Zimmerberg Tunnel
Tunnel portal (Sihlbrugg end) | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Official name | German: Zimmerbergtunnel |
| Other name(s) | German: Horgerbergtunnel |
| Line | Thalwil–Arth-Goldau railway |
| Location | Zürich, Switzerland |
| Coordinates | 47°15′01″N 8°35′07″E / 47.2503°N 8.5853°E |
| Status | Active |
| System | Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS) |
| Crosses | Zimmerberg |
| Start | Horgen Oberdorf |
| End | Sihlbrugg |
| Operation | |
| Constructed | September 1894 – August 1896 |
| Opened | June 1, 1897 |
| Owner | SBB CFF FFS |
| Operator | SBB CFF FFS |
| Traffic | Train |
| Character | Passenger and freight |
| Technical | |
| Length | 1,984 metres (6,509 ft) |
| No. of tracks | Single |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
| Electrified | 15 kV/16.7 Hz AC |
| Grade | 13‰ |
| Route map | |
The Zimmerberg Tunnel is a 1,984-metre (6,509 ft)-long railway tunnel under the Zimmerberg mountain in the Canton of Zurich, Switzerland which opened in 1897.