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{{Infobox rail network
|name            = Rail network of Switzerland
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|logo            =
|image           = [[File:Treno Gottardo bei Lavorgo.jpg|285px]]
|caption         = A [[Südostbahn|Südostbahn Traverso]] on the [[Gotthard Railway]]
|nationalrailway = [[Swiss Federal Railways]]
|infrastructure  =
|majoroperators  = Swiss Federal Railways (SBB&nbsp;CFF&nbsp;FFS)<br/>[[BLS AG]] (BLS)<br/>[[Rhaetian Railway]] (RhB)<br/>[[Matterhorn-Gotthard-Bahn]] (MGB)
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|length          = {{convert|5323|km|abbr=on}}<ref name=PTfigs/> |alternative calculation:{{convert|{{#expr: 3173+436+123+(14.46+10.36)+384+144+97.8+85.209+77.209+(62.43+12.86)+(10.51+10.2) round 0}}<ref group=note name=ic/><!-- SBB+BLS+SOB+SZU+RhB+MGB+zb+CJ+AB+MOB+MVR ... to be completed! -->|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}<ref name=SBBZuF/><ref name=BLSFacts/><ref name=SOBN/><ref name=SZUZF/><ref name=RhBProfil/><ref name=MGBBD/><ref name=zbGB/><ref name=CJGB/><ref name=ABGB/><ref name=MOBRG/>
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|ellength        = 99% |alternative calculation: {{convert|{{#expr: 3173+436+123+(14.46+10.36)+384+144+97.8+85.209+77.209+(62.43+12.86)+(10.51+10.2) round 0}}<ref group=note name=ic/><!-- SBB+BLS+SOB+SZU+RhB+MGB+zb+CJ+AB+MOB+MVR ... to be completed! -->|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}<ref name=SBBZuF/><ref name=BLSFacts/><ref name=SOBN/><ref name=SZUZF/><ref name=RhBProfil/><ref name=MGBBD/><ref name=zbGB/><ref name=CJGB/><ref name=ABGB/><ref name=MOBRG/>
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|hslength        = {{convert|{{#expr: 35+45+57 round 0}}<ref group=note name=ic>incomplete figure</ref><!-- LötschbergBaseTunnel+Neubaustrecke+GBT -->|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}
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|hsgauge         = standard gauge
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|gauge1length    = {{convert|{{#expr: 384+144+97.8+74.316+69.559+(62.43+12.86)+(10.51+10.2) round 1}}<ref group=note name=ic/><!-- RhB+MGB+zb+CJmg+ABmg+MOB+MVR ... to be completed! -->|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}<ref name=RhBProfil/><ref name=MGBBD/><ref name=zbGB/><ref name=CJGB/><ref name=ABGB/><ref name=MOBRG/>
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|el1length       = {{convert|{{#expr: 3173+436+123+(14.46+10.36)+10.893+5.686 round 1}}<ref group=note name=ic/><!-- SBB+BLS+SOB+SZU+RHB+CJsg+ABsg ... to be completed! -->|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}<ref name=SBBZuF/><ref name=BLSKFInfra/><ref name=SOBN/><ref name=SZUZF>{{cite web |url=http://www.szu.ch/unternehmen/bahn-s4s10.html |title=Bahn S4/S10 |publisher=Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn SZU AG |location=Zurich, Switzerland |language=de |access-date=2015-04-22}}</ref><ref name=CJGB/><ref name=ABGB/>
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|notunnels       = {{#expr: 317+71+19+0+115+29+17+8+4+19+13}}<ref group=note name=ic/><!-- SBB+BLS+SOB+SZUmissing+RhB+MGB+zb+CJ+AB+MOB+MVR ... to be completed! --><ref name=SBBZuF/><ref name=BLSKFInfra/><ref name=RhBProfil/><ref name=MGBBD/><ref name=zbGB/><ref name=CJGB/><ref name=ABGB/><ref name=MOBRG/><ref name=MVRRG/>
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|longesttunnel   = [[Gotthard Base Tunnel]] {{convert|57.09|km|2|abbr=on}}
|nobridges       = {{#expr: 5926+402+177+606+60+133+38+63+103+50}}<ref group=note name=ic/><!-- SBB+BLS+SOB+SZUmissing+RhB+MGB+zb+CJ+AB+MOB+MVR ... to be completed! --><ref name=SBBZuF/><ref name=BLSKFInfra/><ref name=SOBN/><ref name=RhBProfil/><ref name=MGBBD/><ref name=zbGB/><ref name=CJGB/><ref name=ABGB/><ref name=MOBRG/><ref name=MVRRG/>
|longestbridge   =
|nostations      = 1838<ref name=PTfigs/> |alternative calculation: {{#expr: 794+132+35+20+103+44+31+28+65+39+47}}<ref group=note name=ic/><!-- SBB+BLS+SOB+SZU+RhB+MGB+zb+CJ+AB+MOB+MVR ... to be completed! --><ref name=SBBZuF/><ref name=BLSKFInfra/><ref name=SZUZF/><ref name=RhBProfil/><ref name=MGBBD/><ref name=zbGB/><ref name=CJGB/><ref name=ABGB/>
|highelevation   = [[Jungfraujoch railway station]]
|highelat        = {{convert|3454|m}}
|lowelevation    = [[Piano di Magadino]]
|lowelat         = {{convert|200|m}}
|map             = [[File:Railwaysystem Switzerland 2017.svg|285px|Swiss railway network]]
|}}

The [[Switzerland|Swiss]] rail network is noteworthy for its density,<ref>{{cite web |title=3000km for 41 000km<sup>2</sup> |page=6 |url=http://www.osaka-sandai.ac.jp/ce/rt/19xx/07/WCTR-070501j.pdf |publisher=Osaka-sandai |access-date=2015-04-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012013539/http://www.osaka-sandai.ac.jp/ce/rt/19xx/07/WCTR-070501j.pdf |archive-date=2013-10-12 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Keiser |first=Andreas |url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/bigger--faster--longer_rail-network-modernises-to-stay-on-track/33124756 |title=Rail network modernises to stay on track |publisher=Swissinfo.ch |date=19 July 2012 |location=Berne, Switzerland |access-date=2021-04-18}}</ref> its coordination between services, its integration with other modes of transport, timeliness<ref>{{cite web |url=http://goeurope.about.com/od/switzerland/a/swiss_passes.htm |title=Swiss Rail Passes and Transportation Information - Switzerland Trains |publisher=About.com |access-date=2015-04-17 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304121932/http://goeurope.about.com/od/switzerland/a/swiss_passes.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gemut.com/switzerland-transportation/70-switzerlands-trains-boats-buses.html |title=The Swiss Travel System: Trains, Boats, Buses, Cable Cars |publisher=Gemüt.com |access-date=2015-04-17 |archive-date=2016-09-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160901215527/http://www.gemut.com/switzerland-transportation/70-switzerlands-trains-boats-buses.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> and a thriving domestic and trans-[[Alps|Alp]] freight system. It is made necessary by strong regulations on [[truck]] transport,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Railway_upgrades_include_no_fast_track.html?cid=8540784 |title=Railway upgrades include no fast track - SWI |publisher=Swissinfo.ch |location=Berne, Switzerland |date=2010-03-24 |access-date=2015-04-17}}</ref> and is enabled by properly coordinated [[Intermodal freight transport|intermodal logistics]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.railjournal.com/index.php/freight/swiss-operators-optimise-short-haul-railfreight.html |date=20 September 2012 |title=Swiss operators optimise short-haul railfreight |author=Anitra Green |periodical=International Railway Journal |publisher=Simmons-Boardman Publishing Inc. |access-date=2015-04-21}}</ref>
 
With {{convert|5200|km}} network length, Switzerland has a dense railway network,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Transport – Facts and Figures |url=https://www.eda.admin.ch/aboutswitzerland/en/home/wirtschaft/verkehr/verkehr---fakten-und-zahlen.html |access-date=2022-09-19 |website=www.eda.admin.ch |language=en}}</ref> and is the clear European leader in kilometres traveled: 2,505 km per inhabitant and year (2019).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Imwinkelried |first=Daniel |date=18 September 2022 |title=Das Klimaticket soll Österreicher zum Umsteigen bewegen |language=de |work=[[Neue Zürcher Zeitung]] |url=https://www.nzz.ch/wirtschaft/bahn-statt-auto-guenstige-preise-sollen-die-oesterreicher-zum-umsteigen-bewegen-ld.1702799?reduced=true |access-date=2022-09-19}}</ref> Worldwide, only the [[Rail transport in Japan|Japanese]] travel more by train. 

Virtually 100% of its network is electrified, except for the few tracks on which steam locomotives operate for tourism purposes only. There are 74 [[List of railway companies in Switzerland|railway companies in Switzerland]]. The share of commuters who travel to work using public transport (as the primary mode of transport) is 30%. The share of rail in goods transport performance by road and rail (modal split) is 39%.<ref name=PTfigs>{{cite web |url=https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/en/home/statistics/mobility-transport/cross-sectional-topics/public-transport-rail-freight.html |title=Public transport (incl. rail freight) - overview |publisher=Federal Statistical Office |location=Neuchâtel, Switzerland |format=XSL |date=15 December 2016 |access-date=2017-01-16}}</ref>

Switzerland was ranked first among national European rail systems in the 2017 European Railway Performance Index for its intensity of use, quality of service and strong safety rating.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bcg.com/en-ch/publications/2017/transportation-travel-tourism-2017-european-railway-performance-index.aspx  |title=the 2017 European Railway Performance Index |date=8 January 2021 |publisher=Boston Consulting Group}}</ref> Switzerland had excellent intensity of use, notably driven by passenger traffic, a good rating for quality of service, and an excellent rating for safety. Switzerland captured high value in return for public investment with cost to performance ratios that outperform the average ratio for all European countries.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bcg.com/en-ch/publications/2017/transportation-travel-tourism-2017-european-railway-performance-index.aspx  |title=the 2017 European Railway Performance Index |date=8 January 2021 |publisher=Boston Consulting Group}}</ref>

Switzerland is a member of the [[International Union of Railways]] (UIC). The [[UIC Country Code]] for Switzerland is 85.<ref name="uic">{{cite web |url=http://www.uic.org/spip.php?article312 |title=UIC country codes, Leaflet 920-14 |publisher=International Union of Railways |location=Paris, France |language=de, fr, en |format=XLS or XML |date=18 April 2014 |access-date=2011-05-15}}</ref>

==Standard-gauge railways==
[[File:Thurbo GTW 28 ueber dem Rheinfall.jpg|thumb|Regional train near the [[Rhine Falls]]]]
Three quarters of the Swiss rail network is at standard gauge, comprising {{convert|3773|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}, administered mostly by three companies. Important railway stations are the [[Zürich Hauptbahnhof|Zürich HB]] (398,300 passengers per day in 2023), [[Bern railway station|Bern]] (175,400 ppd), [[Luzern railway station|Luzern]] (99,400 ppd), [[Winterthur railway station|Winterthur]] (99,100 ppd), [[Basel SBB]] (98,600 ppd), [[Lausanne railway station|Lausanne]] (96,700 ppd), [[Oerlikon railway station|Zürich Oerlikon]] (82,200 ppd), and [[Geneva railway station|Geneva]] (79,500 ppd).<ref name=SBB>{{cite web |url=https://data.sbb.ch/explore/dataset/passagierfrequenz/table/?disjunctive.kt_ct_cantone&disjunctive.isb_gi&sort=dwv_tmjo_tfm&q=Bussigny&refine.jahr_annee_anno=2023 |title=Passagierfrequenz (2023) |publisher=[[SBB CFF FFS]] |location=Lausanne, Switzerland  |date=2023 |via=data.sbb.ch – SBB DATA PORTAL |access-date=4 August 2024}}</ref>

===Swiss Federal Railways===
{{Main|Swiss Federal Railways}}
Swiss Federal Railways (SBB&nbsp;CFF&nbsp;FFS) is the largest railway company in Switzerland and handles most of national and international traffic. It operates the central east–west track in the [[Swiss Plateau]] area serving all larger Swiss cities and many smaller ones, and the north–south routes through the [[Swiss Alps|Alps]] via the [[Gotthard Line]] through the [[Gotthard Base Tunnel]] (Milano-Chiasso-Lugano-Luzern/Zurich-Basel line) and the [[Simplon Tunnel]] (Domodossola to Brig-Lausanne-Geneva line).<ref name=SBBZuF>{{cite web |url=http://geschaeftsbericht.sbb.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/Downloads/SBB_Zahlen_und_Fakten_2014.pdf |title=Die SBB in Zahlen und Fakten. 2014 |publisher=Swiss Federal Railways |location=Bern, Switzerland |language=de |page=S31 |type=Jahresbericht |access-date=2015-04-11 |archive-date=2016-08-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160803204529/http://geschaeftsbericht.sbb.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/Downloads/SBB_Zahlen_und_Fakten_2014.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

*''Total route length:'' {{convert|3173|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}.<ref name=SBBInfra>{{cite web |url=http://www.sbb.ch/en/group/the-company/facts-and-figures/infrastructures.html |title=Infrastructures |publisher=Swiss Federal Railways |location=Bern, Switzerland |date=2014 |access-date=2015-04-11 |archive-date=2017-02-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170214042423/http://www.sbb.ch/en/group/the-company/facts-and-figures/infrastructures.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===BLS===
{{Main|Bern-Lötschberg-Simplon railway}}
BLS ([[Bern]]-[[Lötschberg]]-[[Simplon, Valais|Simplon]]) operates 10% of the [[standard-gauge]] network. It manages the second major Alpine route Bern-Brig, via both [[Lötschberg Tunnel]]s (base and summit) and connection at Brig with SBB's [[Simplon Tunnel]] to Italy.<ref name=BLSFacts>{{cite web |url=http://www.bls.ch/e/unternehmen/blsag-facts.php |title=Facts at a glance |publisher=BLS AG |location=Bern, Switzerland |date=31 December 2013 |access-date=2015-04-11 |archive-date=2016-08-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160831050549/http://www.bls.ch/e/unternehmen/blsag-facts.php |url-status=dead }}</ref>

*''Total route length:'' {{convert|436|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}.<ref name="BLSKFInfra">{{cite web |date=31 December 2013 |title=BLS AG Infrastructure - Key Figures |url=http://www.bls.ch/e/infrastruktur/kennzahlen.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160619102527/http://www.bls.ch/e/infrastruktur/kennzahlen.php |archive-date=2016-06-19 |access-date=2015-04-11 |publisher=BLS AG |location=Bern, Switzerland}}</ref>

===SOB===
{{Main|Südostbahn}}
The original line of Schweizerische Südostbahn AG (SOB) runs on {{convert|147|km|mi|1|abbr=on}} (of which {{convert|123|km|mi|1|abbr=on}} are their own) between [[St. Gallen]] (previously [[Romanshorn]]) and [[Lucerne]]. The hourly [[InterRegio]] (IR) train running on this route is [[named train|called]] ''[[Voralpen Express]]'' which refers to the pre-alpine landscape it runs through from [[Eastern Switzerland|Eastern]] to [[Central Switzerland]]. The line touches [[Herisau]], the main town of the canton of [[Appenzell Ausserrhoden]], the [[Toggenburg]] valley, the [[Seedamm|lakeside dam]] on [[Lake Zurich]], the high moorland of [[Rothenturm]], [[Lake Zug]] and [[Lake Lucerne]].<ref name=SOBN>{{cite web |url=http://www.sob.ch/unternehmen/ueber-uns/in-zahlen.html |title=Die SOB in Zahlen |publisher=Schweizerische Südostbahn AG |location=St. Gallen, Switzerland |language=de |access-date=2015-04-21}}</ref> Since 2020, the SOB also operates the ''[[Südostbahn#Treno Gottardo|Treno Gottardo]]'' over the old [[Gotthard railway]] between [[Basel]]/[[Zurich]] and [[Locarno]], and since 2021 the ''[[Südostbahn#Aare Linth|Aare Linth]]'' between [[Bern]] and [[Chur]] (both are InterRegio services).

===Rail links to other countries===
[[File:EC250 "Giruno" on test run.jpg|thumb|Operated by the [[Swiss Federal Railways]], the [[Giruno|EC 250 Giruno]] provides international connections across the [[Alps]] through the 57 kilometre-long [[Gotthard Base Tunnel]]]]
*Standard gauge {{RailGauge|1435mm}}
**[[Rail transport in Austria|Austria]] – same voltage 15 kV, 16.7&nbsp;Hz AC
**[[Rail transport in France|France]] – voltage change 15 kV, 16.7&nbsp;Hz AC / 25 kV, 50&nbsp;Hz AC or 1,500 V DC
**[[Rail transport in Germany|Germany]] – same voltage 15 kV, 16.7&nbsp;Hz AC
**[[Rail transport in Italy|Italy]] – voltage change 15 kV, 16.7&nbsp;Hz AC / 3 kV DC
**[[Rail transport in Liechtenstein|Liechtenstein]] – same voltage 15 kV, 16.7&nbsp;Hz AC

Although Austria, Germany and Liechtenstein all use the same voltage as Switzerland, dedicated types of locomotives are necessary due to Switzerland using narrower [[Pantograph (rail)|pantographs]].

The [[Germany|German]] national railway company [[Deutsche Bahn]] (DB) owns cross-border lines from the German border to [[Basel Badischer Bahnhof]] station, which is also operated by DB. It also owns and operates an east–west line across the [[canton of Schaffhausen]] that forms a link in the largely German [[High Rhine Railway]], and jointly owns [[Schaffhausen railway station]] with [[Swiss Federal Railways]] (SBB). Another [[Eglisau–Neuhausen railway|railway line]], corresponding to the shortest route between {{rws|Zurich HB}} and Schaffhausen, passes over German territory with two railway stations ({{rws|Jestetten}}, {{rws|Lottstetten}}) served by SBB and it's subsidiary [[Thurbo]].

The German DB operates long-distance trains from Germany to Swiss cities, including [[Intercity-Express|ICE]] services to {{rws|Basel SBB}}, Zürich HB, {{rws|Bern}}, {{rws|Chur}} and {{rws|Interlaken Ost}}. On the other hand, SBB runs [[EuroCity]] (EC) services into Germany on the lines between Zurich HB and {{rws|München Hbf}} (via the Austrian city of [[Bregenz]]) and {{rws|Stuttgart Hbf}}, respectively. There is also one [[InterRegio]] (IR) line and one [[RegioExpress]] (RE) having the German border city of [[Konstanz]] as their terminus. [[SBB GmbH]], SBB's German subsidiary, also operates a regional line, named the [[Seehas]], and two lines of [[Basel S-Bahn]] on German territory close to the [[Germany–Switzerland border|Swiss border]].  

[[TGV Lyria]], a joint-venture between SBB and the French [[SNCF]], operates high-speed trains between [[Paris]] or southern France and {{rws|Geneve-Cornavin}}, {{rws|Lausanne}}, Basel SBB and Zurich HB. Some [[RegioExpress]] (RE) trains of SBB also connect with stations in France. The [[Léman Express]] is a commuter rail system linking Geneva with stations in Switzerland and France.

[[Austrian Federal Railways]] (ÖBB) operates the [[Railjet]] and the ''[[Transalpin]]'' (a EC service) between Zurich HB and several destinations in Austria. The services run via [[Buchs SG]] and call at [[Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof|Innsbruck Hbf]], [[Salzburg Hauptbahnhof|Salzburg Hbf]] and [[Wien Hauptbahnhof|Wien Hbf]]/[[Graz Hauptbahnhof|Graz Hbf]], besides others.

SBB and the Italian [[Trenitalia]] jointly operate EC services between Switzerland and Italy. These services are running between {{rws|Geneve-Cornavin}} and {{rws|Milano Centrale}} or even {{rws|Venezia Santa Lucia}} via the [[Simplon Tunnel]]. Between Basel and Milan via Bern and the [[Lötschberg Base Tunnel|Lötschberg Base]] and Simplon Tunnels, and between Zurich HB and Milan via the [[Gotthard railway|Gotthard route]].

There are also [[EuroNight]] (EN) services between Switzerland and other European countries.
The Austrian ÖBB operates [[Nightjet]] (NJ) trains between Swiss and Austrian and German destinations.

==Narrow-gauge railways==
{{see also|List of narrow-gauge railways in Switzerland}}

===RhB and MGB===
[[File:Landwasser Viaduct.jpg|thumb|The [[Glacier Express]] (here on the [[Landwasser Viaduct]]) is the longest distance train in Switzerland. It runs from [[Zermatt]] to [[St. Moritz]], on both MGB and RhB networks]]
The [[Rhätische Bahn]] (RhB) is the longest [[metre-gauge railway]] in Switzerland, linking [[Arosa]], [[Disentis]], [[Davos]], [[St. Moritz]] in the high Alps, and Tirano in Italy with [[Chur]], a rail junction with the SBB. It passes through the upper Rhine Valley and several side valleys, as well as the [[Engadin]]e, the upper valley of the river [[Inn (river)|Inn]]. The [[Bernina Pass]] is the highest point on this line, at 2253 m. It is also the [[List of highest railways in Europe|highest rail crossing in Europe]]. Total length: 366 kilometres.<ref name=RhBProfil>{{cite web |url=https://www.rhb.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/redaktion/Ueber_die_RhB/Unternehmen/Dokumente/Unternehmensprofil/Unternehmensprofil_2014.pdf |title=Profil 2014. Faszinierend anders unterwegs |publisher=RhB Rhätische Bahn |date=2015 |location=Chur, Switzerland |language=de |page=27 |access-date=2015-04-11 }}{{Dead link|date=September 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

The former [[Furka Oberalp Bahn]] (FO) was a [[metre-gauge]] railway in the high southern alps. Its name referred to two passes, the [[Furka Pass]] and the [[Oberalp Pass]]. The Furka Pass lies at the upper end of the Rhône valley. The Oberalp Pass is the highest point on this line at 2033 metres, and lies at the upper end of the [[Rhine]] valley. The total length of the railway was 100 kilometres, and the line runs from [[Disentis]] to [[Brig, Switzerland|Brig]]. Brig is a rail junction with the SBB and BLS and sits at the north end of the Simplon tunnel on the Milan to Lausanne CFF line and Milan to Bern BLS line.

The former [[BVZ Zermatt-Bahn]] (BVZ; BVZ means Brig Visp Zermatt) was a short line between [[Brig, Switzerland|Brig]] and [[Zermatt]]. It passes through the [[Visp]] and [[Matt Valley]]s, tributaries of the [[Rhône]]. Total length: 43 kilometres.

In 2003, the FO and BVZ merged to form the [[Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn]] (MGB).<ref name=MGBBD>{{cite web |url=http://www.matterhorngotthardbahn.ch/de/footer/ueber_mgbahn/betriebsdaten/Pages/default.aspx |title=Betriebsdaten |publisher=MGB matterhorn gotthard bahn |date=2015 |location=Brig, Switzerland |language=de |access-date=2015-04-11}}</ref>

The ''[[Glacier Express]]'' (GEX) runs on the combined three line route St. Moritz/Davos-Filisur-Chur-Disentis-Andermatt-Brig-Visp-Zermatt. A one-day trip in panoramic-view cars takes tourists from St. Moritz/Davos to Zermatt, or vice versa, through some of the most spectacular scenery of the Alps. It is the longest distance train, the journey from Zermatt to St. Moritz lasting about 8 hours.

===Further narrow-gauge railways===
The [[Appenzeller Bahnen]] (AB) with its total of 77&nbsp;km of mainly metre-gauge tracks just recently combined (2006) the earlier separate [[Trogenerbahn]] from [[St. Gallen]] to [[Trogen, Switzerland|Trogen]], the standard-gauge railway from [[Rorschach, Switzerland]] to [[Heiden, Switzerland]], the short track of the funicular from [[Rheineck]] to [[Walzenhausen]], as well as the previous Appenzeller Bahnen. The AB connects main spots within [[Appenzell|both Appenzells]] with St. Gallen and [[Altstätten]] in the [[Alpine Rhine Valley]].<ref name=ABGB>{{cite web |url=http://www.appenzellerbahnen.ch/Portals/0/AB_geschaeftsbericht_2013.pdf |title=AB Fahren, Geschäftsbericht 2013 |publisher=Appenzeller Bahnen AG |date=2014 |location=Herisau, Switzerland |page=32 |type=Annual Report |language=de |access-date=2015-04-12 |archive-date=2015-09-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923172709/http://www.appenzellerbahnen.ch/Portals/0/AB_geschaeftsbericht_2013.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

[[File:20040529K243-27.jpg|thumb|A [[Golden Pass]] train near [[Gstaad]] ]]
The [[Montreux Oberland Bernois Railway]] (MOB) runs 75 kilometres-long [[Montreux–Lenk im Simmental line]] from [[Montreux]] on [[Lake Geneva]] to [[Zweisimmen]], with a connecting line to [[Lenk]] in the [[Simmental]]. The section from Montreux to Zweisimmen, approximately 63 kilometres long, is part of the "Golden Pass Panorama" trip from Montreux to [[Interlaken]] (and further to Lucerne), a trip which combines rides on the MOB, for some connections the BLS, and from Interlaken onwards the Zentralbahn (zb).<ref name=MOBRG>{{cite web |url=http://www.zentralbahn.ch/sites/default/files/GB2014_final.pdf |title=2014 Rapport de gestion |publisher=Compagnie du Chemin de fer Montreux - Oberland bernois SA |location=Montreux (VD), Switzerland |date=2015 |language=fr |page=4 |type=Annual Report |access-date=2015-07-13}}</ref><ref name=MVRRG>{{cite web |url=http://www.goldenpass.ch/assets/media/cms/images/global/Rapports_de_gestion/MVR_2014.pdf |title=2014 Rapport de gestion |publisher=Transports Montreux - Vevey - Riviera SA |location=Montreux (VD), Switzerland |date=2015 |language=fr |page=3 |type=Annual Report |access-date=2015-07-13 |archive-date=2015-11-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151123051148/http://www.goldenpass.ch/assets/media/cms/images/global/Rapports_de_gestion/MVR_2014.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

From [[Interlaken]], the narrow-gauge [[Brünigbahn]] section of the [[Zentralbahn|Zentralbahn (zb)]] runs 74 kilometres further to [[Lucerne]]. It skirts [[Lake Brienz]] and passes through the range of mountains to the north of the lake via [[Brünig Pass]], and then drops into Obwalden (the Sarner Aa valley) to Lucerne. The zb also runs the line between Lucerne and [[Engelberg]].<ref name=zbGB>{{cite web |url=http://www.zentralbahn.ch/sites/default/files/GB2014_final.pdf |title=zb Geschäftsbericht 2014 |publisher=zb Zentralbahn AG |location=Stansstad (NW), Switzerland |date=2015 |language=de |pages=31–33 |type=Annual Report |access-date=2015-07-13}}</ref>

The [[Chemins de fer du Jura]] (CJ), the railways of the Jura canton in northern Switzerland, is an 85-kilometre rail network of which 74&nbsp;km is metre gauge, the remaining 11&nbsp;km being standard gauge. It connects La Chaux-de-Fonds to Glovelier and Tramelan, both via Le Noirmont.<ref name=CJGB>{{cite web |url=http://www.les-cj.ch/unternehmen/in_zahlen |title=Die CJ in Zahlen & Geschäftsbericht 2013 |publisher=Chemins de fer du Jura |location=Tavannes, JU, Switzerland |date=14 May 2014 |language=fr, de |type=Annual Report |access-date=2015-05-21 |archive-date=2018-01-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180108062528/https://www.les-cj.ch/unternehmen/in_zahlen |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The [[Aargau Verkehr]] company operates two unconnected narrow gauge lines; the [[Menziken–Aarau–Schöftland railway line|Menziken–Aarau–Schöftland line]] operates in the centre of the [[canton of Aargau]], whilst the [[Bremgarten–Dietikon railway line|Bremgarten–Dietikon line]] operates across the border between the [[canton of Zurich]] and eastern Aargau. The two lines have a total length of {{convert|51|km}}.

[[File:Overlooking Lauterbrunnen.jpg|thumb|left|Narrow-gauge lines are renowned for their scenic views (here the WAB between [[Lauterbrunnen]] and [[Wengen]])]]
The [[Berner Oberland Bahn]] (BOB) is a 24-kilometre line from Interlaken to [[Lauterbrunnen]] and [[Grindelwald]]. It begins at Interlaken Ost station and divides at Zweilütschinen, about 10 kilometres south of Interlaken. The western branch leads to Lauterbrunnen, while the eastern branch leads to Grindelwald. It is possible to make a loop by taking the Lauterbrunnen branch and returning via the Grindelwald branch. The two branches are connected by the Wengernalp Bahn.

The [[Wengernalpbahn]] (WAB) is a 19-kilometre line from [[Lauterbrunnen]] to [[Grindelwald]], leading over the Eiger ridge at the junction station of [[Kleine Scheidegg]]. In the winter, this junction is a ski resort served by many lifts and trails, as well as the rail line. Skiers can ride the train from the valleys below to return to the top of the runs.

The [[Jungfraubahn]] (JB), which is also rack-and-pinion throughout, starts at Kleine Scheidegg and runs 9 kilometres through tunnels in the [[Eiger]] and [[Mönch]], leading to the "Jungfraujoch", a saddle between the Mönch and the [[Jungfrau]] summits. At the saddle are a visitor centre and an observatory. The [[Aletsch Glacier]], largest in Europe, runs to the south toward the [[Rhône]] valley.

The [[Bergbahn Lauterbrunnen-Mürren]] (BLM) is 6&nbsp;km long, divided into two independent parts, the first part being a cable car (which runs above the old [[funicular]] railway, which was replaced in 2006), the second an [[Rail adhesion|adhesion]] railway.

The [[Chemin de fer Martigny–Châtelard]] (MC) is 19&nbsp;km long, with one rack railway section, in the canton of Valais.
It connects with the [[Saint-Gervais–Vallorcine railway]] in France, the joint services being marketed as
''Mont-Blanc Express''.

In the [[canton of Vaud]], metre-gauge railways include the [[Chemin de fer Nyon-St-Cergue-Morez]], the [[Chemin de fer Bière-Apples-Morges]], the [[Chemin de fer Yverdon–Ste-Croix]], the [[Chemin de fer Bex–Villars–Bretaye]] and the [[Chemin de fer Lausanne–Echallens–Bercher]], as well as part of the longer [[Montreux–Lenk im Simmental line]].

The [[Ferrovia Lugano–Ponte Tresa]] (FLP), in canton Ticino, runs 12.3 kilometres from [[Lugano]] to [[Ponte Tresa]].

The [[Gornergrat Bahn]] climbs for 9 kilometres from an elevation of 1600 metres near the Zermatt station of the Zermatt RR to a 3000-metre high-end station on the shoulder of the Monte Rosa Mountain. The entire route is a [[Rack railway|rack-and-pinion railway]].

At [[Brienz]] the [[Brienz Rothorn Bahn]] (BRB), a steam-hauled [[rack railway]], ascends to near the summit of the Brienzer Rothorn.

=== Narrow-gauge links to adjacent countries ===
* {{RailGauge|metre gauge|allk=on|nowrap=on|disp=/}} to [[Rail transport in France|France]]:
** [[Martigny–Châtelard Railway]] / [[Saint-Gervais–Vallorcine railway]] ({{lang|fr|[[Mont Blanc|Mont-Blanc]] Express}}), partially a [[rack railway]]

* {{RailGauge|metre gauge|allk=on|nowrap=on|disp=/}} to [[Rail transport in Italy|Italy]]:
** [[Bernina Railway]] ([[Rhaetian Railway]]), [[break-of-gauge]] and voltage change at [[Tirano]]
** [[Domodossola–Locarno railway line]] ([[Regional Bus and Rail Company of Ticino|FART (ferrovie autolinee regionali ticinesi)]]) through the Swiss [[Centovalli]] and Italian [[Valle Vigezzo]]

* {{RailGauge|750 mm gauge|allk=on|nowrap=on|disp=/}} gauge to [[Rail transport in Austria|Austria]]:
** The [[International Rhine Regulation Railway]], a former industrial railway (now a [[heritage railway]]) along and across the [[Alpine Rhine]]

==Urban rail==

===Trams===
{{Main|List of town tramway systems in Switzerland}}
There are trams operating on nine systems in seven Swiss cities. Street-running tramways are nearly
all {{RailGauge|1000mm}}. The [[Chemin de fer Bex–Villars–Bretaye]] (BVB)
in [[Bex]] is more of a mixed interuban light rail line connected to a [[rack railway]] but it does have some street running portions, particularly in Bex where the BVB operates along the right of way of a tramway system originally built in the 1890s.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! City
! System
! Start of<br/>electric<br/>operations
! Gauge
! notes
|-
| rowspan=2 | [[Basel]]
| [[Basler Verkehrs-Betriebe]] (BVB)<ref name=buckley>{{cite book |title=Tramways and Light Railways of Switzerland and Austria |last=Buckley |first=Richard |year=2000 |publisher=Light Rail Transit Association |isbn=0-948106-27-1}}</ref>
| 6 May 1892<ref name=buckley/>
| {{RailGauge|1000mm|allk=on}}
| 8 lines
|-
| [[Baselland Transport]] (BLT)<ref name=buckley/>
| 6 October 1902
| {{RailGauge|1000mm|allk=on}}
| 4 lines, {{convert|65.2|km|abbr=on}}, 100 trams, serves suburbs
|-
| [[Bern]]<ref name=buckley/>
| [[Städtische Verkehrsbetriebe Bern]]
| 1 July 1902
| {{RailGauge|1000mm|allk=on}}
| &nbsp;
|-
| [[Bex]]
| [[Bex–Villars–Bretaye railway]] (BVB)
| 1898
| {{RailGauge|1000mm|allk=on}}
| connects to rack railway in [[Villars-sur-Ollon]]
|-
| [[Geneva]]<ref name=buckley/>
| [[Transports Publics Genevois]]
| 22 September 1894
| {{RailGauge|1000mm|allk=on}}
| &nbsp;
|-
| [[Lausanne]]
| [[Tramway du sud-ouest lausannois]]
| 2 June 1991
| {{RailGauge|1435mm|allk=on}}
| &nbsp;
|-
| [[Neuchâtel]]<ref name=buckley/>
| [[Trams in Neuchâtel]]
| 16 May 1897
| {{RailGauge|1000mm|allk=on}}
| &nbsp;
|-
| rowspan = 2 | [[Zürich]]<ref name=buckley/>
| [[Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich]] (VBZ)
| 8 March 1894
| {{RailGauge|1000mm|allk=on}}
| &nbsp;
|-
| [[Stadtbahn Glattal]]
| 10 December 2006
| {{RailGauge|1000mm|allk=on}}
| &nbsp;
|}

===S-Bahn===
{{Further|S-Bahn#Switzerland}}
In many parts of Switzerland suburban commuter rail service is today known as [[S-Bahn]]. [[Clock-face scheduling]] in commuter rail has been first put in place on the line {{rws|Worb Dorf}}–{{rws|Worblaufen}} near [[Bern]] in 1964. In 1968, the ''[[Goldcoast (Switzerland)|Goldcoast]] Express'' on the [[Lake Zürich right-bank railway line|right side]] of [[Lake Zurich]] followed. In 1982, clock-face scheduling was introduced all over Switzerland. The term ''S-Bahn'' has been used since 1990 for the [[Zürich S-Bahn]], since 1995 for [[Bern S-Bahn]] and since 1997 for the [[Basel S-Bahn]]. Other S-Bahn services include [[Lucerne S-Bahn]], [[St. Gallen S-Bahn]], [[Aargau S-Bahn]], [[Chur S-Bahn]] and [[Schaffhausen S-Bahn]]. Additionally, other terms for commuter rail are in use, like ''[[Zug Stadtbahn|Stadtbahn Zug]]''.

Around [[Fribourg]] ([[RER Fribourg]]) and [[Lausanne]] ([[RER Vaud]]), it is known as {{lang|fr|Réseau Express Régional}} (RER), whereas in the region of [[Geneva]] the term is [[Léman Express]]. In the [[cantons of Switzerland|canton]] of [[Valais]], [[RegionAlps]]  offers S-Bahn services, while in the [[canton of Ticino]] such services are provided by [[Treni Regionali Ticino Lombardia|TILO]].

The commuter rail networks of Zurich, Basel, St. Gallen, Geneva, Schaffhausen and Ticino provide also cross-border transportation services into Austria, Germany, France and Italy, respectively. The Austrian [[Vorarlberg S-Bahn]] operates services with Swiss border stations as their terminus, with one service operating through [[Liechtenstein]]. The Italian [[Milan S Lines]] includes a service operating until the Swiss border station of {{rws|Chiasso}}. [[Bodensee S-Bahn]] groups several S-Bahn services around [[Lake Constance]] ({{lang|de|Bodensee}}) in Switzerland, Austria and Germany.

==Train categories==
{{Main|Train categories in Europe#Switzerland}}

==Tourist railways==
*[[List of heritage railways and funiculars in Switzerland]]
*[[List of mountain railways in Switzerland]]
*[[Panorama Express]]

==High-speed railways==
{{main|High-speed rail in Switzerland}}

==History==
{{main|History of rail transport in Switzerland}}
[[File:Lokomotive Rhein 1867.jpg|thumb|Locomotive used by the [[Swiss Northern Railway]] (1868 photograph)]]
The construction and operation of Swiss railways during the 19th century was carried out by private railways. The first internal line was a 16&nbsp;km line opened from [[Zürich]] to [[Baden, Switzerland|Baden]] in 1847, operated by the [[Swiss Northern Railway]]. By 1860 railways connected western and northeastern Switzerland but the Alps remained an insurmountable barrier for railways, which need low gradients. The first trans-alpine railway and north-south axis in Switzerland finally opened in 1882. It was the [[Gotthard Railway]], with at its heart the [[Gotthard Tunnel]], passing well below the [[Gotthard Pass]]. A second line was opened even lower under the [[Simplon Pass]] in 1906 (the [[Simplon Railway]]), and a third under the [[Lötschberg]] in 1913 (the [[Lötschberg Railway]]).

In 1901 the major railways were nationalised to form [[Swiss Federal Railways]]. During the first half of the 20th century they were electrified and slowly upgraded. After the [[Second World War]] rail rapidly lost its share of the rail market to road transport as car ownership rose and more roads were built. From 1970 the Federal Government has become more involved in upgrading the railways, especially in urban areas and on trunk routes under the [[Rail 2000]] project. In addition, two major trans-alpine routes—the Gotthard Railway and the Lötschberg approach to the Simplon—were rebuilt under the [[NRLA]] project. As a consequence, two new flat routes through the Alps opened in the early 21st century: The [[Lötschberg Base Tunnel]] in 2007 and the [[Gotthard Base Tunnel]] in 2016.

==Integration of services==

===Between rail services===
Services on the Swiss railway are integrated with each other and with other forms of public transport, such as local railways, postal buses, boats and cable transports, often in direct proximity, to minimise transfer times. Unlike its European neighbours, Switzerland has not developed a comprehensive high-speed rail network,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss_news/Railway_upgrades_include_no_fast_track.html?cid=8540784 |title=Railway upgrades include no fast track - SWI |publisher=Swissinfo.ch |date=2010-03-24 |access-date=2015-04-17}}</ref> with the running speed on its one stretch, called the Rothrist-Mattstetten line, of relatively high-speed line being 200&nbsp;km/h.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rts.ch/video/info/journal-19h30/120993-rail-2000-le-nouveau-troncon-rothrist-mattstetten-permet-de-relier-zurich-a-berne-en-moins-d-une-heure.html |title=Rail 2000: le nouveau tronçon Rothrist - Mattstetten permet de relier Zurich à Berne en moins d'une heure - Le 19h30 - TV - Play RTS - Radio Télévision Suisse |publisher=Rts.ch |access-date=2015-04-17}}</ref> Instead the priority is not so much the speeding up of trains between cities, but the reduction of connection times through the nodal system.<ref>{{cite web |page=3 |url=http://www.osaka-sandai.ac.jp/ce/rt/19xx/07/WCTR-070501j.pdf |title=Comparative Analysis of Swiss and Japanese Trunk Railway Network Structures |publisher=Osaka-sandai.ac.jp |access-date=2015-04-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012013539/http://www.osaka-sandai.ac.jp/ce/rt/19xx/07/WCTR-070501j.pdf |archive-date=2013-10-12 }}</ref> Journey times on main lines between hubs are multiples of 15 minutes so that on the hour or half-hour all trains stand in the main stations at the same time, thus minimising connection times. Indeed, the above-mentioned Rothrist-Mattstetten line reduces journey times from Bern to Zurich from 72 minutes to 57 minutes,<ref name=LFSTP>{{cite thesis |url=http://upcommons.upc.edu/pfc/bitstream/2099.1/13979/1/LEARNING%20FROM%20SWISS%20TRANSPORT%20POLICY_Lydia%20Alonso.pdf |type=Dissertation |title=Learning From Swiss Transport Policy |author=Lydia Alonso Martínez
|publisher=UPC Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – Barcelona Tech |location=Barcelona, Spain |access-date=2015-04-17}}</ref>{{rp|29}} in keeping with the [[clock-face scheduling]].

{|style="margin:1em auto;"
|-
| [[File:Zürich Hauptbahnhof Querhalle, 2010.jpg|thumb|right|[[SBB Clock]] and main timetable display at [[Zürich HB]]. Note the national and international departures<!--Fernverkehr side--> after 16:30 and 17:00]]
| [[File:Aigle gare TPC.jpg|thumb|Regional trains waiting at [[Aigle railway station]]]]
| [[File:Postauto-Haltestelle am Bahnhof Bellinzona.jpg|thumb|right|Postal buses waiting outside [[Bellinzona railway station]]]]
|}

===Between modes of transport===
Rail timetables are integrated<ref name=LFSTP/>{{rp|36}} with the extensive<ref name=LFSTP/>{{rp|18}} network of postal buses (branded as ''PostBus'', {{langx|fr|CarPostal}}, {{langx|de|PostAuto}}, {{langx|it|AutoPostale}}) which serve both plain and high mountain villages. For example, on postal bus line 12.381<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fahrplanfelder.ch/fileadmin/fap_pdf_fields/2011/12.381.pdf |title=Sion-Les Hauderes timetable |publisher=Fahrplanfelder.ch |access-date=2015-04-17}}</ref> the 10:35 from the mountain village of Les Haudères is planned to arrive in the regional city of Sion at 11:20 where a train departs the station (located next to the bus station) at 11:24 for Visp. Indeed, it is a familiar sight to for the postal cars to be already lined up outside the station for the arriving train. From this perspective, the Swiss rail network functions as the core of a wider public transport network. Other modes of transport concerned by the integrated timetable are boats (for instance at [[Thun railway station]]) and cable transports (for instance at [[Fiesch railway station]]).

==Costs and subsidies==
[[File:Crossrail BR 185 Hohtenn.jpg|thumb|A goods train on the [[Lötschberg railway|Lötschberg summit line]]. About CHF&nbsp;18&nbsp;billion have been spent on modernizing the [[Gotthard Pass|Gotthard]] and [[Lötschberg]] axis,  both part of the [[NRLA]] project]]
Although public investment is positively correlated with a given railway system's performance, the European Railway Performance Index finds differences in the value that countries receive in return for their public cost. The 2017 Index found Switzerland captures high value for money relative to the average ratio of performance to cost among European countries.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bcg.com/en-ch/publications/2017/transportation-travel-tourism-2017-european-railway-performance-index.aspx  |title=the 2017 European Railway Performance Index |date=8 January 2021 |publisher=Boston Consulting Group}}</ref>

===Passenger transport===
In 2012, the total costs for passenger transport on Swiss railway network was CHF&nbsp;8.88 billion, of which CHF&nbsp;4.46 billion (50%) were due to infrastructure costs, CHF&nbsp;3.98 billion (45%) were costs of transportation means, CHF&nbsp;427 million due to environmental and health costs, and CHF&nbsp;25 million due to accidents.<ref name=costs>{{cite web |url=http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/news/publikationen.html?publicationID=6862 |title=Kosten und Finanzierung des Verkehrs Strasse und Schiene 2012 |publisher=Swiss Federal Statistical Office |location=Neuchâtel, Switzerland |date=10 December 2015 |pages=6, 9, 11 |format=PDF |language=de |access-date=2015-12-20}}</ref>

CHF&nbsp;4.28 billion, or 48.2%, were paid by passengers, and CHF&nbsp;4.15 billion (or 47%) came from [[rail subsidies]] provided by federal, cantonal, and municipal contributions.  CHF&nbsp;426 million (or 4.8%) were contributed by the common weal (accident and health insurances, environmental funds etc.).<ref name=costs/>

===Freight transport===
In 2012, the total costs for freight transport on Swiss railway network was CHF&nbsp;2.063 billion, of which CHF&nbsp;779 million (37.8%) were due to infrastructure costs, CHF&nbsp;900 million (43.6%) were costs of transportation means, CHF&nbsp;59 million due to environmental and health costs, and CHF&nbsp;325 million (15.8%) due to accidents.<ref name=costs/>

CHF&nbsp;1.058 billion, or 51.3%, were paid by customers, and CHF&nbsp;122 million (5.9%) by transporting companies, while CHF&nbsp;555 million (26.9%) were subsidised by federal, cantonal, and municipal contributions. CHF&nbsp;328 millions (15.9%) were contributed by the common weal (accident and health insurances, environmental funds etc.).<ref name=costs/>

==See also==
*[[List of railway companies in Switzerland]]
*[[High-speed rail in Switzerland]]
*[[History of rail transport in Switzerland]]
*[[Swiss locomotive and railcar classification]]
*[[Transportation in Switzerland]]
*[[:Category:Railway stations in Switzerland by canton]]
*[[List of busiest railway stations in Switzerland]]
*[[List of highest railway stations in Switzerland]]

==Notes and references==
===Notes===
{{Reflist|group=note}}

===References===
{{Reflist|colwidth=30em}}

===Bibliography===
{{refbegin}}
*{{cite book|last=Organ|first=John|title=Swiss Narrow Gauge: featuring steam in the Alps|series=Narrow Gauge Branch Lines series|date=2003|publisher=Middleton Press|location=Midhurst, West Sussex, UK|isbn=190170694X}}
*{{cite book|last=Organ|first=John|title=Northern Alpine Narrow Gauge: Interlaken to Puchberg|series=Narrow Gauge Branch Lines series|date=2012|publisher=Middleton Press|location=Midhurst, West Sussex, UK|isbn=9781908174376}}
*{{cite book|last=Organ|first=John|title=Southern Alpine Narrow Gauge: Montreux to Tirano|series=Narrow Gauge Branch Lines series|date=2012|publisher=Middleton Press|location=Midhurst, West Sussex, UK|isbn=9781908174222}}
{{refend}}

==External links==
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* [http://www.rail-info.ch/index.en.html Swiss narrow-gauge railways]

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