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3 unusual facts about Forch railway


Forch railway

After they were rendered surplus by the new Stadler cars, the 1950s built Forchbahn motor cars BDe 4/4 11 to 16, and driving trailers Bt 101 to 106, were donated to the municipality of Antananarivo in Madagascar.

Immediately after leaving Waltikon stop, the line enters a double track tunnel under the village of Zumikon, serving underground stations in the centre of Zumikon and at Maiacher.

Between 1973 and 1976 a tunnel was built under the village of Zumikon, eliminating the street section through that village.



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