Pfäffikon–Arth-Goldau railway

Pfäffikon–Arth-Goldau railway
Overview
OwnerSüdostbahn
Line number670
Termini
Technical
Line length34.58 km (21.49 mi)
Number of tracksmostly 1
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary
Maximum incline5.0%
Route map

km
4.05
Pfäffikon SZ
412 m
5.49
Freienbach SOB
414 m
7.51
Wilen bei Wollerau
495 m
8.30
Wollerau
504 m
9.30
Riedmatt
540 m
9.49
A3 Wollerau (61 m)
12.33
Samstagern
629 m
Depot and workshop
15.20
Schindellegi-Feusisberg
755 m
15.5
16.73
siding
819 m
18.42
Biberbrugg
S31
829 m
18.8
Biber
22.25
Altmatt
920 m
25.65
Rothenthurm
923 m
27.10
Biberegg
932 m
28.41
Lustnau (53 m)
(formerly No. 1)
formerly No. 2 tunnel (39 m)
skylighted in 1975
30.23
Sattel
795 m
Aerial cable car Sattel–Mostelberg
30.79
Sattel-Aegeri
772 m
33.51
Günschi 64 m
(formerly No. 3)
33.61
Grümpeltobel
86 m
34.42
Kapftobel I
54 m
34.54
Kapftobel II
72 m
35.63
Steinerberg
592 m
36.29
Bitzi 63 m
(formerly No. 4)
38.63
Arth-Goldau
510 m
Source: Swiss railway atlas

The Pfäffikon–Arth-Goldau railway is a largely single-track standard-gauge line in Switzerland. It was the only line built by the original Schweizerischen Südostbahn (Swiss Southeastern Railway). Two connecting lines, the Rapperswil–Pfäffikon railway over the Seedamm (causeway) and the Wädenswil–Einsiedeln railway, were built by two predecessor companies, the Wädenswil-Einsiedeln-Bahn and the Zürichsee–Gotthardbahn (Lake Zürich-Gotthard Railway). The Pfäffikon–Arth-Goldau railway used the line between Samstagern and Biberbrugg that had been built as part of the Wädenswil–Einsiedeln railway. The line, including a 34.58 kilometre-long section of the Bodensee–Toggenburg railway (Bodensee-Toggenburg-Bahn) that became part of the new Südostbahn as the result of a merger in 2001, has been electrified since 15 May 1939 at 15 kV AC 162/3 Hz.