in each of these companies. Vehicles are financed over the CRVO, however, are legally the property of the individual companies (enrollment, insurance, management ).

• AHW Busbetriebe AG, Horgen
• Busbetriebe Bamert GmbH, Wollerau
• Postbus Zurich, Zurich

Varia

• Some Sundays operate on the routes steam trains, which are supported by the Zurich Museum Railway.
• The SZU published a flyer with tour tips for the area around Uetliberg, Albis and Sihl, which also contains a reproduction of the Switzerland National Map at a scale of 1:50000 with walking trails.