Zürich Friesenberg (german: Zürich Friesenberg) is a
railway station
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in the west of the
Swiss
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* the adjectival form of Switzerland
* Swiss people
Places
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city of
Zürich
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, in the city's
Friesenberg quarter. The station is on the
Uetliberg line, which is operated by the
Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn
The ''Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn AG'' – commonly abbreviated to SZU – is a railway company and transport network in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. The network comprises the Uetliberg railway line and the Sihltal railway line, a ...
(SZU).
The station is served by the following passenger trains:
The station has a single track and a single platform, although the line widens into a two track
dynamic passing loop
A passing loop (UK usage) or passing siding (North America) (also called a crossing loop, crossing place, refuge loop or, colloquially, a hole) is a place on a single line railway or tramway, often located at or near a station, where trains or ...
on the opposite side of the
level crossing
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on the downhill side of the station. This level crossing is notable as the Uetliberg line, electrified at 1200
V DC, is crossed here by route
32 of the
Zürich trolleybus system
Zürich () is the list of cities in Switzerland, largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zürich. It is located in north-central Switzerland, at the northwestern tip of Lake Zürich. As of January 2020, the municipality has 43 ...
, electrified at 600 V DC.
References
External links
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Friesenberg
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