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(Redirected from Hinwil-Effretikon railway line) Railway line in the canton of Zürich, Switzerland

Effretikon–Hinwil railway line
Map showing the route of the lineRoute map
Overview
OwnerSwiss Federal Railways
History
Opened17 August 1876 (1876-08-17)
Electrification7 May 1944 (1944-05-07)
Technical
Line length22.5 km (14.0 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification15 kV  16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary
Route map

Legend
km elev
S3 S19 from Zurich
0.0 Effretikon 563 m
to Winterthur
4.4 Illnau 563 m
8.0 Fehraltorf 530 m
11.3 Pfäffikon ZH ↑S19 547 m
15.7 Kempten 553 m
Wildbachbrücke (85 m)
S14 from Wallisellen
18.1 Wetzikon ↑S3 535 m
to Rapperswil
from Uerikon
22.5 Hinwil ↑S14 565 m
DVZO to Bauma

The Effretikon to Hinwil railway line, also known as the Kempttalbahn, is a railway line in the Swiss canton of Zurich. It runs from Effretikon, where it diverges from the Zurich to Winterthur line, to Wetzikon, where it connects with the Wallisellen to Rapperswil line, and Hinwil. The line is 22.5 kilometres (14.0 mi) long, standard gauge, single track and electrified at 15 kV  16.7 Hz AC supplied by overhead line.

History

The Effretikon to Hinwil line was constructed between 1873 and 1876 by the Eisenbahngesellschaft Effretikon–Pfäffikon–Hinwil, but was operated from the beginning by the Swiss Northeastern Railway (NOB). The line passed to the Swiss Federal Railways in 1902, and was electrified in 1944.

At Hinwil, the Effretikon to Hinwil line makes a junction with the former Uerikon to Bauma railway (UeBB). The Uerikon to Hinwil section of this line was closed in 1948 and little now remains (the section between Hinwil and Bubikon was dismantled). But in the other direction, to Bauma on the Tösstal railway line, the Dampfbahn-Verein Zürcher Oberland (DVZO) operates heritage railway services, with trains normally hauled by steam locomotives.

Service

S3 service between Illnau and Fehraltorf

The Effretikon to Hinwil line is served by passenger services of the Zurich S-Bahn, although no single route runs throughout the line.

  • Route S3 operates from Zürich via Effretikon to Wetzikon, where it terminates.
  • During peak-hours, line S19 operates from Zürich via Effretikon to Pfäffikon.
  • Route S14 operates from Zürich to Wetzikon, using the alternative and faster route from Wallisellen, but then continues on this line to terminate at Hinwil.

Notes

  1. Wägli & Jacobi 2010, p. 17.
  2. ^ Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 13. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  3. Wägli & Jacobi 2010, p. 69.
  4. ^ "S-Bahn trains, buses and boats" (PDF). ZVV. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 January 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
  5. "Fahrplan an den Fahrsonntagen im 2012" [Sunday timetable for 2012] (in German). DVZO. Retrieved 8 March 2012.

References

  • Wägli, Hans G.; Jacobi, Sébastien (2010). Schienennetz Schweiz - Bahnprofil Schweiz CH+ [Swiss rail network] (in German) (3rd ed.). Zürich: AS Verlag. ISBN 978-3-909111-74-9.

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