The Seilbahn Rigiblick is a funicular railway in the north-east of the city of Zurich

Zürich

Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...

, Switzerland

Switzerland

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. It links a lower station served by tram lines 9 and 10

Zürich trams

Trams make an important contribution to public transport in the city of Zurich in Switzerland. The tram network serves most city neighbourhoods, and is the backbone of public transport within the city, albeit supplemented by the inner sections of the Zurich S-Bahn, along with urban trolleybus and...

 and trolley bus line 33, with an upper station at Rigiblick on the Zürichberg

Zürichberg

The Zürichberg is a wooded hill rising to 679 metres , overlooking Lake Zurich and located immediately to the east of the City of Zurich in Switzerland, between the valleys of the Limmat and the Glatt rivers...

 hill.

History

The line first operated on the 4th April 1901. In the early 1950s it was refurbished, replacing the original wooden cable cars with metal bodied cars in a red colour scheme. A further refurbishment in the late 1970s resulted in an 80 metres (262.5 ft) extension at the upper end of the line, and the introduction of the current cars, in blue and white.

Operation

The line is operated by the Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich

Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich

Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich is a public transport operator in the Swiss city of Zurich, and is wholly owned by the city. Previously known as the Städtische Strassenbahn Zürich , the organisation was founded in 1896 and adopted its current name in 1950...

 (VBZ), the municipal transport operator for the city of Zurich, and carries around 600 000 passengers per year. It has the following parameters:

Number of cars	2
Number of stops	5 (2 terminal, 3 intermediate)
Configuration	Single track with passing loop
Mode of operation	Automated
Track length	385 metres (1,263.1 ft)
Rise	94 metres (308.4 ft)
Average gradient	25.3%
Maximum gradient	36%
Track gauge	Meter gauge
Capacity	30 passengers per car
Maximum speed	5 m/s
Travel time	2 minutes (without stops)
Frequency	Every 6 minutes or more often if traffic demands

The standard Zürcher Verkehrsverbund zonal fare tariffs apply, with the whole of the line being within fare zone 10 (Zurich city).

External links

• Page on the Seilbahn Rigiblick from the official web site of the VBZ (in German)
• Video of ascent of the line from YouTube