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Effretikon–Hinwil Railway Line
The Effretikon to Hinwil railway line, also known as the ''Kempttalbahn'', is a railway line in the Switzerland, Swiss canton of Zurich. It runs from , where it diverges from the Zürich–Winterthur railway line, Zurich to Winterthur line, to , where it connects with the Wallisellen–Uster–Rapperswil railway line, Wallisellen to Rapperswil line, and . The line is long, standard gauge, single track and railway electrification, electrified at supplied by overhead line. History The Effretikon to Hinwil line was constructed between 1873 and 1876 by the Eisenbahngesellschaft Effretikon–Pfäffikon–Hinwil, but was operated from the beginning by the Swiss Northeastern Railway (NOB). The line passed to the Swiss Federal Railways in 1902, and was electrified in 1944. At Hinwil, the Effretikon to Hinwil line makes a junction with the former Uerikon–Bauma railway, Uerikon to Bauma railway (UeBB). The Uerikon to Hinwil section of this line was closed in 1948 and little now remain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swiss Federal Railways
Swiss Federal Railways (, SBB; , CFF; , FFS) is the national railway company of Switzerland. The company was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in Bern. It used to be a State-owned enterprise, government institution, but since 1999 it has been a special stock corporation whose shares are held by the Swiss Confederation and the Cantons of Switzerland, Swiss cantons. It is the largest rail and transport company of Switzerland; it operates on most standard gauge lines of the Rail transport in Switzerland, Swiss railway network. It also heavily collaborates with most other transport companies of the country, such as the BLS AG, BLS, one of its main competitors, or (SOB), to provide fully integrated public transport timetable, timetables with Clock-face scheduling, cyclic schedules. SBB was ranked first among national Rail transport in Europe, European rail systems in the 2017 European Railway Performance Index for its intensity of use, quality of service, and safety rating. Whil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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SBB may refer to: Arts and entertainment * SBB (band), a Polish progressive rock band, or their self-titled albums: ** ''SBB'' (1974 album) ** ''SBB'' (1978 album, Amiga) * Seán Bán Breathnach, also known as SBB, Irish TV personality * ''Saas Bahu aur Betiyaan'', a television programme on the Indian channel Aaj Tak * Soldier Boy Ben, a superhero in the third season of the television series ''The Boys'' Companies * Swiss Federal Railways () * Serbia Broadband (, ), a cable television and broadband internet service provider in Serbia Technology * Solid bleached board, a paperboard grade * Storage Building Block, an individual tape or disk drive component used in a computer data storage array or library * SwiftBroadband, a satellite-based communication network for aircraft * Screened Bottom Board, also known as Open Mesh Floor, a device used to protect beehives from ''Varroa destructor'' mites Others * Saxon Climbers' Federation (), now part of the German Alpine Club * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1876 Establishments In Switzerland
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Railway Lines Opened In 1876
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of land transport, next to road transport. It is used for about 8% of passenger and freight transport globally, thanks to its energy efficiency and potentially high speed.Rolling stock on rails generally encounters lower frictional resistance than rubber-tyred road vehicles, allowing rail cars to be coupled into longer trains. Power is usually provided by diesel or electric locomotives. While railway transport is capital-intensive and less flexible than road transport, it can carry heavy loads of passengers and cargo with greater energy efficiency and safety. Precursors of railways driven by human or animal power have existed since antiquity, but modern rail transport began with the invention of the steam locomotive in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the 19th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hinwil
Hinwil is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Hinwil (district), Hinwil in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Zurich (canton), Zürich in Switzerland. History The village Hinwil from which the later municipality took its name is first mentioned in 745 as ''Hunichinwilari'', in a donation made by Beata and Landolt to the Abbey of Saint Gall. Hinwil was part of an Alamannic colony comprising also adjoining villages and settlements that were donated during the following century by descendants of Beata and Landolt or by other members of their clan to the same abbey, such as ''Hadaleihinchova'' (Hadlikon, donated in 775), ''Pozinhova'' (Bossikon, 829), ''Rimolteswilare'' (Ringwil, donated together with a church in 837) and ''Werinholveshusa'' (Wernetshausen, 867). The Alamanni were actually preceded by Roman inhabitants, as attested by the foundation walls of a Roman Villa dating from the 1st century CE and detected under the medieval church of Hinwi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wallisellen
Wallisellen is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Bülach (district), Bülach in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Zürich (canton), Zürich in Switzerland, and belongs to the Glatt Valley (German: ''Glattal''). History The first settlement at Wallisellen dates from 58 BC. The municipality Wallisellen has its origin between 400 and 700 BC, after the Germanic migration of the peoples. Wallisellen is named according to both parts "Walchen" and "Seller". The Germanic peoples described as "Walchen" its Celtic and Romanic neighbours (see Walensee, lake of the Walchen). The word "Seller" stands for immigrated farmers, in contrast to long-established farmers, who cultivated small and modest farms. Linguists think that the name originated because Franks or Alemanni gave the name "Wallisellen" to a small farmer settlement, which was inhabited or founded by Celts or Ancient Rome, Romans. With inauguration of the Swiss Northeastern Railway, NOB-line Zürich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
S14 (ZVV)
The S14 is a regional railway line of the Zürich S-Bahn on the Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV), Zürich transportation network, in the canton of Zürich, Switzerland. At , trains of the S14 service usually depart from underground tracks () 31–34 ( Löwenstrasse station). Route * The line runs from Affoltern am Albis to Zürich Hauptbahnhof, before continuing to Hinwil, the capital of the district of Hinwil in the Zürcher Oberland. It serves the following stations: * Affoltern am Albis * Hedingen * Bonstetten-Wettswil * Birmensdorf * Urdorf Weihermatt * Urdorf * Zürich Altstetten * * * * * * * * * * The service uses the Altstetten–Zürich–Oerlikon cross-city line, opened in 2015 and including the Weinberg Tunnel, between Altstetten and Oerlikon. Rolling stock Initially, all services were operated by Re 450 class locomotives pushing or pulling double-deck passenger carriages. RABe 514 class multiple units began displ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pfäffikon, Zürich
Pfäffikon is a municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Canton of Zürich, Zürich in Switzerland. It is the seat of the district of the same name. It is not to be confused with Pfäffikon, Schwyz, Pfäffikon SZ on Lake Zurich but in the canton of Schwyz. History In Roman era, along ''Pfäffikersee'' there was built a Roman road from the ''vicus Centum Prata'' (Kempraten) on Obersee (Zürichsee), Obersee–Lake Zürich via ''Vitudurum'' (Winterthur#History, Oberwinterthur) to ''Tasgetium'' (Eschenz) to the Rhine. To secure this important transport route, the Irgenhausen Castrum was built. The native name of the fort is unknown, thus Irgenhausen was mentioned in 811 AD as ''Camputuna sive Irincheshusa''. Maybe the castrum's name was ''Cambodunum'', the name of the neighbouring village of Kempten ZH, Kempten (Wetzikon). Pfäffikon is first mentioned in 811 as ''faffinchova''. In 965 it was mentioned as ''haffinchova''. Geography ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
S19 (ZVV)
The S19 is a regional railway line of the S-Bahn Zürich on the Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV), Zürich transportation network. At , trains of the S19 service usually depart from underground tracks () 31–34 ( Löwenstrasse station). Route * The core of the route operates from to , operating via Zürich Hauptbahnhof and the Weinberg tunnel. At peak periods, trains are extended hourly from Dietikon to Koblenz, and half-hourly from Effretikon to . The following stations are served: * Koblenz * * * * * * * * * Zürich Hauptbahnhof * * * * * * * Scheduling Between Dietikon and Effretikon, trains run every 30 minutes throughout the day. During the morning and evening peaks, a number of trains operate to and from Koblenz and Pfäffikon ZH. The journey time of the routes core between Dietikon and Effretikon is just over 30 minute. A through journey between Koblenz and Pfäffikon ZH takes around 80 minutes, although only a handful of trains per day permit such ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wetzikon
Wetzikon is a small town in the Zürcher Oberland, Zurich Highlands (Zürcher Oberland) area of Switzerland, in the district of Hinwil (district), Hinwil in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Zurich (canton), Zürich. Geography The Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality Wetzikon has an area of . Of this area, 42.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 17.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 27.9% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (12.1%) is non-productive (streams, lakes and non-productive vegetation). housing and buildings made up 20% of the total area, while transportation infrastructure made up the rest (7.9%). Of the total unproductive area, water (streams and lakes) made up 3.3% of the area. 30.5% of the total municipal area was undergoing some type of construction. It is located near Lake Pfäffikon in the Zürcher Oberland, between Uster and Rapperswil-Jona. The ''Robenhauser Ried'' wetland is a nature reserve of national importance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Effretikon
Illnau-Effretikon is a Municipalities of the canton of Zürich, municipality in the district of Pfäffikon (district), Pfäffikon in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Zurich (canton), Zürich in Switzerland. It includes the villages of Illnau, Effretikon, Ottikon and Bisikon. On 1 January 2016 Kyburg, Zürich, Kyburg and Illnau-Effretikon merged to form the municipality of Illnau-Effretikon. History Illnau-Effretikon is first mentioned in 745 as ''Illenavvia'' and ''Erpfratinchova''. At first the name of the municipalities of Switzerland, municipality was Illnau as that town used to be the political and economic center of the municipality. However, when the railway connection was built from Zurich to Winterthur in 1855, only the much smaller Effretikon was in a position to receive a railway station. Subsequently, the economic boom caused by the railway made Effretikon grow disproportionately until it had outgrown Illnau by the beginning of the 20th century. The name of the mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
