The Weinberg Tunnel ( German : Weinbergtunnel ) is a railway tunnel in the Swiss city of Zürich . The tunnel runs from the western approaches to Zürich Hauptbahnhof railway station , east under the station and city centre before turning north and surfacing on the southern approach to Zürich Oerlikon railway station , and allows trains running between east and west to pass through Zürich without reversal. It includes a new set of underground platforms at Zürich Hauptbahnhof, and carries twin standard gauge ( 1,435 mm or 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in ) tracks electrified at 15 k V AC 16 2/3 Hz using overhead catenary .
14-695: The tunnel was opened on 14 June 2014, and forms part of the Altstetten–Zürich–Oerlikon cross-city line , also known as the Durchmesserlinie Zürich , which also includes new elevated approach tracks from Altstetten to Zürich Hauptbahnhof, and the rebuilding of Oerlikon station with two additional tracks and platforms. At Zürich Hauptbahnhof, the tunnel serves a pair of underground island platforms, with four platform tracks, numbered as Hauptbahnhof tracks 31 to 34 but sometimes referred to as Löwenstrasse station. These platforms are linked to
28-555: Is a railway tunnel in the Swiss city of Zürich . The tunnel runs from the northern end of Wipkingen station to a portal to the south of Oerlikon station . It carries twin standard gauge ( 1,435 mm or 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in ) tracks electrified at 15 k V AC 16 2/3 Hz using overhead catenary . Since 1902, the line has been part of the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB). The tunnel
42-630: Is a railway tunnel in the Swiss city of Zürich . The tunnel runs from the western approaches to Zürich Hauptbahnhof railway station , east under the station and city centre before turning north and surfacing on the southern approach to Zürich Oerlikon railway station , and allows trains running between east and west to pass through Zürich without reversal. It includes a new set of underground platforms at Zürich Hauptbahnhof, and carries twin standard gauge ( 1,435 mm or 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in ) tracks electrified at 15 k V AC 16 2/3 Hz using overhead catenary . The tunnel
56-604: The 1890s, the embankment was replaced by the Aussersihl Viaduct , which carried the Winterthur line over several streets and the railway yards and line to Baden . The footprint of the older embankment route is today occupied by Röntgenstrasse . As built, the tunnel was 959 metres (3,146 ft) long, with a southern portal close to the Rosengartenstrasse . In the 1990s, the tunnel was extended to
70-763: The Weinberg or Käferberg tunnels. However to ensure that Wipkingen station is still served, the half-hourly S-Bahn service S24 uses the Wipkingen Tunnel. As there is no rail access from the Wipkingen route to the Hauptbahnhof's low-level through platforms, this necessitates that the S24 reverses in the high-level terminal platforms, making it the only remaining S-Bahn service to do so. Weinberg Tunnel The Weinberg Tunnel ( German : Weinbergtunnel )
84-555: The Weinberg tunnel passes under several other tunnels, including the Hirschengraben rail tunnel that links Zürich Hauptbahnhof and Zürich Stadelhofen stations, the now disused Letten rail tunnel , and the Milchbuck road tunnel . This article about a Swiss building or structure is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Wipkingen Tunnel The Wipkingen Tunnel ( German : Wipkingertunnel )
98-410: The south of Oerlikon station. The tunnel is used by both long-distance passenger trains and by suburban trains on Zürich S-Bahn lines S2 , S8 and S14 . From December 2015, when the full Altstetten–Zürich–Oerlikon cross-city line is planned to open, it is expected that the line will be served by 460 trains per day, comprising 320 S-Bahn services and 140 long-distance services. Along its route,
112-406: The south of Oerlikon station. The tunnel is used by both long-distance passenger trains and by suburban trains on Zürich S-Bahn lines S2 , S8 and S14 . From December 2015, when the full Altstetten–Zürich–Oerlikon cross-city line is planned to open, it is expected that the line will be served by 460 trains per day, comprising 320 S-Bahn services and 140 long-distance services. Along its route,
126-629: The south of Oerlikon station. Like the Wipkingen Tunnel, the Käferberg Tunnel (opened in 1969) connects to the Hauptbahnhof's western approaches, whilst the Weinberg Tunnel (opened in 2014) accesses the Hauptbahnhof's lower level through platforms from the east. Since the opening of the Weinberg Tunnel, use of the Wipkingen Tunnel is largely confined to long distance trains, with most Zürich S-Bahn services using either
140-409: The south, by covering the existing railway cutting , so that the new southern portal was immediately to the north of Wipkingen station. As a result of the extension, the tunnel is now 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) in length. The Wipkingen Tunnel is now one of three different routes from Oerlikon to Hauptbahnhof, each of which tunnels through the intermediate ridge and emerges from adjacent portals to
154-526: The station's other platforms and facilities, both underground and surface, by a complex of subways and shopping malls. The Weinberg Tunnel is one of three different routes from Oerlikon to Hauptbahnhof, each of which tunnels through the intermediate ridge. Unlike the Weinberg Tunnel, the other two, the Wipkingen Tunnel and the Käferberg Tunnel , both connect to the Hauptbahnhof's western approaches. All three tunnels emerge from adjacent portals to
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#1732779632238168-459: The station's other platforms and facilities, both underground and surface, by a complex of subways and shopping malls. The Weinberg Tunnel is one of three different routes from Oerlikon to Hauptbahnhof, each of which tunnels through the intermediate ridge. Unlike the Weinberg Tunnel, the other two, the Wipkingen Tunnel and the Käferberg Tunnel , both connect to the Hauptbahnhof's western approaches. All three tunnels emerge from adjacent portals to
182-601: Was opened in 1856 to complete the Schweizerische Nordostbahn (NOB) line from Zürich Hauptbahnhof to Winterthur via Wallisellen , which had opened from Oerlikon to Winterthur the previous year. In addition to the tunnel, a bridge, over the River Limmat , was constructed to the south of Wipkingen station, in order to access the throat of the Hautbahnhof station via a descending embankment. In
196-541: Was opened on 14 June 2014, and forms part of the Altstetten–Zürich–Oerlikon cross-city line , also known as the Durchmesserlinie Zürich , which also includes new elevated approach tracks from Altstetten to Zürich Hauptbahnhof, and the rebuilding of Oerlikon station with two additional tracks and platforms. At Zürich Hauptbahnhof, the tunnel serves a pair of underground island platforms, with four platform tracks, numbered as Hauptbahnhof tracks 31 to 34 but sometimes referred to as Löwenstrasse station. These platforms are linked to
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