Zimmerberg Base Tunnel, Zurich

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The Zimmerberg Base Tunnel is a railway tunnel under the Zimmerberg mountains in Switzerland. Phase I of the tunnel was opened to traffic during April 2003. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 47°19'40"N, 8°31'52"E

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Day trips

Zimmerberg Base Tunnel – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Rote Fabrik, Adliswil-Felsenegg cable car, Bruno Weber Park, Felsenegg.

1.1 miN
Arts and cultural center in an old factory
Rote Fabrik, Zurich
29 min walk • Rote Fabrik is a former factory in the Wollishofen neighbourhood of Zürich, Switzerland. It is now used as a music venue and cultural centre.
1.1 miSW
Aerial tramway, Tram, Mass transportation systems
Adliswil-Felsenegg cable car, Zurich
30 min walk • The Adliswil-Felsenegg cable car is a cable car in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. The lower station is located in Adliswil in the Sihl Valley, whilst the upper station is located on the Felsenegg hill on the Albis ridge near the Felsenegg-Girstel TV-tower.
1.1 miSW
Museum, Vernacular architecture
Bruno Weber Park, Zurich
29 min walk • Bruno Weber Park is a sculpture park in the Swiss municipalities Spreitenbach and Dietikon, and besides the Fahr Abbey one of the visitor attractions in the Limmat Valley.
1.6 miSW
Tower
Felsenegg, Zurich
41 min walk • The Felsenegg Tower is a broadcasting tower located nearby Felseneggbahn mountain station on the Felsenegg vantage point in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. The tower is owned by Swisscom Broadcast AG and generally not accessible by the public.
1.2 miNW
Forts and castles
Manegg Castle, Zurich
30 min walk • The ruins of the castle Manegg are situated on the eastern slopes of the Albis range in the canton of Zürich, near Leimbach. The castle had been constructed by 1303. It was the family seat of the house of Manesse. It is unclear whether the family is named after the castle or vice versa.
1.5 miSW
Forts and castles
Baldern Castle, Zurich
39 min walk • Baldern Castle is a former castle in the municipality of Stallikon and the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. The remains of the castle comprise a set of earthworks, situated on the Albis ridge at some 810 metres above sea level and about 4 kilometres south of the summit of Uetliberg.
1.1 miN
City, Neighbourhood
District 2, Zurich
27 min walk • District 2 is a district on the western side of Lake Zürich in the Swiss city of Zürich. The district comprises the quarters Wollishofen, Leimbach and Enge.
0.9 miSE
Area
Kilchberg, Zurich
22 min walk • Kilchberg is a municipality in the district of Horgen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. Kilchberg is the site of a regional cemetery.
0.9 miS
Town, Area
Adliswil, Zurich
22 min walk • Adliswil is a town and a municipality in the district of Horgen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. The official language of Adliswil is German, but the main spoken language is the local variant of the Alemannic Swiss German dialect.
0.9 miW
Neighbourhood
Leimbach, Zurich
23 min walk • Leimbach is a quarter in the district 2 in Zürich. It is located in the lower Sihl Valley. It was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zürich in 1893.
1 miN
Neighbourhood
Wollishofen, Zurich
26 min walk • Wollishofen is a neighbourhood in Zürich's 2nd district. It was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zürich in 1893. The neighbourhood has a population of 15,592 distributed on an area of 5.75 km².