Jaisli-Xamax completes work on tram depot
The Dietiker electrical company Jaisli-Xamax implemented the electrical installation in the tram depot of the Limmattalbahn. The depot is on the border of Dietikon and Spreitbach AG.
Jaisli-Xamax has completed the electrical installation in the Limmattalbahn tram depot, according to a press release from the Dietiker electrical company. All electrical installations, switchgear construction and building system technology were carried out on behalf of Limmattalbahn AG. Work started in July 2020.
The tram depot on the border of Dietikon and Spreitenbach is 24 meters wide, 145 meters long and eleven meters high, according to the Jaisli-Xamax statement. Project manager Edin Brkic is quoted as saying that working at such heights was very challenging and demanding for the installation team.
The work on the depot is part of the second construction phase of the Limmat Valley Railway, which has 27 stops over a length of 13.4 kilometers from Zurich-Altstetten via Schlieren, Urdorf, Dietikon, Spreitbach to Killwangen. The second stage from Schlieren Geissweid to Killwangen-Spreitbach station and in the city of Zurich between Altstetten station and Farbhof should be completed by the middle of this year. The railway is scheduled to start regular operations in December.