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In 1996 the railway was completely rebuilt. The haulage mechanism was replaced, and fully automated, whilst the old three-rail tracks were replaced with the current two-rail tracks. On 21 October 1996 the railway reopened and is now advertised under the name UBS Polybahn, reflecting the rebranding
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In 1886 a concession for the railway was issued, and the line was opened by the Zürichbergbahn company in 1889. The funicular was initially water-driven (filling water in a ballast tank under the carriage at the top station, emptying at the bottom); the railway was converted to electric drive in
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zonal fare tariffs apply, with the whole of the line being within fare zone 110 (formerly zone 10) (Zürich city). A special
Polybahn ticket is also available; it costs less than the regular 110 fare.
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In 1950 the Zürichbergbahn company began losing money, and eventually (in the 1970s) decided not to renew the concession. In 1972 a foundation was created to help preserve the
Polybahn. In 1976 the
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or SBG, rescued the
Polybahn, branding it as the SBG Polybahn. The line and cars were refurbished for a planned 20 more years service.
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838:[History of the UBS Polybahn] (in German). VBZ.
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622:2.5 metres per second (8.2 ft/s)
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302:2.5 metres per second (8.2 ft/s)
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1247:Lycée français Marie Curie de Zurich
1194:Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft
842:from the original on 24 March 2012
352:The passing loop above the viaduct
117:"Polyterrasse" at Leonhardstrasse/
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1693:Funicular railways in Switzerland
671:List of funiculars in Switzerland
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983:Funimag article on the Polybahn
780:. Pantograph.se. Archived from
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972:UBS Polybahn official web site
868:. UBS Polybahn. Archived from
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836:"Geschichte der UBS Polybahn"
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360:Car approaching upper station
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919:"Frequently asked questions"
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666:List of funicular railways
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1230:Kantonsschule Zürich Nord
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182:2 for 50 passengers each
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627:Capacity per direction
429:Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich
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1215:University of Zurich
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1127:Schwamendingen (12)
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745:"Zürich - Polybahn"
614:50 persons per car
436:Rigiblick funicular
195:8 January 1889
113:Zürich Hauptbahnhof
721:(in German). VBZ.
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