The Glatt Valley (German: Glattal or Glatttal ) is a region and a river valley in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland .
9-639: VBG Verkehrsbetriebe Glattal AG operates local public transport in the Glattal and Furttal regions and in the Effretikon / Volketswil area in the north-east of Zürich on behalf of the Zürcher Verkehrsverbund . As a purely market-responsible company, VBG has been responsible exclusively for the planning and implementation of transport services since 1993. All transport services are provided by contractors who organise driving personnel and vehicles. In 2019,
18-523: A rapid-transit system integrated with the tramway system of the city of Zurich. Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich (VBZ) and Verkehrsbetriebe Glattal (VBG) provide additional bus services. 47°25′N 8°34′E / 47.417°N 8.567°E / 47.417; 8.567 S7 (ZVV) The S7 is a regional railway service of the Zürich S-Bahn on the ZVV (Zürich transportation network) and
27-591: Is intended to enhance networking of the region and to common projects. The Glatt Valley has excellent transport links: Zurich Airport in Kloten , SBB-CFF-FFS ( InterRegio and InterCity ) lines serving Zurich Oerlikon and Zurich Airport railway stations which are among the 15 most frequented railway stations in Switzerland, additionally to commuter railway lines S2 , S3 , S5 , S6 , S7 , S8 , S9 , S14 , S15 and S16 . The tramway lines of Stadtbahn Glattal are
36-458: Is one of the network's trunk services. At Zürich HB , trains of the S7 service usually depart from underground tracks ( Gleis ) 41–44 ( Museumstrasse station ). The service links Winterthur , in the northeast of the canton of Zürich , and Rapperswil-Jona , on the on north shore of Lake Zürich but just over the cantonal boundary in the canton of St. Gallen . From Winterthur, the service runs over
45-797: The Rhine in the Zürcher Unterland area of the canton of Zurich . It is 38.5 km (23.9 mi) long and flows out from the Greifensee through its river valley , discharging into the Rhine by Rheinsfelden . The Region Glatttal comprises, among other communities in the districts of Uster , Dielsdorf and Bülach , the suburban cities and municipalities of Bassersdorf , Bülach , Dietlikon , Dübendorf , Fällanden , Glattfelden , Höri , Kloten , Oberglatt , Opfikon - Glattbrugg , Rümlang , Schwerzenbach , Wallisellen and Wangen-Brüttisellen . In addition,
54-509: The VBG transport network consisted of 54 lines (bus 52, tram 2) with a route length of 285.0 km (bus 272.3 km, tram 12.7 km). 39 million passengers were transported. VBG is the owner of the infrastructure of Glattalbahn and uses also the Glattalbus name. This Swiss corporation or company article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Glattal The Glatt is a tributary to
63-456: The districts 11 and 12 (so-called Zürich-Nord ) of the city of Zürich , consisting of the districts of Affoltern , Oerlikon and Seebach respectively Hirzenbach , Saatlen and Schwamendingen Mitte , are geographically located in the Glattal. Thanks to its excellent location including infrastructure, a growing economy and attractive residential areas, the Glattal is densely populated. Hosting
72-595: The main Zurich–Winterthur railway line to Effretikon, but then takes the secondary route via Kloten to Zürich Oerlikon , from where it proceeds through Zürich via Zürich Hauptbahnhof and Zürich Stadelhofen . From Stadelhofen, trains then run over the Lake Zürich right-bank railway line to Rapperswil . Between Stadelhofen and Meilen trains run non-stop, with a parallel stopping service provided by lines S6 and S16 . The following stations are served: As of
81-409: The most important airport between Milan and Munich increases both the attractiveness and the noise for residents. One of the biggest Glattal building projects for mostly residential space of the last decade has been Glattpark . In Zürich Oerlikon , Seebach and Affoltern , the urban residential neighbourhood Neu-Oerlikon was built. The society glow Glattal , operated by the municipalities,
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