Limmattalbahn: first stage to Schlieren enters service
- Location
- Zurich/Schlieren, Canton of Zurich · 🇨🇭 Switzerland
- Project
- Zurich Altstetten–Schlieren (Limmattalbahn, Stage 1)
- Investment
- not separately stated (total cost of both Limmattalbahn stages: approx. CHF 755 million)
- Status
- Completed / in operation (scheduled service since 2 Sep 2019)
Stage 1 of the Limmattalbahn runs from Zurich-Altstetten station via Farbhof to Schlieren Geissweid (2.9 km) and was festively inaugurated on 30 August 2019; scheduled service (VBZ tram line 2, 7.5-minute frequency) began on 2 September 2019. Total cost of the complete Limmattalbahn (both stages combined) was around CHF 755 million according to the source; no separate construction budget for stage 1 alone is given. The endpoint Spreitenbach named in the original list is only reached with stage 2 (Schlieren–Killwangen-Spreitenbach), which did not open until December 2022.
Source: de.wikipedia.org ↗ · Archived copy ↗
Evidence: one source · based on reports (not independently confirmed) · How well sourced is Eurotrack?
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