The 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.[1][2][3]
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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 (260 ft) extension at the upper end of the line, and the introduction of the current cars, in blue and white.[4]
The line is operated by the Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich (VBZ), the municipal transport operator for the city of Zurich, and carries around 600 000 passengers per year. It has the following parameters:[1][4]
| 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 ft) |
| Rise | 94 metres (308 ft) |
| Average gradient | 25.3% |
| Maximum gradient | 36% |
| Track gauge | Meter gauge |
| Capacity | 30 passengers per car |
| Maximum speed | 5 metres per second (16 ft/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).[5]