Dolderbahn

The lower terminus of the line is Römerhof, about 1.5 km from the city centre, where it connects to lines 3 and 8 of the Zürich tramway. The upper terminus at Bergstation Dolderbahn is adjacent to the Dolder Grand Hotel and the Dolder entertainment area. Two intermediate stations, at Titlisstrasse and Waldhaus Dolder, are also served.

The first proposal was in 1890, when Heinrich Hürlimann purchased land in the area, although his first proposal failed. In 1893, the Dolderbahn-Aktiengesellschaft company was formed to build the line, with construction beginning the following year. The line was built as a funicular and opened in 1895. The funicular has a length of 816m and overcomes a 100m difference in elevation with a maximum slope of 18%.

After the opening of the line, a restaurant was built at the upper terminus of the line; it later became the Dolder Waldhaus Hotel in 1906. In 1899, the Dolder Grand Hotel was built on the slopes from the upper terminus of the funicular and was connected to the funicular by a track. short electric, with a single tram. The line was built to the same 1,000mm gauge as Zürich's other tram lines, but was never connected to any of them.