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The ''Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn'' – commonly abbreviated to SZU – is a railway company and transport network in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. The network comprises the Uetliberg railway line and the Sihltal railway line, a cable car and a network of bus services. The SZU is jointly owned by the city of Zürich (32.6%), the municipalities of Adliswil, Langnau am Albis, Horgen, Thalwil and Uitikon (6.8%), the Canton of Zürich (23.8%), the federal government (27.8%), and other parties (9%). It is constituted as an Aktiengesellschaft (AG) or public company. ==History== The history of the SZU dates back to two separate companies, which built the two railways that now make up the SZU. The first of these companies was the ''Uetlibergbahn-Gesellschaft'', which opened its line from Bahnhof Selnau in Zurich to the summit of the Uetliberg mountain in 1875. This was followed in 1892 by the ''Sihltalbahn'' company (SITB), which opened a line from Bahnhof Selnau to Sihlwald. In 1897 this latter line was extended to Sihlbrugg and a connection with the Thalwil to Zug line of the Swiss Northeastern Railway (NOB). In 1920, the ''Uetlibergbahn-Gesellschaft'' became bankrupt and was liquidated. Two years later the ''Uetlibergbahn'' was taken over by the ''Bahngesellschaft Zürich–Uetliberg'' (BZUe). In 1923 the ''Uetlibergbahn'' was electrified using the direct current system, whilst the following year the ''Sihltalbahn'' was electrified using alternating current.〔〔 In 1932 the SITB took over the management of the BZUe, but the two companies remained in existence until 1973, when they were merged to form the SZU. In the meantime, in 1954, the SITB had taken over the management of the Luftseilbahn Adliswil-Felsenegg cable car.〔〔 In 1990, the two lines were extended from their previous joint terminus at Bahnhof Selnau to a terminus at Zürich Hbf station. This extension involved the construction of a new rail tunnel from Selnau to Hbf, and a new underground intermediate station adjacent to the former terminus. The underground platforms used at Hbf were already in existence, having been built prior to 1973 for a U-Bahn scheme that was ultimately rejected by voters. Once the new extension had been opened, the former terminus at Selnau was redeveloped and little evidence of it is now visible.〔 In 1995, the company took over responsibility for bus services in parts of the district of Horgen.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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