Forchbahn

Forchbahn

The Forchbahn (German for "Forch railway") is a RailGauge|1 gauge narrow-gauge ("Schmalspurbahn") light railway in Zürich, linking central Zürich (Zürich Stadelhofen) to the eastern suburbs near Esslingen via Forch. The name is often abbreviated to just FB, which also appears on the trains. Locals call the train "Auntie Frieda" ("Tante Frieda"). In 1990, the line was added to the ZVV transportation network as line S18.

It opened on November 27, 1912, with the trip taking 67 minutes. (By 2002, this had been reduced to just 36 minutes, partly due to new rolling stock.) Between 1973 and 1976 a tunnel was built under Zumikon to reduce noise pollution in the town. The Forchbahn has two adjacent underground stops: Zumikon and Maiacher.

In 1976, a regular 15-minute train frequency was introduced. This is now standard throughout the daytime between Zürich and Forch. During rush hours, the 15-minute frequency is extended to the whole route.

Projected extensions to Zürich Main Station and Wetzikon were under consideration as early as 1979. However, they have yet to become reality.

External links

* [http://www.forchbahn.ch/ Forchbahn web site (German)]

* [http://www.zvv.ch/ Zurich Regional Transport (German)]


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