Glattalbahn

The term Glattalbahn is ambiguous as it refers to three different entities: a railway line opened in 1856, the company that built that line, and a rapid transit system opened in 2006.

Railway line from Uster to Wallisellen

The railway line from Uster to Wallisellen in Switzerland was opened in 1856. In contemporary documents, the spellings "Glatthalbahn" and "Glatttalbahn" are also found.

The Glattalbahn company was taken over by the Vereinigte Schweizerbahnen (VSB) in 1857. This company was in turn taken over by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) in 1902.

Today the line carries trains of the Zürich S-Bahn and freight traffic. The original roundhouse at Uster is preserved.

tations served

*Wallisellen
*Dübendorf
*Schwerzenbach
*Nänikon-Greifensee (this station is located in Nänikon, a neighbourhood of Uster, but also serves the neighbouring larger village of Greifensee)
*Uster

Related pages

*List of railway companies in Switzerland

External links

* [http://www.lok-remise.ch Lok Remise Uster] page in German on the roundhouse at Uster

Rapid transit system north of Zürich

A rapid transit system connecting Zürich Oerlikon, Zürich Airport, Wallisellen and Bhf. Stettbach is currently being built. Although officially called Stadtbahn Glattal, the term "Glattalbahn" is frequently used.

Further information

*Stadtbahn Glattal

External links

* [http://www.vbg.ch VBG] website of VBG with information on Stadtbahn Glattal in German

Meaning

"Glattalbahn" is German for Glattal railway, or Glatt valley railway. The river Glatt is a tributary of the river Rhine flowing from Greifensee lake to Glattfelden in Switzerland.