Uetliberg is a

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prep ...

in Switzerland, situated near to the summit of the

Uetliberg __NOTOC__ The Uetliberg (also known as Üetliberg) is a mountain in the Swiss plateau, part of the Albis chain, rising to . The mountain offers a panoramic view of the entire city of Zürich (to the northeast of its summit) and the Lake of Zur ...

mountain. The station is the terminus of 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, ...

(SZU). It is located within the municipality of

Stallikon Stallikon is a municipality in the district of Affoltern in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. History Stallikon is first mentioned in 1124 as ''Stallinchoven''. The site of Baldern Castle lies within the municipal boundaries, on the Albis ...

, although the adjacent mountain-top is divided between Stallikon and the city of

Zürich , neighboring_municipalities = Adliswil, Dübendorf, Fällanden, Kilchberg, Maur, Oberengstringen, Opfikon, Regensdorf, Rümlang, Schlieren, Stallikon, Uitikon, Urdorf, Wallisellen, Zollikon , twintowns = Kunming, San Francisco Zürich ...

. The station dates back to 1875, when the ''Uetlibergbahn-Gesellschaft'' opened its line from Bahnhof Selnau in

to the summit of the Uetliberg mountain. The line was electrified using the

direct current Direct current (DC) is one-directional flow of electric charge. An electrochemical cell is a prime example of DC power. Direct current may flow through a conductor such as a wire, but can also flow through semiconductors, insulators, or eve ...

system in 1923. The station is served by the following passenger trains: The station lies some from, and below, the summit of the Uetliberg, to which it is linked by a footpath. It has two terminal tracks, and a substantial station building, including a restaurant.

Gallery

File:Uetlibergbahn Zurich Switzerland 1925.jpg, The station in 1925, with both steam and electric trains File:Bahnhof Uetliberg 2012 01.jpg, Train approaching the station File:SZU Be510 Uetliberg122.jpg, View from the end of the station platform, looking north File:Bahnhof Uetliberg Zurich 2011 082.jpg, View from the end of the station platform, looking west

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Uetliberg Railway stations in the canton of Zürich