UBS-Polybahn AG (since 1998); SBG-Polybahn AG (1976–1998, name change); Zürichbergbahn-Gesellschaft (1889–1976)
Locale
City of Zürich, Switzerland
Termini
"Central (Polybahn)" near Zürich Hauptbahnhof
"Polyterrasse" at Leonhardstrasse/ETH main building
Stations
2
Website
polybahn.ch
Service
Type
Funicular
Route number
2700
Operator(s)
Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich
Rolling stock
2 for 50 passengers each
History
Opened
8 January 1889; 135 years ago (1889-01-08)
Single-track
1996
Technical
Track length
176 metres (577 ft)
Number of tracks
1 with passing loop
Rack system
- (before 1996: Abt)
Track gauge
955 mm (3 ft 1+19⁄32 in)[1]
Electrification
1897 (water counterbalancing before)
Operating speed
2.5 metres per second (8.2 ft/s)
Highest elevation
450 m (1,480 ft)
Maximum incline
26% (avg. 23%)
Entrance to the lower station of the Polybahn at the Central squareCar leaving the lower station across the viaduct over SeilergrabenThe passing loop above the viaductCar approaching upper stationEntrance to the upper stationShare of the Zürichbergbahn-Gesellschaft, issued 15. February 1888
The Polybahn, also known as the UBS Polybahn, is a funicular railway in the city of Zürich, Switzerland. The line links the Central square with the terrace by the main building of ETH Zürich, which was formerly called Eidgenössisches Polytechnikum, and from which the railway derives its name. Previous names for the line include the SBG Polybahn and the Zürichbergbahn. The line is owned by the banking group UBS AG, and operated on their behalf by the municipal transport operator Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich.[2][3][4][5]
The Polybahn is one of two funiculars within the city of Zürich, the other being the Rigiblick funicular in the city's northern suburbs. Additionally, the city's Dolderbahn rack railway was originally a funicular, until its conversion to rack working in the 1970s.
^"Zurich's Urban Funiculars: The Polybahn and Rigiblick Funicular". The Gondola Project. 13 January 2013. Archived from the original on 5 May 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
^"UBS Polybahn" (in German). VBZ. Archived from the original on 15 November 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
^"Zürich - Polybahn". Lift-World.info. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
^"Polybahn". Funiculars.net. Pantograph.se. Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
^Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2012. p. 65. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
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