The Funicular Rigiblick (german: Seilbahn Rigiblick) is a funicular railway in the north-east of the city of

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Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

. It links a lower station served by

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routes 9 and 10 and Zürich trolleybus route 33, with an upper station at Rigiblick on the

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hill. The Rigiblick funicular is one of two funiculars within the city of Zürich, the other being the

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in the city centre. Additionally, the city's Dolderbahn rack railway was originally a funicular, until its conversion to rack working in the 1970s.

History

The line first operated on 4 April 1901. In the early 1950s it was refurbished, replacing the original wooden

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s with metal bodied cars in a red colour scheme. A further refurbishment in the late 1970s resulted in an extension at the upper end of the line, and the introduction of the current cars, in blue and white.

Operation

The line is operated by the

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(VBZ), the municipal transport operator for the city of Zürich, and carries around 600 000 passengers per year. It has the following parameters: The standard Zürcher Verkehrsverbund zonal fare tariffs apply, with the whole of the line being within fare zone 110 (Zürich city).

References

External links

Page on the Seilbahn Rigiblick from the official website of the VBZ
* * {{Coord, 47.38578, 8.548914, region:CH-ZH_type:landmark, display=title Funicular railways in Switzerland Transport in Zürich Railway lines opened in 1901 Metre gauge railways in Switzerland

History

Operation

See also

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