Zurich–Zug–Lucerne Railway

Zurich-Zug-Luzern railway
Zurich-Lucerne railways: the original Zurich–Zug railway is shown in blue and the Zug–Lucerne railway is shown in green
Overview
Line number670, 711
LocaleSwitzerland
Termini
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Electrification15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary
Maximum incline1.9%
Route map

km
0.07
Zürich HB
(t. 3–18)
408 m
4.17
Zürich Altstetten
399 m
8.57
Urdorf
443m
9.84
Urdorf Weihermatt
461 m
10.36
Mören
467 m
12.72
Birmensdorf ZH
488 m
Landikon
482 m
16.39
Filderen
527 m
18.06
Bonstetten-Wettswil
528 m
Chrüzacher
21 m
22.11
Hedingen
497 m
24.84
Affoltern am Albis
494 m
28.91
Mettmenstetten
460 m
A4 Bibersee
(82 m)
31.73
Knonau
436 m
34.73
Steinhausen
424 m
VL Sumpfweiche
("swamp" points, until 1970)
41.26
Zug Chollermüli
419 m
reversing loop (1897–1990)
39.53
Zug Schutzengel
423 m
Aabachstrasse
(left: 99 m
right: 100 m)
38.83
Zug
425 m
42.43
Cham Alpenblick
416 m
43.57
Cham
418 m
44.36
Hünenberg Zythus
420 m
44.86
Hünenberg Chämleten
422 m
49.00
Rotkreuz
429 m
52.82
Gisikon-Root
421 m
55.26
Längenbold
Root D4
417 m
57.07
Buchrain
419 m
58.57
Ebikon
421 m
60.64
Rotsee
424 m
Friedental
120 m
Reuss Lucerne
142 m
64.01
64.01
64.01
91.82
Fluhmühle
436 m
92.85
Gütsch
440 m
Gütsch
326 m
93.36
Heimbach
438 m
Schönheim
199 m
95.05
Lucerne
436 m
Source: Swiss railway atlas

The Zurich–Zug–Lucerne Railway (Zürich-Zug-Luzern-Bahn) is a former railway company that built railway lines in the Swiss cantons of Zurich, Zug and Lucerne from the 1860s. It was absorbed by the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) in 1902. Its lines now form the Zurich–Zug railway (via Affoltern) and the Zug–Lucerne railway.