THE GS TRAM SITE

ZÜRICH

SCHWEIZ / SUISSE / SVIZZERA / SVIZRA - SWITZERLAND

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11 Dec. 2011

The system after the opening of the new Zürich-West tram line between Escher-Wyss–Platz and Altstetten (assigned to tram line 4) and the creation of tram line no.17 between Hauptbahnhof (Zürich Station) and Werdhölzli.


Zurich tram Zurich tram Zurich tram
Zurich Forchbahn tram Zurich Uetliberg tram Zurich Polybahn funicular

Zurich tram map

INSET: CENTRAL ZÜRICH

Zurich tram map

ABBREVIATION ON THE MAP

PT Polyterrasse      


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ROUTES

URBAN TRAM ROUTES

Operator: Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich (VBZ)

  2 Farbhof - Albisriederplatz - Staufferacher - Paradeplatz - Bahnhofstrasse - Quaibrücke - Bellevue - Opernhaus (Opera) - Bahnhof Tiefenbrunnen
  3 Albisrieden - Albisriederplatz - Staufferacher - Hauptbahnhof (Zürich Station) - Central - Kunsthaus (Art Museum) - Römerhof - Klusplatz
  4 Bh. Zürich Altstetten - Pfingstweidstrasse - Hardbrücke - Escher-Wyss-Platz - Hauptbahnhof (Zürich Station) - Central - Limmat Quai - Bellevue - Opernhaus (Opera) - Bahnhof Tiefenbrunnen
  5 Laubegg - Saalsporthalle - Bahnhof Enge - General-Guisan-Quai - Quaibrücke - Bellevue - Kunsthaus (Art Museum) - Platte - Kirche Fluntern (- Zoo [On Sunday afternoons])
  6 ([Weekdays, except late in the evening:] Bahnhof Enge - Paradeplatz - Bahnhofstrasse -) Hauptbahnhof (Zürich Station) - Central - ETH/Universitätsspital (ETH/University Hospital) - Platte - Kirche Fluntern - Zoo
  7 Bahnhof Stettbach - Schwamendingen - Milchbuck - Schaffhauserplatz - Central - Hauptbahnhof (Zürich Station) - Bahnhofstrasse - Paradeplatz - Bahnhof Enge - Morgental - Wollishofen
  8 Hardplatz - Helvetiaplatz - Staufferacher - Paradeplatz - Bahnhofstrasse - Quaibrücke - Bellevue ([except late in the evening:] - Kunsthaus (Art Museum) - Römerhof - Klusplatz)
  9 Triemli - Staufferacher - Paradeplatz - Bahnhofstrasse - Quaibrücke - Bellevue - Kunsthaus (Art Museum) - ETH/Universitätsspital (ETH/University Hospital) - Milchbuck - Schwamendingen - Hirzenbach
10 Hauptbahnhof (Zürich Station) - Central - ETH/Universitätsspital (ETH/University Hospital) - Milchbuck - Messe - Bh. Oerlikon Ost - Leutschenbach - Glattpark - Bh. Glattbrugg - Flughafen Kloten (Zürich Airport)
11 Auzelg - Glattpark - Leutschenbach - Messe - Bahnhof Oerlikon - Bucheggplatz - Schaffhauserplatz - Hauptbahnhof (Zürich Station) - Bahnhofstrasse - Paradeplatz - Bahnhofstrasse - Quaibrücke - Bellevue - Bahnhof Stadelhofen - Kreuzplatz - Hirslanden - Rehalp
12 Bahnhof Stettbach - Giessen - Bahnhof Wallisellen - Auzelg - Glattpark - Bh. Glattbrugg - Flughafen Kloten (Zürich Airport)
13 Frankental - Escher-Wyss-Platz - Hauptbahnhof (Zürich Station) - Bahnhofstrasse - Paradeplatz - Saalsporthalle - Laubegg - Albisgütli
14 Triemli - Staufferacher - Hauptbahnhof (Zürich Station) - Schaffhauserplatz - Milchbuck - Messe - Bahnhof Oerlikon Ost - Seebach
15 Bucheggplatz - Schaffhauserplatz - Central - Limmat Quai - Bellevue - Bahnhof Stadelhofen - Kreuzplatz - Römerhof - Klusplatz
17 Werdhölzli - Hardturm - Escher-Wyss-Platz - Hauptbahnhof (Zürich Station)

SUBURBAN TRAM ROUTES

Operator: Sihltal-Zürich-Uetliberg-Bahn (SZU)

  S4 Hauptbahnhof (Zürich Station) - Sihlwald
S10 Hauptbahnhof (Zürich Station) - Uetliberg

Operator: Forchbahn (FB)

S18 Bahnhof Stadelhofen - Kreuzplatz - Hirslanden - Rehalp - Forch - Esslingen

FUNICULARS AND RACK RAILWAYS

Operator: Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich (ZVV)

Seilbahn Rigiblick - 23 Oberstrass - Rigiblick
24 - Polybahn Central - Polyterrasse

Operator: Dolderbahn-Betriebs-AG

25 - Dolderbahn Römerhof - Dolder Bergstation


CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SYSTEM

NETWORK LENGTH



HISTORY

GAUGE

TRAM PRESERVATION

The Zürich Tram Museum has a large number of preserved trams. One of these historic trams is run through city streets, April to October, as Museum Tram Line 21.


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