Rapperswil–Pfäffikon railway

Rapperswil–Pfäffikon railway
Train of the Lake Zürich–Gotthard Railway on the Seedamm in 1879
Overview
OwnerSüdostbahn
Line number671
Termini
Technical
Line length3.510 km (2.181 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 incline0.8%
Route map

km
0.02
RapperswilS40
409 m
0.39
Rapperwil bridge (115 m)
Seedamm causeway
0.86
0.94
Hurden bridge (99 m)
1.74
Hurden
408 m
Hauptstrasse 8
2.07
Pfäffikon SZ Nord
410 m
2.66
Canal bridge (67/67 m)
4.02
Pfäffikon SZS5
412 m
Source: Swiss railway atlas

The Rapperswil–Pfäffikon railway (also known as the Zürichsee-Gotthardbahn, lit.'Lake Zürich-Gotthard Railway'; ZGB) is a 3.51 km (2.18 mi) long, mostly single-tracked standard-gauge railway line connecting Pfäffikon in the Swiss canton of Schwyz with Rapperswil in the canton of St. Gallen, crossing Lake Zürich using the Hurden peninsula and Seedamm causeway.