The Transport for a vibrant network city 2 The Glattal’s location between the city of Zurich and the international airport combined with superb accessibility make it the preferred location for many national and inter- national businesses.

A new backbone for a dynamic region

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Increasing Demand for Mobility Support from the Canton The Middle Glattal area, located between Zurich The Canton of Zurich enthusiastically supported and its international airport, has been experi- the Glattalbahn plan since it was consistent with encing rapid growth for many years. The area’s the Canton’s strategic housing and transport formerly separate villages have grown together policy objectives. These policies encourage into a functionally connected network city. provision of balanced public and private trans- But growth has also had a downside. New port infrastructure designed to promote high development at the periphery of the “old” Glat- quality of life in densely settled areas. In 1995, tal villages created relatively dense residential, the Glattalbahn was incorporated into the Can- employment and retail centres built with little re- ton’s Master Plan. In 1998, the government lationship to each other and lacking any clear gave the VBG Verkehrsbetriebe Glattal AG re- organizing structure. Transport demand grew sponsibility for implementing the Glattalbahn. In steadily while the transport infrastructure, par- 2003, the citizens of the Canton of Zurich ap- ticularly the roadway network, reached its ca- proved funding for the Glattalbahn in a public pacity limit. The result was increasing conges- referendum. tion delaying both private vehicles as well as The Glattal: home to three of eleven Cantonal devel- roadway-based public transport. opment centres The Canton of Zurich’s 1995 Glattal municipalities seize the initiative Master Plan designated eleven “development areas”. These In 1990, the of the Glattal municipalities areas include existing or future recognized the need for coordinated action and areas targeted for urban de- began developing a concept for the Glattal- velopment of significance at the cantonal level. The Master bahn. Their goal was to connect the Middle Plan targets sustainable deve- Glattal’s developed areas with an efficient pub- Glattal municipalities lopment of these areas, pay- lic transport system combining the best quali- ing particular attention to the ties of an S-Bahn and a local system. landscape, the environment and quality of life. Three of the Canton’s development areas Rümlang are located in the Glattal. The Glattalbahn is a central pre- / requisite for their sustainable Glattbrugg Dietli- development. It connects kon 11 these development areas and Wangen- neighbourhoods into a func- Brüttisellen tionally integrated “Network Zürich 12 City Glattal”, while at the same

Dübendorf time seamlessly linking them to the higher level transport Development areas networks of regional trains, Glattalbahn long distance trains and air Hardwald Rail Loop transport. The Glattalbahn’s station with its dynamic “Flying Roof”

A basis for sustainable development

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Milestones Improving quality of life trian and bicycle connections. These elements The Glattal municipalities and the Canton of Zu- will be completed together creating a truly mul- 1990 Initial ideas discussed timodal system. in Glattal communities rich want to encourage optimal economic de- 1992 Alignment studies velopment of the Middle Glattal. Two key ele- Demand-based staging plan 1995 Alignment incorporated ments of this effort are using spatial planning to into Cantonal Master improve quality of life, and providing a balanced The 12.7 kilometres Glattalbahn project con- Plan supply of public and private transport infra- sists of three stages, with each stage being 1996 System decision structure. placed into service following a two year cycle. 1998 VBG given responsibil- This staging plan was developed based on cur- ity for project Transport concept rent public transport demand and development 1999 Completion of timing for adjoining projects. preliminary study The Glattalbahn is the key element and organ- Application for the in- izing principle for the area’s overall transport frastructure concession strategy. The project includes optimizing the 2001 Infrastructure conces- roadway network and creating effective pedes- sion awarded by Swiss Federal Council Completion of The Glattalbahn staging plan construction planning 2002 Application for the Fracht construction permit 2003 Canton of Zurich voters approve project financing 2004 Construction permit ap- proved by the Federal Office of Transport Groundbreaking for first stage of construction 2006 Groundbreaking for second stage of con- Glattpark struction Auzelg Dec. First stage 2006 enters service by permission of swisstopo (BA091546) Reproduced 2008 Groundbreaking for Messe/Hallenstadion third stage of Glattalbahn construction Roadway improvements Dec. Second stage Stage 1 2008 enters service Bahnhof Stettbach Stage 2 Dec. Third stage VBZ network extension Fries-/Binzmühlestrasse 2010 enters service Stage 3 Under Study: Hardwald Rail Loop (from 2007 Master Plan) 5

Collaborative planning process ■ Continuous design Designing the Glattalbahn meant optimizing The stations and infrastructure share a con- and coordinating complex technical, political, sistent design based on a distinctive modern legal and procedural processes. To be success- architecture. Individual infrastructure ele- ful, all those participating in the planning and ments contribute significantly to overall ap- impacted by the project needed to consciously pearance and appreciation of the surround- cooperate. The following four guiding principles ing environment. The Glattalbahn’s design were used to help design the highest possible highlights relationships between spaces and quality project: their functions. Connections, access routes and paths are clearly apparent. Special meas- ■ Integrated transport project ures are introduced at stations and in their The Glattalbahn consciously combines multi- surrounding areas to call attention to the rail modal transport systems into an integrated line. whole. Complementary projects (e.g. the new Glattparkstrasse, the new Birchstrasse, the ■ Master planning for workable solutions new Leutschenbach – Bahnhof Ost The Glattalbahn is not simply an additional tram extension) are all part of the overall transport mode, but is designed to help stim- project. The Glattalbahn is designed to serve ulate urban development and provide an or- the majority of new transport demand so that ganizing structure for its service area. In loca- Balancing quality roadway system performance can be main- tions with high development potential, plan- objectives tained. Finally, the project provides connec- ners worked closely with all stakeholders The Glattalbahn was devel- tions for pedestrians and bicycles as well as developing specific master plans to guide fu- oped using a systematic and methodical process designed fully accessible routes for disabled persons. ture growth. to balance six key quality goals. These quality goals are ■ Façade to façade planning Value systems based on the classic sustain- ability triangle with its goals Glattalbahn planners considered the rail line Social Usability acceptability of social, economic and envi- an integral part of the urban fabric and sur- ronmental compatibility, to rounding landscape. Therefore, the project’s which was added safety, du- planning perimeter stretches from façade to rability and usability, thus cre- ating a quality hexagon. The façade, and the project considers more than Efficiency Safety process evaluated whether just the minimum railway infrastructure. This the quality objectives were in approach highlights the project’s commit- harmony. If the shapes of the quality objectives formed a ment to using the rail line to shape the urban circle, then the overall Glattal- environment. Durability Environmental bahn design was considered compatibility balanced. The heart of the VBG-bus network: Zurich Airport bus station in Kloten.

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A project ideally suited to Responsible project implementation and Costs and funding regional planning policy management The Glattalbahn, including its complementary The Glattalbahn will improve life quality in an intensively The Glattalbahn’s clients are the federal govern- transport measures, cost approximately 650 used, dynamic settlement ment, through the UVEK (Federal Department of million Swiss francs (1 April 2001 value). The zone. This objective corre- the Environment, Transport, Energy and Com- majority of investment came from the Canton of sponds exactly with federal and regional planning policy munications) and the Canton of Zurich, through Zurich. The federal government supported the and therefore has received fi- the Canton’s Economic Development Depart- second and third stages with funding from the nancial support from both lev- ment. The federal government is represented by Federal Infrastructure Fund. The local commu- els of government. the Federal Office of Transport (BAV). The re- nities and other third parties also made sub- gion’s public transport coordinating agency, the stantial contributions to the investment. Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV), represents the The vehicles, the maintenance facilities and Canton and is responsible for administering the operating expenses are funded by the VBG. contracted tasks. The VBG – the company pro- viding public transport service in the Glattal – is responsible for design and implementation of the Glattalbahn project. The local communities, property owners and other transport operators as well as representa- tives of adjoining properties were all closely in- volved in the Glattalbahn planning and design. Project planning, management and construc- tion contracts are all awarded in open competi- tion.

Investment overview

Project Element Cost Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 (million CHF) Glattalbahn 537 100 200 237 Rail Line Tram Extension: 18 18 Leutschenbach– Bhf. Oerlikon Ost (VBZ ) Public Transport 555 100 218 237 Subtotal

Roadway 97 adjustments

Total Cost 652 7

Organization Model ’s fourth larg- est “city” System Client The Middle Glattal has grown Federal Government and Canton of Zurich into one of Switzerland’s larg- est population centres. The Performance Contract Performance Evaluation area is often called “Glattal (Controlling) City” or “network city Glattal”. Today, with approximately System Contractor VBG 150,000 inhabitants and 125,000 jobs, the Middle Glat- Sub-System Client tal would be Switzerland’s VBG fourth largest city.

Performance Contract Performance Evaluation (Controlling)

Sub-Systems Contractor Private and public companies

Organization Diagram: Implementation of the third stage

Federal Government Economic Development Department, represented by BAV Canton of Zurich, represented by the Zurcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV) System Client

Public Relations VBG Design General Planning Management Project Management Environment

Legal Services Roadway Coordination and Land Acquisition System Contractor SBB Coordination Expert Consultants

Sub-Systems Client Project Management: Civil Engineering Project Management: Rail Technology

Rail Technologies Projektleitung Track ProjektleitungProjektierung und ProjektleitungProjektierungBauleitung und Energy Supply Civil EngineeringProjektleitungProjektierungBauleitung Projects und ProjectProjektierung ManagementBauleitung undUnternehmer Catenary ConstructionBauleitung Unternehmer ManagementUnternehmer Communications Systems Unternehmer Construction companies Station Infrastructure Sub-System Contractors Rail Street Crossings/Signalling Rail Street 2 Fracht 5 3 6 4 7 1 Zürich Flughafen Kloten

Bahnhof Balsberg

Rümlang

Unterriet

8 Opfikon Bäuler 9

Zürich 10 8 Bahnhof Glattbrugg

13 Lindberghplatz 11

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16 15 Glattpark

Fernsehstudio 17 Auzelg Oerlikerhus 19 Herti

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Leutschenbach Bahnhof Wallisellen 21 20 26 Zürich Leutschenbach 25 23 Messe/Hallenstadion 28 22 27

24 Zürich Oerlikon

Zürich

Bahnhof Stettbach Glattalbahn Selected Development Projects around the Glattalbahn VBZ Tram Extension: 1 Airport Multimodal Ground 19 Leutschen Park and Fries-/Binzmühlestrasse Transport Centre Leutschenbach Street Existing buildings 2 Airport Terminal A 20 Steiner Development Area Areas planned 3 Airside Center 21 Sunrise Towers/CS Towers for new development 4 Airport Terminal B 22 Congress Centre, Indoor Arena, Greenway connections 5 Radisson Blu Hotel, Zurich Airport Theatre 11 Parks and open space 6 3tops Office Building 23 Oerlikon Railway Station, New or improved tree planting pedestrian underpass 7 The Circle at Zurich Airport New or improved public 24 Schwamendingen Freeway 8 UBS Investment Bank spaces and squares Roof Project 9 Airport Freeway Roof Project New transport nodes: 25 Integra Development Area places of identity and orientation 10 Hotelplan 26 MITTIM 11 Lightcube/Kraft Foods 27 Swing Historic village centres 12 Baxter Healthcare SA 28 Richti Development Area Residential areas near 13 Böschen-, Fallwiesen Area Plan 29 Glattzentrum Shopping Centre the Glattalbahn 14 Glattpark Residential 30 Zwicky Development Area 15 New Glattpark Neighborhood 31 Giessen Area 16 Opfikerpark Recreation Area 32 AMAG 17 Leonardo Office Building 33 Hochbord Master Plan 18 Studios Swiss Television 34 Helsana 35 Stettbach Public Transport Node H a r d w a l d

Unifying the network city

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“Pearls on a necklace” unifying the network city The Glattalbahn connects the Middle Glattal’s emerging development centres like pearls on a necklace. This means the rail line can be operated efficiently and helps create an environmen- tally sustainable mobility system.

High quality development in the former periphery The Glattalbahn does not pass through the old Glattal village centres, but rather, it passes Wallisellen through the former settlement edges, areas formerly characterized by transportation facilities such as highways and rail lines. The Glattalbahn is changing the character of these fringe ar- eas. As a continuous “Pearls on a necklace” the Glattalbahn’s unified design and infrastruc- ture brings new qualities to the public realm. The Glattalbahn becomes a driving force helping transform formerly underutilized areas into new high quality places to live and work.

A street level rail system Whenever possible, the Glattalbahn runs on the street level. It uses tunnels or aerial structures only when there is no surface space available. Running at street level means that stations are easy for passengers to identify and reach. Stations, access routes and low floor Cobra have been designed especially to serve the needs of mobility impaired users.

Private and public investment Many new buildings have been built along the Glattalbahn since project planning began. Many Zentrum more are planned or under construction. Recent studies estimate that the Glattalbahn will lev- 29 erage private investment of almost nine billion Swiss francs in the period 2001–2015. There- fore the ratio of private to public investment is on the order of 16:1 (based on the core Glattal- bahn project cost of 550 million Swiss francs). Neugut

30 Efficient transport system The Glattalbahn runs on an exclusive right of way. It only encounters roadway traffic at inter- Giessen sections. The Glattalbahn uses modern traffic control systems and selected roadway im- 32 31 provements to ensure that it does not interfere with roadway traffic, helping ensure that the capacity of the existing transport systems remains equal to or better than before beginning 33 the Glattalbahn project (this was a basic condition of the project).

Ringstrasse 34 35 Düben- dorf

Rail track construction adja- Track construction adjacent to the Rail track construction in Duebendorf Building a stream culvert at the Stettbach cent to family garden area Wallisellen SBB Station transport node

Professional project management and construction challenges

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Considering the needs of all stakeholders transport can operate reliably and prevent di- Performance / Cost / The Glattalbahn is a central element in the Ag- version of traffic through residential areas. Dur- Timing A large number of interested glomeration Glattal / Middle Glattal’s urban de- ing construction of the third stage, goals and parties and stakeholders is velopment. Since the Middle Glattal was al- measures were summarized in a tailor-made characteristic for major ready densely developed and extensively used, Transport Plan. projects like the Glattalbahn. The role of project manage- it was necessary to fully consider the needs of On sections near the SBB’s mainline tracks ment is to ensure that all as- all stakeholders at all stages of the project from it was necessary to take special consideration pects of the project are com- planning to construction. Designing and build- of railway operations, much work could only be pleted with the highest quality while meeting schedule and ing such a complex project in a densely settled done at night when trains were not operating. budget constraints. A key area places high demands on project managers Even in sections where the Glattalbahn was project management success and planners. built in relatively open areas, extensive special factor is placing a strong em- The main task in the Glattalbahn project is measures, such as building stabilization or re- phasis on construction plan- ning and staging. For the to coordinate the civil engineering (structures, mediation of contaminated sites, were often Glattalbahn project it was track, bridges, etc.) with the railway and trans- necessary. possible to transfer lessons port engineering. However, it was also neces- learned from early stages into the design of the later stages, sary to plan improvements to adjoining facilities Almost 2.5 kilometres of special further improving efficiency including reorganizing utility lines, adjusting structures and project quality. roadways, creating bicycle and pedestrian con- The Glattalbahn operates over approximately nections, and coordinating with the SBB on two and a half kilometres of special structures. railway facilities. These include the Balsberg viaduct, the Glattzentrum viaduct and the Margarethen tun- Construction under operations nel (approximately 400 meters). The project’s ambitious schedule combined In addition, the Glattabahn station passen- with the limited working space available along ger facilities and catenary support were spe- the new tramway line placed high demands on cially designed with a distinctive modern archi- the planners, engineers and construction com- tecture. The Glattalbahn’s tracks were con- panies. Many of the construction sites were lo- structed with a special foundation to reduce cated directly on heavily used streets and noise and vibration. Finally, as part of the squares. Much of the route passed though project’s continuous design concept, most of densely developed residential and commercial the track is placed on a green track bed. areas. A team of transport specialists continuously monitored construction impacts and developed mitigation measures. These included measures designed to protect access, ensure that public

Left: Glattzentrum Viaduct in May 2009 Attractive direct connections

Glattalbahn Station: Fernsehstudio 12 Artist’s renderings of the Wallisellen, Ringstrasse and Stettbach Glattalbahn stations

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Comfortable, direct connections in the and then uses a new tram line connection to Seamless integration with the regional transport net- northern Zurich area/Middle Glattal the Oerlikon East SBB station and onward to work The Glattalbahn significantly improves public Zurich’s central train station. The Glattalbahn is perfectly in- transport in the Middle Glattal. tegrated with the regional public transport network. It In three development stages, the Glattal- Third stage provides direct connections to bahn creates new attractive direct links be- The third stage of the Glattalbahn is projected the airport and to mainline rail- tween the Glattal communities, the airport and to enter operation in late 2010. This line will way nodes at the airport and downtown Zurich. Directly linking the Glattal- provide a tangential connection along the in Zurich Oerlikon. The Glattal- bahn stops at six regional rail- bahn with Zurich’s city tram network creates northern border of Zurich. The new segment way (S-Bahn) stations provid- transport synergy closely connecting estab- runs from Auzelg via the SBB station at Wal- ing easy connections to lished city districts with newly emerging Glattal lisellen and the Duebendorf commercial area to practically the entire Zurcher S-Bahn service area. Finally, centres in the former periphery. Originally sep- the Zurich Stettbach SBB station. The new connecting bus service from arate functions such as housing, employment Glattalbahn line 12 will be operated on this VBG and neighbouring bus and services are thereby transformed into a route. It will provide a direct connection be- operators guarantees a high level of local accessibility. continuous urban corridor. tween the housing and employment in Wallisel- len and western Dübendorf to Zurich Airport. It First stage will also provide direct access from the Middle The first stage of the Glattalbahn entered oper- Glattal to large shopping centres. Finally, the ation in late 2006. It consisted of a new section Glattalbahn will make the large event and rec- of track between Messe/Hallenstadion, and reation facilities including the Congress Cen- Auzelg. It was operated as an extension of the tre, Hallenstadion and Theater 11 easily acces- VBZ tram line 11. This line provides a transfer- sible from all directions. less tram ride connecting Zurich’s city centre, Zurich Oerlikon, the housing and workplaces in Leutschenbach and Auzelg as well as the new Opfiker Glattpark neighborhood.

Second stage The second stage of the Glattalbahn entered operation in late 2008. It consists of new track running from the terminus at Zurich Airport cargo hub to Zurich Airport Multimodal Ground Transport Centre, the Balsberg SBB station, the Glattbrugg SBB station and connecting with the first stage at the Glattpark station. The new Glattalbahn line 10 operates on this route continuing from Glattpark to Leutschenbach, 14

Glattalbahn route map

Tram Line 11 Opened in 2006 VBZ Tram Line

Glattalbahn Line 10 Opened in 2008 Line 12 Planned opening 2010

S-Bahn

Station/Transfer Point

Length of newly constructed track

Number of new stations Technical details as an expression of design: Station, Catenary, Bridge Railing

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Service Frequency Capacity Vehicles

The Glattalbahn service con- The Glattalbahn significantly Glattalbahn lines 10 and 12 sists initially of two lines: increases transport capacity in use modern low floor Cobra Glattalbahn lines 10 and 12. the Glattal. The new trams trams exclusively. These trams Additionally the Glattalbahn provide space for some 240 are painted in the VBG col- first stage is used by an ex- Passengers. During peak peri- ours. Glattalbahn line 11 also tension of VBZ tram line 11. ods this equals the following uses Cobra and Mirage trams Imprint capacities per hour per direc- but these are operated by the Concept / Design / Graphics tion: VBZ and painted in the VBZ Service Frequency TBS Identity, Zürich colours. Overview Typesetting Line 10: 1920 persons / h Grafikatelier M. Schmid Line 11: 1920 persons / h Gipf-Oberfrick Glattalbahn line 10: Line 12: 960 persons / h Text and photos 7.5 minutes during peak Community Agency periods On the Glattalbahn sections rennhardcom, Laupen ZH / 15 min during non-peak where lines 10 and 11 both KoKo, Zürich periods operate there is transport ca- Translation pacity for 3840 riders per hour Andrew Nash and direction. This corre- Publisher Glattalbahn line 12: sponds the capacity of a two- VBG Verkehrsbetriebe 15 min service all day lane highway during peak pe- Glattal AG, Glattbrugg riods. 3rd Edition Glattbrugg, October 2009

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Daniel Boschung, Wallisellen Burri AG, Glattbrugg Tres Camenzind, Zürich Cavegn Media Design, Volketswil Feddersen & Klostermann, Zürich Kai Flender, Architekt, Ühlingen (D) Luftbild Schweiz, Dübendorf Mathys Partner Visualisierung, Zürich Swisstopo, Wabern VBG, Glattbrugg Simon Vogt, Oberengstringen VBG Verkehrsbetriebe Glattal AG Sägereistrasse 24 Postfach CH-8152 Glattbrugg

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