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Glattalbahn Light Rail (VBG), Zurich, Switzerland



Construction between the airport passenger terminal and the Phase 2 terminus in the freight area: April 2008.


  • Phases 1–3 of the Glattalbahn.

  • The Glattalbahn connects with the Zürich tram network at Oerlikon.

  • A Tram 2000 on the landscaped alignment along Thurgauerstrasse, part of Phase 1.

  • Glattalbahn's light rail characteristics contrast with Zurich's more...

  • The interior of a Cobra tram, the type to be the rolling stock of the...

  • Developments like the Kraft Food offices (right) require availability of...

  • Viaducts will keep Phase 2 clear of road traffic around the intensively...

  • Construction between the airport passenger terminal and the Phase 2 terminus...

  • Phase 3 will extend beyond the present Auzelg terminus from a point behind...

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