Forch Railway

Summary

Forch Railway is a railway line^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of railway_line entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Forch Railway is located in Canton of Zürich^[3].
• Forch Railway is in the country of Switzerland^[4].
• Forch Railway's instance of is recorded as railway line^[5].
• Forch Railway's instance of is recorded as tram service^[6].
• Forch Railway's instance of is recorded as S-Bahn service^[7].
• Forch Railway is owned by Forchbahn AG^[8].
• Forch is named after Forch Railway^[9].
• Forch Railway is part of Zürich S-Bahn^[10].
• Forch Railway is part of Trams in Zurich^[11].
• Forch Railway's Commons category is recorded as Forchbahn^[12].
• Forch Railway's terminus is recorded as Esslingen railway station^[13].
• Forch Railway's terminus is recorded as Zürich Rehalp railway station^[14].
• Forch Railway's type of electrification is recorded as 1200 V DC railway electrification^[15].
• Forch Railway's track gauge is recorded as 1000 mm track gauge^[16].
• Forch Railway's date of official opening is recorded as 1912^[17].
• Forch Railway's route number is recorded as 731^[18].
• Forch Railway's different from is recorded as Forchbahn AG^[19].
• Forch Railway's different from is recorded as S18^[20].
• Forch Railway's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+13.06'}^[21].
• Forch Railway's maximum gradient is recorded as {'unit': 'Q181011', 'amount': '+69'}^[22].

Body

Geography

Forch Railway is in the country of Switzerland^[4]. It is located in Canton of Zürich^[3]. Part of include Zürich S-Bahn^[10], a S-Bahn^[23], in Switzerland^[24] and Trams in Zurich^[11], a tram system^[25], in Switzerland^[26], founded in 1882^[27].

Physical Characteristics

Forch Railway's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+13.06'}^[21].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include railway line^[5], tram service^[6], and S-Bahn service^[7].

History and Context

Forch Railway is owned by Forchbahn AG^[8]. Forch is named after it^[9].

Why It Matters

Forch Railway ranks in the top 5% of railway_line entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]