The cable railway in Niderfeld will connect the future light rail Limmattalbahn stop with a possible urban rail stop, according to an article in the newspaper Limmattaler Zeitung. “Cable railways are something special for users, but they are also very efficient as they can be operated without a driver,” said the head of the urban planning department in Dietikon Jürg Bosch, when explaining its advantages over a bus.

Cable railways could one day be used in other parts of the canton of Zurich to alleviate traffic. For instance, there is a plan to connect the Altstetten railway station with the Hönggerberg campus of the Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich. The university district in the city centre could be connected to the main railway station with a cable railway, as could the Zurich Zoo to the Stettbach railway station. Here, too, the advantages are the ability to transport many people at a low cost.

There are also discussions underway to use a cable railway to make the park of the late artist Bruno Weber more accessible. Located between Dietikon and Spreitenbach, it is currently only reached via a steep path.