Zürich Selnau, (german: Zürich Selnau or ''Bahnhof Selnau''), is an underground
railway station
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on the
Zürich S-Bahn
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system in
Selnau in the centre of the
Swiss
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city of
Zürich
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. The station is on a section of tunnel common to the
Uetliberg line and the
Sihltal line, both of which are operated by the
Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn
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(SZU).
The original ''Bahnhof Selnau'' was an above-ground terminal station, serving as the Zürich city terminus of both the Uetliberg and Sihltal lines. It first opened in 1875 to serve the Uetliberg line, and was reached by the Sihltal line in 1892.
In 1990, the two lines were extended to an underground terminus at
Zürich Hauptbahnhof
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via a tunnel running under and along the
River Sihl. The original ''Bahnhof Selnau'' was by-passed by this line, and a new underground intermediate station was provided adjacent to the former terminus. The original terminal was then redeveloped.
The station is served by the following passenger trains:
The underground station has two tracks, served by a central platform. The platform has access to the street at each end, with the northern access emerging through an unusual mid-river structure within the River Sihl.
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Gallery
File:Selnau - Bahnhof - Sihlbrücke 2011-11-17 13-06-06.JPG, The station seen from street level
File:Selnau.jpg, The station seen from platform level
File:Zuerich-vbz-tram-8-be-687930.jpg, The street front of the original terminal station in 1986
References
External links
Selnau
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