| Seilbahn Rigiblick | |
| Other Name: | Seilbahn Rigiviertel |
| Event1label: | Extension |
| Status: | In operation |
| Start: | "Zürich, Seilbahn Rigiblick" at Geissbergweg 3 |
| End: | "Zürich, Rigiblick" at Freudenbergstrasse 147 |
| Stations: | 5 (including Goldauerstrasse, Hadlaubstrasse, Germaniastrasse) |
| Stock: | 2 for 30 passengers each |
| Tracklength: | (since 1979) |
| Gauge: | Metre |
| Electrification: | from opening |
| Maxincline: | 36% |
| Website: | stadt-zuerich.ch |
The Funicular Rigiblick (German: Seilbahn Rigiblick) is a funicular railway in the north-east of the city of Zürich, Switzerland. It links a lower station served by Zürich tram routes 9 and 10 and Zürich trolleybus route 33, with an upper station at Rigiblick on the Zürichberg hill.[1] [2] [3]
The Rigiblick funicular is one of two funiculars within the city of Zürich, the other being the Polybahn funicular in the city centre. Additionally, the city's Dolderbahn rack railway was originally a funicular, until its conversion to rack working in the 1970s.
The line first operated on 4 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 80m (260feet) 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 Zürich, and carries around 600 000 passengers per year. It has the following parameters:[1] [4]
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of cars | 2 |
| Number of stops | 5 (2 terminal, 3 intermediate) |
| Configuration | Single track with passing loop |
| Mode of operation | Automated |
| Track length | |
| Rise | |
| Average gradient | 25.3% |
| Maximum gradient | 36% |
| Track gauge | |
| Capacity | 30 passengers per car |
| Maximum speed | 5m/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 110 (Zürich city).[5]