| Type | S.A. |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1890/91 |
| Headquarters |  Zürich, Switzerland |
| Area served | Lake Zürich |
| Industry | Transport |
| Website | http://www.zsg.ch/ |
Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft (commonly abbreviated to ZSG) is a public Swiss company operating boats on Lake Zürich connecting surrounding towns between Zürich and Rapperswil.
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Destinations
Regulary stops on round trips to Rapperswil are (from Zürich-Bürklipatz, stops at both shores) at Zürichhorn, Wollishofen, Kilchberg-Bendlikon, Küsnacht-Heslibach, Küsnacht, Zollikon, Meilen, Herrliberg, Rüschlikon, Thalwil, Erlenbach, Oberrieden, Horgen, Au peninsula, Wädenswil, Richterswil, Stäfa, Männedorf, Ufenau island and Rapperswil. There also are short round trips (1,5 hours) from Zürich-Bürkliplatz heading to Erlenbach and Thalwil.
History
In 1890/91, the Zürcher Dampfbootgesellschaft (Zürich Steamship Company) was foundet and changed in the year 1957 its name to Zürichsee Schifffahrtgesellschaft, or ZSG for short. Since May 27, 1990, the ZSG is the only shipping company to be part of the Zürich Public Transport Network (ZVV). The ZSG transports over 1,5 million passengers every year.[1]
The ZSG employs approximatively 80 permanent members of staff, and in the main summer season (April-December) five additional nautical seasonal workers, as well as seven staff in the ticket office at Zürich Bürkliplatz. In its own ship yard at Zürich-Wollishofen work qualified carpenters, painters, mechanics, electricians, plumbers and locksmiths.[2]
Since 1957, the ZSG is a joint stock company with share capital of 11 million Swiss Francs (CHF). The share capital – one third is in private hands – is divided into 110,000 bearer shares, each with a nominal value of CHF 100.[3]
Fleet as of 2009
A fleet of 17 passenger ships, including two historical paddle steamers – Stadt Zürich (built in 1909) and Stadt Rapperwil (1914) – and 15 motor vessels of various sizes is operated by the Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft (as of 2009). ZSG's flagship MS Helvetia has a capacity of 1200 passengers. The fleet also includes three small Limmat boats for round trips on the line Landesmuseum–Wollishofen–Zürichhorn-Landesmusum on the Limmat river through the city of Zürich.[4]
| Name | Type | Built in | Passengers | Builder | Engine | Image |
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| Paddle steamer Stadt Zürich | Steam ship | 1909 | 750 | Escher Wyss & Cie | 368 kW (Escher Wyss) |  |
| Paddle steamer Stadt Rapperswil | Steam ship | 1914 | 750 | Escher Wyss & Cie | 368 kW (Escher Wyss) |  |
| Helvetia | Motor ship | 1964 | 1200 | Bodan-Werft Metallbau GmbH | 635 kW (MAN) |  |
| Linth | Motor ship | 1952 | 1000 | Bodan | 730 kW (2×365, MAN) |  |
| Limmat | Motor ship | 1958 | 850 | Bodan | 485 kW (MAN) |  |
| Wädenswil | Motor ship | 1968 | 700 | Bodan | 442 kW (MAN) |  |
| Panta Rhei | Motor ship | 2007 | 700 | ÖSWAG | 884 kW (2×442, MAN) |  |
| Säntis [5] | Motor ship | 1957 | 300 | Bodan / ZSG | 440 kW (MAN) |  |
| Albis | Motor ship | 1997 | 300 | Bodan | 500 kW (2×250, MAN) |  |
| Pfannenstiel | Motor ship | 1998 | 300 | Bodan | 500 kW (2×250, MAN) |  |
| Uetliberg | Motor ship | 1999 | 300 | Bodan | 500 kW (2×250, MAN) |  |
| Bachtel | Motor ship | 1962 | 250 | Bodan | 250 kW (MAN) |  |
| Zimmerberg | Motor ship | 2001 | 150 | Bodan | 294 kW (2×147, MAN) |  |
| Forch | Motor ship | 2001 | 150 | Bodan | 294 kW (2×147, MAN) |  |
| Turicum | Limmat boat | 1992 | 51 | Bodan | 116 kW (2×58, MWM) |  |
| Felix | Limmat boat | 1993 | 51 | Bodan | 116 kW (2×58, MWM) |  |
| Regula | Limmat boat | 1993 | 51 | Bodan | 116 kW (2×58, MWM) |  |
100th birthday of the steamship «Stadt Zürich»
From April 23 to 25, there was a centennial exhibition on board Stadt Zürich at Zürich-Bürkliplatz. On June 12, 2009, exactly 100 years after the maiden voyage of the steamship Stadt Zürich, its anniversary trip with invited guests and its sistership Stadt Rapperswil was celebrated.[6]
Former ships
The so-called Landi-Boote (National exposition of 1939) – MS Etzel, Halbinsel Au, Möwe and Speer – were decommissioned end of the 1990s and replaced by three motor ships (300 passengers each) called Albis type – Albis, Pfannenstiel and Uetliberg – in addition to two smaller (150 passengers each) motor ships – Zimmerberg and Forch.
| Name | Type | Built in | Passengers | Builder | Engine | Decommissioned | Image |
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| de:Helvetia (1875) | Steam ship | 1875 | 1200 | Escher Wyss & Cie | 480 PS (Escher Wyss) | 1959 |  |
| Etzel (mountain) | Motor ship | 1934 | Escher Wyss & Cie | 2001, now used by the Etzel society |  |
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| Ufenau | Motor ship | Escher Wyss & Cie | 2001, now used as Davidoff[7] by Hensa AG at Rapperswil |  |
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| Glärnisch | Motor ship | Escher Wyss & Cie | since 2007 serving as Restaurant ship in Wädenswil |  |
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| Stäfa | Motor ship | Escher Wyss & Cie | serving as Restaurant ship for the community center Zürich-Wollishofen |  |
References
- ^ ZSG: Geschichte
- ^ ZSG: Crew
- ^ ZSG: Geschäftsberichte
- ^ ZSG: Flotte
- ^ modified in 2006/2007
- ^ Tages-Anzeiger (April 15, 2009): Der älteste Konkurrent der Panta Rhei
- ^ Davidoff
External links
Media related to Zürichsee Schifffahrt at Wikimedia Commons
- Media related to ZSG-Werft Wollishofen at Wikimedia Commons
- Media related to Limmatboote at Wikimedia Commons
- Zürichsee Schifffahrtsgesellschaft Boat schedules, mainly (German)
- Real time Simulation in Google Earth (Prototype, provided by Hochschule für Technik Rapperswil)
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