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15-644: SZU may refer to: Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn , a railway company in Zürich, Switzerland Shenzhen University Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title SZU . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=SZU&oldid=933150027 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

30-597: A network of 166.5 km (103.5 mi) including 201 stops, is also operated by the SZU. The SZU was a founding member of the Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV) in May 1990 and the standard ZVV zonal fare tariffs apply to its services. The SZU uses the following rolling stock: Sihltalbahn (S4) Uetlibergbahn (S10) Sihlbrugg Sihlbrugg is a village and important transportation node between

45-399: A terminus at Zürich HB SZU . This extension involved the construction of a new rail tunnel from Selnau to Zurich HB, and a new underground intermediate station adjacent to the former terminus. The underground platforms used at Zurich HB were already in existence, having been built prior to 1973 for a U-Bahn scheme that was ultimately rejected by voters. Once the new extension had been opened,

60-528: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Sihltal Z%C3%BCrich Uetliberg Bahn The SZU is jointly owned by the city of Zürich (32.6%), the municipalities of Adliswil , Langnau am Albis , Horgen , Thalwil and Uitikon (6.8%), the Canton of Zürich (23.8%), the federal government (27.8%), and other parties (9%). It is constituted as an Aktiengesellschaft (AG) or public company. The history of

75-657: Is majority-owned by the municipality of Baar. In addition, gas stations, hotels and catering facilities are located in Sihlbrugg; there are only a few apartment buildings situated in the village. For centuries, the village was a small hamlet with a bridge crossing the Sihl river nearby the Lorze river. Sihlbrugg is a nodal point of the SBB-CFF-FFS and Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn (SZU) railways. Sihlbrugg Dorf (Sihlwald)

90-476: The Hirzel Pass . Sihlbrugg is shared by the municipalities of Baar (ZG) , Hausen am Albis (ZH) , Hirzel (ZH) and Neuheim (ZG) . Administratively the village belongs to Baar in the canton of Zug, and is known as Sihlbrugg Dorf to distinguish it from the nearby hamlet Sihlbrugg Station , which belongs completely to the municipality of Horgen in the canton of Zürich. The commercial and industrial area

105-647: The Sihltalbahn was electrified using alternating current . In 1932 the SITB took over the management of the BZUe, but the two companies remained in existence until 1973, when they were merged to form the SZU. In the meantime, in 1954, the SITB had taken over the management of the Adliswil-Felsenegg cable car . In 1990, the two lines were extended from their previous joint terminus at Bahnhof Selnau to

120-678: The Swiss Federal Railways at Zürich Wiedikon , although this is normally only used for freight traffic. In all, the SZU network measures 30.06 km (18.68 mi): 19.7 km (12.2 mi) km as part of the Sihltalbahn (including the Wiedikon to Giesshübel line) and 10.36 km (6.44 mi) of the Uetlibergbahn . Both railway lines are constructed to 1,435 mm ( 4 ft  8 + 1 ⁄ 2  in ) standard gauge and both are electrified using

135-684: The cantons of Zug (ZG) and Zürich (ZH) in Switzerland . Sihlbrugg is located in the Sihl Valley , at a point where the Sihl river is bridged by the road between Zug and Wädenswil . The village lies between the Albis chain and the Zimmerberg region serving as watershed between the Sihl and Lorze rivers. The village is located in the south of the so-called Sihlzopf and in the east of

150-603: The SZU dates back to two separate companies, which built the two railways that now make up the SZU. The first of these companies was the Uetlibergbahn-Gesellschaft , which opened its line from Bahnhof Selnau in Zurich to the summit of the Uetliberg mountain in 1875. This was followed in 1892 by the Sihltalbahn company (SiTB), which opened a line from Bahnhof Selnau to Sihlwald . In 1897 this latter line

165-472: The former terminus at Selnau was redeveloped and little evidence of it is now visible. In 1995, the company took over responsibility for bus services in parts of the district of Horgen through which the Sihltalbahn runs. In 2006, after 109 years, the Sihltalbahn stopped servicing Sihlbrugg and Sihlwald , previously the penultimate station, became the new terminus. The SZU continues to operate

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180-466: The original Uetlibergbahn and Sihltalbahn lines. The two lines share a common double-track section between Zürich Giesshübel and Zürich HB SZU , with the final approach being in a tunnel, partly under the Sihl river. A dedicated pair of underground platforms are used at the Hauptbahnhof with no rail connection to the rest of the station. Also operated is a connecting line from Giesshübel to

195-419: The standard Swiss mainline system of overhead lines at 15 kV 16.7 Hz AC . Until 2022, the Uetlibergbahn was electrified using overhead lines at 1200 V DC . In order to avoid conflict on the shared railway section, the Uetlibergbahn used an overhead line offset from the centre of the track, and its cars were equipped with specially designed, laterally displaced pantographs . The passenger services on

210-566: The two lines now form part of the S-Bahn Zürich , with the service over the Sihltalbahn to Sihlwald branded as the S4 and the Uetlibergbahn branded as the S10 . The cable car Luftseilbahn Adliswil-Felsenegg (LAF for short or commonly called Felseneggbahn ) is operated by the SZU. Additionally, the Zimmerberg bus line (German: Zimmerbergbus ) in the district of Horgen , which provides

225-617: Was extended to Sihlbrugg and a connection with the Thalwil to Zug line of the Swiss Northeastern Railway (NOB). In 1920, the Uetlibergbahn-Gesellschaft became bankrupt and was liquidated. Two years later the Uetlibergbahn was taken over by the Bahngesellschaft Zürich–Uetliberg (BZUe). In 1923 the Uetlibergbahn was electrified using the direct current system, whilst the following year

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