Central, Zurich

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Central
Zürich, Switzerland
Postal code8001
Coordinates47°22′37″N 8°32′38″E / 47.377°N 8.544°E / 47.377; 8.544
Bahnhofbrücke
Hotel Central

Central is a

tram and bus lines run by the Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich
. It was formerly known as Leonhardplatz or Leonhardsplatz.

Geography

Central is in fact outside of the historical core of the medieval town of Zürich, previously the

Prediger church. The former Leonhardplatz is named after the Central hotel situated there.[1] The Seilergraben, Weinbergstrasse, Neumühlequai and Stampfenbachstrasse gather at the square. Redesigns of the Central–Bahnhofbrücke area occurred in 1950/51.[2][3]

Transportation

Leonhardsplatz, as it was known then, first became a node in Zürich's transport system in 1889, when the

Städtische Strassenbahn Zürich, who operated the city's trams.[4][5]

Today, the Zurich

46 provide public transportation. The Polybahn also still operates over its original route.[6]

Private road transport towards

Weinplatz, postal delivery services, and doctors and emergency services.[7]

Literature

  • Das Limmatquai vor und nach der Neugestaltung. Aufenthaltsnutzung, Fuss- und Veloverkehrsaufkommen im Vergleich der Jahre 2004-2005-2008. Published by Tiefbau- und Entsorgungsdepartement der Stadt Zürich, Zürich 2009.

Notes

  1. ^ Gebrüder Dürst. "Limmatquai" (in German). alt-zueri.ch. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  2. ^ Gebrüder Dürst. "Bahnhofbrücke" (in German). alt-zueri.ch. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  3. ^ Gebrüder Dürst. "Central" (in German). alt-zueri.ch. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  4. ^ "UBS Polybahn" (in German). VBZ. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
  5. Tram-Museum Zürich. 12 October 2003. Archived from the original
    on 1 September 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  6. ^ "Stadt Zürich - Zurich City" (PDF). ZVV. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  7. ^ "Limmatquai" (in German). Polizeidepartement Stadt Zürich. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
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