Topic summary
Zurich–Baden railway line
0.0
407 m asl
1.9
4.17
398 m asl
6.32
7.51
392 m asl
9.55
390 m asl
11.07
terminus of S19
388 m asl
13.01
planned halt
13.30
exit from RBL Ost
branch from RBL West
16.11
393 m asl
18.79
388 m asl
A 1 bridge, Neuenhof (104 m)
Upper Limmat bridge, Wettingen (137 m)
20.33
388 m asl
, Wettingen (129 m)
Schulhausplatz
22.53
terminus of S6
385 m asl
The Zurich–Baden railway line is a major railway line in Switzerland connecting the cities of Zurich and Baden. It forms part of the major east–west route between Zurich and Olten. The line generally follows the south bank of the Limmat from Zurich to Baden. A new line, the Heitersberg line, opened in 1975, branches off in Killwangen-Spreitenbach and follows a more southerly route through the Heitersberg Tunnel towards Olten. The Zurich–Baden railway is electrified at 15 kV 16.7 Hz and much of it has four tracks.
The section between Zurich and Baden was opened in 1847 and was the first line opened in Switzerland, apart from a line from Mulhouse, France to Basel. The line was extended from Baden to Olten in 1858.