This article is about the new light rail line in the Limmat Valley. For the former tramway in the same area, see Limmattal tramway.
Limmattal light rail line
Limmattalbahn line 20
Overview
Native name
Limmattalbahn
Status
Operational
Owner
Limmattalbahn AG
Termini
Zürich-Altstetten station
Killwangen-Spreitenbach station
Stations
27
Website
https://www.limmattalbahn.ch/
Service
Type
Light rail
Operator(s)
AVA AG
History
Opened
September 2, 2019 (phase 1),[1] December 11, 2022 (complete line)
Technical
Line length
13.4 km (8.3 mi)
Number of tracks
Double
Track gauge
1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge
Electrification
600/1200 V DC
Route map
VBZ trams of line 2, here at the Farbhof stop, also use tracks of Limmattalbahn
The Limmattal light rail line (German: Limmattalbahn) is a metre gauge tram line in the Limmat Valley between Zürich Altstetten and Killwangen which started service in 2022. The line is 13.4 kilometres (8.3 mi) long and serves 27 stops.[2][3][4][5] It is served by the lines 20 and 2 of the Zürich tram network.
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^"Betrieb & Angebot" [Operation & Offer] (in German). Limmattalbahn AG. Archived from the original on 31 May 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
^"Work begins on Limmattalbahn light rail project". Metro Report International. 30 August 2017. Archived from the original on 1 June 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
^Moglestue, Andrew (March 2010). "Limmattalbahn". Archived from the original on 31 May 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
^"First phase of Limmattalbahn opens in Zürich". Railway Gazette International. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
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