Zürich trams
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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...
in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. The tram
Tram
A tram is a passenger rail vehicle which runs on tracks along public urban streets and also sometimes on separate rights of way. It may also run between cities and/or towns , and/or partially grade separated even in the cities...
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
Zürich S-Bahn
The Zurich S-Bahn system is a network of rapid transit rail lines that has been incrementally expanded to cover the ZVV area, which comprises the entire canton of Zurich and portions of neighboring cantons The Zurich S-Bahn system is a network of rapid transit rail lines that has been...
, along with urban trolleybus
Trolleybus
A trolleybus is an electric bus that draws its electricity from overhead wires using spring-loaded trolley poles. Two wires and poles are required to complete the electrical circuit...
and bus
Bus
A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers. The most common type of bus is the single-decker bus, with larger loads carried by double-decker buses and articulated buses, and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses; coaches are...
routes as well as two funicular
Funicular
A funicular, also known as an inclined plane or cliff railway, is a cable railway in which a cable attached to a pair of tram-like vehicles on rails moves them up and down a steep slope; the ascending and descending vehicles counterbalance each other.-Operation:The basic principle of funicular...
railways and one rack railway
Rack railway
A rack-and-pinion railway is a railway with a toothed rack rail, usually between the running rails. The trains are fitted with one or more cog wheels or pinions that mesh with this rack rail...
.
Most trams within the city are 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), which operates the city's urban network, but the city's tram tracks are also used by two other operations. The VBZ also operates the Glattalbahn
Stadtbahn Glattal
Stadtbahn Glattal is a project to introduce a modern rapid-transit system to the Glattal area to the North of the city of Zürich in Switzerland. Stadtbahn Glattal is being developed as a metre gauge tram system with through running to that of neighbouring Zürich...
tram services to the Glattal area to the north of the city, although in this case it does so as a sub-contractor to the Verkehrsbetriebe Glattal
Verkehrsbetriebe Glattal
Verkehrsbetriebe Glattal is the main bus operator to the northern suburbs of Glattal, Furttal, Effretikon and Volketswil in the canton of Zürich, Switzerland. One of the eight public transport operators that make up the umbrella organisation Zürcher Verkehrsverbund, VBG operates some 73 buses and...
(VBG). The independent Forchbahn
Forchbahn
The Forchbahn is a gauge narrow-gauge light railway in the canton of Zürich, linking central Zürich to the eastern suburbs near Esslingen via Forch. The name is often abbreviated to just FB, which also appears on the trains...
(FB) operates light railway services on a line to the east of the city that use the city's tram lines to reach their city terminus. Whilst the Glattalbahn services use similar vehicles to the city trams and are essentially operated as extensions to the city's network, the Forchbahn services are considered to be part of the S-Bahn and only serve selected stops within the city.
Zurich's tram network is built to metre gauge
Metre gauge
Metre gauge refers to narrow gauge railways and tramways with a track gauge of . In some African, American and Asian countries it is the main gauge. In Europe it has been used for local railways in France, Germany, and Belgium, most of which were closed down in mid 20th century. Only in Switzerland...
and is mostly street based, with significant sections where trams run in unrestricted traffic lanes. In the city centre the tram tracks run through largely pedestrianised streets, and in one place in the suburbs the trams use a tunnel originally constructed for a never completed U-Bahn
U-Bahn
U-Bahn or Untergrundbahn is German for underground rapid transit or metro. Five systems take its name, with only four of them being metro systems:*Berlin U-Bahn*Hamburg U-Bahn*Munich U-Bahn*Nuremberg U-Bahn...
system. Outside the city limits, the Glattalbahn and Forchbahn use largely segregated routes.
Private companies
Various projects to introduce trams to Zurich were proposed from the 1860s onwards. It was not until 1882, however, that the first tram operated in the city. In the early years, trams were operated by private companies. These were acquired by the municipal tramway operator, StStZ, between 1896 and 1931 and integrated into a single network. These companies are summarised in the table below. StStZ also added many lines.The table also includes companies whose lines lie entirely outside the current city boundaries and which were never absorbed by StStZ, but which do or did at some point have physical connections to the city system. These are shown in italic type.
Tram companies which are still operating as such are shown in bold type.
| Company | Abbreviation | From | Until | Absorbed by | Notes |
| Zürcher Strassenbahn Gesellschaft | ZStG | 1882 | 1896 | StStZ | horse trams, standard gauge |
| Elektrische Strassenbahn Zürich | EStZ | 1894 | 1896 | StStZ | |
| Zentrale Zürichbergbahn Zürich | ZZB | 1895 | 1905 | StStZ | |
| Städtische Strassenbahn Zürich | StStZ | 1896 | renamed VBZ 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... in 1950 |
owned by city of Zürich 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... |
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| Strassenbahn Zürich-Oerlikon-Seebach | ZOeS | 1897 | 1931 | StStZ | |
| Industriequartier-Strassenbahn Zürich | ISZ | 1898 | 1902 | StStZ | |
| Strassenbahn Zürich-Höngg | StZH | 1898 | 1923 | StStZ | |
| Dolder tram | 1899 | 1930 | (closed) | served Dolder Grand Hotel, no track connection to other lines ever existed. see also Dolderbahn Dolderbahn The Dolderbahn is a long rack railway in the Swiss city of Zurich, and is owned by the Dolderbahn-Betriebs AG. The line was opened in 1895 as a funicular railway, and converted to rack operation in 1973... |
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| Limmattal-Strassenbahn | LSB | 1900 | 1931 | StStZ | |
| Bremgarten Dietikon Bremgarten-Dietikon-Bahn The Bremgarten-Dietikon-Bahn is a privately owned railway company in Switzerland. Its railway line connects Wohlen and Bremgarten in the canton of Aargau with Dietikon in the canton of Zurich. The line has been modernised and is part of the S-Bahn Zürich network... |
BD | 1902 | 2000 | BDWM | The section between Bremgarten West and Wohlen was originally a standard gauge railway. It was converted Gauge conversion In rail transport, gauge conversion is the process of converting a railway from one rail gauge to another, through the alteration of the railway tracks... to mixed gauge Dual gauge A dual-gauge or mixed-gauge railway has railway track that allows trains of different gauges to use the same track. Generally, a dual-gauge railway consists of three rails, rather than the standard two rails. The two outer rails give the wider gauge, while one of the outer rails and the inner rail... and taken over by BD in 1912 |
| Albisgütli-Bahn | AGB | 1907 | 1925 | StStZ | |
| Wetzikon-Meilen-Bahn | WMB | 1909 | 1950 | (closed) | |
| Uster-Oetwil-Bahn | UOeB | 1909 | 1949 | (closed) | |
| Forchbahn Forchbahn The Forchbahn is a gauge narrow-gauge light railway in the canton of Zürich, linking central Zürich to the eastern suburbs near Esslingen via Forch. The name is often abbreviated to just FB, which also appears on the trains... |
FB | 1912 | |||
| 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 | 1950 | renamed from StStZ in 1950, owned by city of Zürich 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... |
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| Bremgarten Dietikon Wohlen Meisterschwanden Bremgarten-Dietikon-Bahn The Bremgarten-Dietikon-Bahn is a privately owned railway company in Switzerland. Its railway line connects Wohlen and Bremgarten in the canton of Aargau with Dietikon in the canton of Zurich. The line has been modernised and is part of the S-Bahn Zürich network... |
BDWM | 2000 | created by amalgamation of BD with the bus operator WM | ||
StStZ
By the mid 1930s, the city operator, StStZ, had a dense network of tramlines serving most city neighbourhoods.Modernisation began in the late 1930s with the introduction of the Swiss Standard Tram.
At various points, the tram system was threatened by plans to partly replace it with trolleybuses, a pre-metro and a full scale underground. The tram system survived these threats.
Lines closed
Zürich's tram network has seen relatively few line closures. Besides some very short sections and realignments, the lines closed are:- The Schlieren - Dietikon line of the LSB company was closed in 1928. The Schlieren - Weinigen line of the same company followed when this company was taken over by the city in 1931. As part of the Stadtbahn Limmattal project in the Region Limmattal, there are today long-term plans to return trams to this area.
- The Oerlikon - Schwamendingen and Seebach - Glattbrugg lines of the ZOS company were converted to bus when this company was taken over by the city in 1931. Trams returned to Schwamendingen in 1986 (however, a different alignment is followed). The Stadtbahn GlattalStadtbahn GlattalStadtbahn Glattal is a project to introduce a modern rapid-transit system to the Glattal area to the North of the city of Zürich in Switzerland. Stadtbahn Glattal is being developed as a metre gauge tram system with through running to that of neighbouring Zürich...
project which is currently being realised will return trams to Glattbrugg, again by a different alignment.
- Two temporary lines existed in 1939 to serve the National Exhibition or Landesausstellung.
- Wetzikon - Meilen, operated by the WMB company, was closed in 1950.
- Tram route 1, converted to bus in 1954 and trolleybus in 1956. This together with Farbhof - Schlieren is the only tram line to have been replaced by a trolleybus. The sections of track that were rendered redundant and dismantled as a result are: Kreuzplatz - Kunsthaus and Kaserne - Bäckeranlage (modern names).
- Farbhof - Schlieren (part of route 2) was converted to bus in 1956 and trolleybus in 1958.
- Wipkingerplatz - Bhf. Wipkingen, abandoned 1967.
A model system
From the 1980s onwards, the system was increasingly acclaimed for its success in maintaining a high share of the modal split. The key to success came to be known as the Zürich modelZürich model
Zürich model is a name used to refer to the approach which permitted the public transportation system of the city of Zurich in Switzerland to achieve and maintain a high market share...
and other cities attempted to emulate it. In this way, Zürich is considered to have played an instrumental part in bringing about a worldwide tram renaissance.
History preserved
The Zurich Tram MuseumZurich Tram Museum
The Zurich Tram Museum is a transport museum in the Swiss city of Zurich, specialising in the history of the Zurich tram system. The main museum site is located at the former tram depot Tramdepot Burgwies, which is on tram route 11 in the city's Hirslanden quarter...
, located at the former tram depot at Burgwies on tram route 11, preserves many examples of Zurich's former tramcar fleet, along with other related exhibits.
Urban and Glattalbahn tram routes
- 2 (red): Tiefenbrunnen - Bellevue - Bürkliplatz - ParadeplatzParadeplatzThe Paradeplatz is a square at the Bahnhofstrasse in downtown Zurich. The Paradeplatz tram stop is served by lines 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11 and 13...
- RennwegRennweg (Zürich)Rennweg is a street and a tram stop in the old town of Zurich.In the Middle Ages, it was the main street of the upper town of Zurich, leading from the fortified Rennweg gate passing below the Lindenhof hill towards the town hall....
- StauffacherStauffacher, ZürichStauffacher is a tram junction in Aussersihl, Zurich, next to the St. Jakob church, situated along the Badenerstrasse between the Bäcker and the Stauffacher streets....
- Farbhof
- 3 (green): Klusplatz - Römerhof - KunstHeading texhausKunsthaus ZürichThe Kunsthaus Zürich houses one of the most important art museums in Switzerland and Europe, collected by the local Kunstverein, called Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft, and holdings running from the Middle Ages to contemporary art, with an emphasis on Swiss art.Kunsthaus is also the name of the tram stop...
- Central - Hauptbahnhof - StauffacherStauffacher, ZürichStauffacher is a tram junction in Aussersihl, Zurich, next to the St. Jakob church, situated along the Badenerstrasse between the Bäcker and the Stauffacher streets....
- AlbisriedenAlbisriedenAlbisrieden is a quarter in the district 9 in Zurich.It was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zurich in 1934.The quarter has a population of 17,226 distributed on an area of 4.6 km².-References:...
- 4 (purple): Tiefenbrunnen - Bellevue - Central - Hauptbahnhof - Escher-Wyss-Platz - Werdhölzli
- 5 (brown): (Laubegg -) Bhf.Enge - Bürkliplatz - Bellevue - KunsthausKunsthaus ZürichThe Kunsthaus Zürich houses one of the most important art museums in Switzerland and Europe, collected by the local Kunstverein, called Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft, and holdings running from the Middle Ages to contemporary art, with an emphasis on Swiss art.Kunsthaus is also the name of the tram stop...
- Kirche-Fluntern (- Zoo)
- 6 (light brown): (Bhf.Enge - Stockerstr. - ParadeplatzParadeplatzThe Paradeplatz is a square at the Bahnhofstrasse in downtown Zurich. The Paradeplatz tram stop is served by lines 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11 and 13...
-) Hauptbahnhof - Central - ETH/Universitätsspital - Kirche Fluntern - Zoo
- 7 (black): Bhf.StettbachStettbach railway stationStettbach is a railway station on the north-eastern boundary of the Swiss city of Zürich. Although the station is located just within the city boundary, in the city's Schwamendingen district, it takes its name from the nearby village of Stettbach, which is in the adjacent municipality of...
- Schwamendingerplatz - Milchbuck - Schaffhauserplatz - Central - Hauptbahnhof - ParadeplatzParadeplatzThe Paradeplatz is a square at the Bahnhofstrasse in downtown Zurich. The Paradeplatz tram stop is served by lines 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11 and 13...
- Stockerstr. - Bhf. Enge - WollishofenWollishofenWollishofen is a suburb in Zurich's 2nd district.It was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zurich in 1893.The suburb has a population of 15,592 distributed on an area of 5.75 km².-Transport:...
- 8 (pale green): Hardplatz - StauffacherStauffacher, ZürichStauffacher is a tram junction in Aussersihl, Zurich, next to the St. Jakob church, situated along the Badenerstrasse between the Bäcker and the Stauffacher streets....
- Stockerstr. - ParadeplatzParadeplatzThe Paradeplatz is a square at the Bahnhofstrasse in downtown Zurich. The Paradeplatz tram stop is served by lines 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11 and 13...
- Bürkliplatz - Bellevue (- KunsthausKunsthaus ZürichThe Kunsthaus Zürich houses one of the most important art museums in Switzerland and Europe, collected by the local Kunstverein, called Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft, and holdings running from the Middle Ages to contemporary art, with an emphasis on Swiss art.Kunsthaus is also the name of the tram stop...
- Römerhof - Klusplatz)
- 9 (purple): Hirzenbach - Schwamendingerplatz - Milchbuck - Irchel - Seilbahn Rigiblick - ETH/Universitätsspital - KunsthausKunsthaus ZürichThe Kunsthaus Zürich houses one of the most important art museums in Switzerland and Europe, collected by the local Kunstverein, called Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft, and holdings running from the Middle Ages to contemporary art, with an emphasis on Swiss art.Kunsthaus is also the name of the tram stop...
- Bellevue - Bürkliplatz - ParadeplatzParadeplatzThe Paradeplatz is a square at the Bahnhofstrasse in downtown Zurich. The Paradeplatz tram stop is served by lines 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11 and 13...
- StauffacherStauffacher, ZürichStauffacher is a tram junction in Aussersihl, Zurich, next to the St. Jakob church, situated along the Badenerstrasse between the Bäcker and the Stauffacher streets....
- Heuried
- 10 (pink): Hauptbahnhof - Central - ETH/Universitätsspital - Seilbahn Rigiblick - Irchel - Milchbuck - Sternen Oerlikon - Bhf.GlattbruggGlattbrugg railway stationGlattbrugg is a railway station in Switzerland, in the Glattbrugg area of the municipality of Opfikon. The station is an interchange point between the Zurich S-Bahn and the Stadtbahn Glattal light rail system. It is served by S-Bahn line S5, and by Zurich tram routes 10 and 12, operating on behalf...
- Zürich Flughafen
- 11 (green): Rehalp - Kreuzplatz - Bhf.Stadelhofen - Bellevue - Bürkliplatz - ParadeplatzParadeplatzThe Paradeplatz is a square at the Bahnhofstrasse in downtown Zurich. The Paradeplatz tram stop is served by lines 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11 and 13...
- Hauptbahnhof - Schaffhauserplatz - Bucheggplatz - Bhf.Oerlikon - Sternen Oerlikon - Hallenstadion - Leutschenbach - Auzelg
- 12 (light blue): Zürich Flughafen - Bhf.GlattbruggGlattbrugg railway stationGlattbrugg is a railway station in Switzerland, in the Glattbrugg area of the municipality of Opfikon. The station is an interchange point between the Zurich S-Bahn and the Stadtbahn Glattal light rail system. It is served by S-Bahn line S5, and by Zurich tram routes 10 and 12, operating on behalf...
- - Auzelg - Bhf.WallisellenWallisellen railway stationWallisellen is a railway station in Switzerland, in the municipality of Wallisellen. The station is an interchange point between the Zurich S-Bahn and the Stadtbahn Glattal light rail system. It is served by S-Bahn lines S8 and S14, and by Zurich tram route 12, operating on behalf of the Stadtbahn...
- Dübendorf - Bhf.StettbachStettbach railway stationStettbach is a railway station on the north-eastern boundary of the Swiss city of Zürich. Although the station is located just within the city boundary, in the city's Schwamendingen district, it takes its name from the nearby village of Stettbach, which is in the adjacent municipality of...
- 13 (yellow): Albisgütli -Bhf.Enge - Stockerstr. - ParadeplatzParadeplatzThe Paradeplatz is a square at the Bahnhofstrasse in downtown Zurich. The Paradeplatz tram stop is served by lines 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11 and 13...
- Hauptbahnhof - Escher-Wyss-Platz - Wipkingerplatz - Frankental
- 14 (light blue): Seebach - Sternen Oerlikon - Milchbuck - Schaffhauserplatz - Hauptbahnhof - StauffacherStauffacher, ZürichStauffacher is a tram junction in Aussersihl, Zurich, next to the St. Jakob church, situated along the Badenerstrasse between the Bäcker and the Stauffacher streets....
- Heuried - Triemli
- 15 (red): Klusplatz - Römerhof - Kreuzplatz - Bhf.Stadelhofen - Bellevue - Central - Schaffhauserplatz - Bucheggplatz
With the exception of routes 10, 11 and 12, these routes are all operated by the VBZ on its own behalf and over its own tracks.
Route 10 is operated by the VBZ on behalf of the VBG, using VBZ owned tracks as far as Oerlikon and VBG owned tracks thereafter. Route 11 is operated by the VBZ on its own behalf, using VBZ owned tracks as far as Oerlikon and VBG owned tracks thereafter. Route 12 is operated by the VBZ on behalf of the VBG, using VBG owned tracks throughout. In normal circumstances, trams painted in the distinctive white VBG colour scheme are used on routes 10 and 12, whilst 11 uses trams in Zurich's traditional blue and white scheme.
Interurban tram/light-rail routes
- S17S17 (ZVV)The S17 is a regional railway line of the S-Bahn Zürich on the Zürcher Verkehrsverbund , Zürich transportation network, in the cantons of Zürich and Aargau .- Route :...
: Wohlen - BremgartenBremgarten, SwitzerlandBremgarten is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Aargau. It serves as seat of the district of Bremgarten. The medieval old town is listed as a heritage site of national significance.-History:...
- DietikonDietikonDietikon is the fifth biggest city of the canton of Zürich in Switzerland, after Zürich, Winterthur, Uster and Dübendorf. It is the capital of the same-named district of Dietikon and part of the Zürich metropolitan area.- Geography :...
(operated by BDWMBremgarten-Dietikon-BahnThe Bremgarten-Dietikon-Bahn is a privately owned railway company in Switzerland. Its railway line connects Wohlen and Bremgarten in the canton of Aargau with Dietikon in the canton of Zurich. The line has been modernised and is part of the S-Bahn Zürich network...
, not connected to city network)
- S18: EsslingenEsslingen, SwitzerlandEsslingen is a village in the municipality of Egg, Switzerland, in the canton of Zürich. It is located in the Pfannenstiel region, approximately 15 km southeast of Zürich. In the local dialect it is called Esslinge.The population is 1565...
- EggEgg, SwitzerlandEgg is a municipality in the district of Uster in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.-Geography:Egg has an area of . Of this area, 58.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 23.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 18.1% is settled and the remainder is non-productive...
- ForchForchForch is a village and a mountain pass located in the municipalities of Küsnacht and Maur in the canton of Zürich, Switzerland.- Geography :Forch is located approximately in the southeast of Zürich, nearby Zumikon and Maur...
- Zollikerberg - Rehalp - Kreuzplatz - Bhf.Stadelhofen (operated by ForchbahnForchbahnThe Forchbahn is a gauge narrow-gauge light railway in the canton of Zürich, linking central Zürich to the eastern suburbs near Esslingen via Forch. The name is often abbreviated to just FB, which also appears on the trains...
, shares urban tracks between Rehalp and Bhf.Stadelhofen)
Funiculars
- 23 (Seilbahn RigiblickSeilbahn RigiblickThe Seilbahn Rigiblick is a funicular railway in the north-east of the city of Zurich, Switzerland. It links a lower station served by tram lines 9 and 10 and trolley bus line 33, with an upper station at Rigiblick on the Zürichberg hill.- History :...
): Rigiplatz [Seilbahn Rigiblick] - Rigiblick
- 24 (PolybahnPolybahnThe Polybahn, also known as the UBS Polybahn, is a funicular railway in the centre of the city of Zurich, Switzerland. Previous names for the line include the SBG Polybahn and the Zürichbergbahn....
): Central - Polyterrasse
Tram types used today
- Passenger service
- Be 4/6 "Tram 2000Tram 2000 ZurichTram 2000 is a type of tram rolling stock that was first designed for the Swiss city of Zurich. Variants of the type have also been built for other cities.-History:...
" #2001 - 2098 - Be 4/6 "Tram 2000Tram 2000 ZurichTram 2000 is a type of tram rolling stock that was first designed for the Swiss city of Zurich. Variants of the type have also been built for other cities.-History:...
" #2301 - 2315 [cabless] - Be 2/4 "Tram 2000Tram 2000 ZurichTram 2000 is a type of tram rolling stock that was first designed for the Swiss city of Zurich. Variants of the type have also been built for other cities.-History:...
" #2401 - 2435 [cabless] also known as "Pony" - Be 4/8 "Tram 2000Tram 2000 ZurichTram 2000 is a type of tram rolling stock that was first designed for the Swiss city of Zurich. Variants of the type have also been built for other cities.-History:...
Sänfte" #2099 - 21.. [rebuilt from Be 4/6 of the same car-number with additional midsection] - Be 5/6 "CobraCobra (tram)The Cobra Tram is Zurich's newest tram type and first low floor tram. It is currently only running on a limited number of lines alongside the other tram models, although further rollout is planned for the coming years....
" #3001 ff
- Be 4/6 "Tram 2000
- Recently put out of service
- Be 4/4 "Karpfen" [withdrawn from service in late 2006]
- Be 4/6 "Mirage" #1601 - 1690 and #1691 - 17.. "Blinde Kuh" [cabless]
- B4 (bogie trailers) - various types in use with Be 4/4 and Be 4/6 1601 ff
- Other
- various works trams
- cargo tram / E-Tram
- various heritage trams
Future expansion
An extension named Tram Zürich West, from Escher-Wyss-Platz to Bahnhof Altstetten Nord, is under construction and will open in December 2011. Furthermore, there are plans for numerous other extensions to be built up to 2025, notably over the Hardbrücke between Hardplatz and the new Tram Zürich West branch at Schiffbau.In the Limmattal, between Bahnhof Altstetten and Bahnhof Killwangen-Spreitenbach, a new light rail service (compatible to the Zürich Tram Network and therefore meter gauge) named Limmattalbahn is in planning and should be partially opened by 2020. Since this line will stretch out to the Kanton Aargau, there is the possibility of two referendums against the project.