Uster–Oetwil tramway

Uster–Oetwil tramway

Opening of the UOeB at Oetwil in 1909
Overview
Status Closed and removed
Locale Canton of Zürich, Switzerland
Termini Uster
Oetwil
Stations 18
Services 1
Operation
Opened 1909
Closed 1949
Depot(s) near Uster
Technical
Line length 10.5 kilometres (6.5 mi)
Track gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in)
Minimum radius 30 metres (98 ft)
Electrification 800 V, DC, overhead
Maximum incline 7%
Route diagram
Legend
 0.0 Uster SBB 464m
 Uster Sternen
 Uster Zenkelhof
 Uster Kreuz
 Uster Thalacker
 1.0 Depot 458m
 2.00 Riedikon 444m
 Riedikon Kies
 Mönchaltorf Haldengut
 Mönchaltorf Unterdorf
 4.9 Mönchaltorf 464m
 Esslingen Lieburg
Forchbahn from Zürich
7.4 Esslingen 486m
 Oberesslingen
 Oetwil Felsengrund
 Oetwil Gusch
 9.6 Oetwil am See 542m
 Oetwil Rebacker
 10.5 Langholz 581m
Wetzikon-Meilen-Bahn from Wetzikon
Wetzikon-Meilen-Bahn to Meilen

The Uster–Oetwil tramway (German: Uster-Oetwil-Bahn, UOeB) was a metre gauge rural electric tramway in the Swiss canton of Zürich. It linked the town of Uster with Esslingen and Oetwil in the Zürcher Oberland.[1][2][3]

The UOeB had an interchange with the main line at Uster station, on the Wallisellen to Rapperswil line. It also had track connections with two other metre gauge rural lines, the Wetzikon-Meilen-Bahn (WMB), at Langholz, and the Forchbahn (FB), at Esslingen. Through the FB, the WMB had an indirect metre gauge connection to the Zürich city tram network.[1][2]

The line was electrified at 800 V DC. It had a length of 10.5 kilometres (6.5 mi), with 18 stops, a maximum gradient of 7% and a minimum radius of 30 metres (98 ft). Of the lines total length, all but 100 metres (330 ft) ran in the street.[1][2]

The line opened on 28 May 1909. It survived until 10 January 1949, when it was replaced by a bus service operated by the Verkehrsbetriebe Zürichsee und Oberland (VZO).[1][3]

The line's headquarters and workshops were located near Uster, with an additional depot at Langholz. Both buildings still exists, in other uses, together with a goods shed at Mönchaltorf.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Uster-Oetwil Bahn". www.eingestellte-bahnen.ch. Retrieved 2013-10-11.
  2. 1 2 3 Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2012. pp. 12–13. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  3. 1 2 "Geschichte" [History] (in German). VZO. Retrieved 2013-10-09.

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