Sihlwald railway station
Sihlwald | |||||||||||
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| Location | Alte Sihltalstrasse, Horgen, Canton of Zürich Switzerland | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 47°16′06″N 8°33′27″E / 47.2683°N 8.5575°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Sihltal line | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1892 | ||||||||||
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Sihlwald is a railway station in the Sihl Valley, in the municipality of Horgen, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland. The station is on the Sihltal line, which is operated by the Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn (SZU). The station takes its name from the Sihlwald forest and nature reserve, whose visitor centre is adjacent to the station.
Sihlwald was the original terminus of the Sihtal line, which was opened from Bahnhof Selnau in Zurich in 1892. In 1897 the Sihltal line was extended to Sihlbrugg station and a connection with the Zürich to Lucerne line of the Swiss Northeastern Railway (NOB).
The station retains a locomotive shed dating from the time of that extension that is used by the heritage railway association Zürcher Museums-Bahn.