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SBB GmbH, also known as SBB Deutschland, is a railway company that operates services in Germany and the cantons of Basel-City and Schaffhausen in Switzerland. It is a subsidiary of Swiss Federal Railways , the state railway company of Switzerland .
Distribution of Languages in Switzerland. SBB uses three official languages: German, French, and Italian. The Romansh-speaking regions in the canton of Grisons of Switzerland is served mostly by the Rhaetian Railway. Trains are branded "SBB CFF FFS". Stations are named and signposted exclusively in the language of the locality.
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. [22] Switzerland had excellent intensity of use, notably driven by passenger traffic, a good rating for quality of service, and an excellent rating for safety.
The named train Aare Linth was launched in December 2021. [4] It connects Chur, the capital of Canton Grisons, with the Swiss capital of Bern. The trains reverse direction at Zurich mainstation (Zürich HB), which is a cul-de-sac. The train is named after the Aare and Linth rivers, which it follows/crosses on its journey.
The following is a complete list of all 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) standard gauge railway companies which operate routes on Swiss territory. It also includes routes of foreign railway companies (e.g. Deutsche Bahn), but not routes of Swiss companies in neighbouring countries.
Switzerland has an extensive and reliable public transport network. Due to the clock-face schedule, the different modes of transports are well-integrated. There is a national integrated ticketing system for public transport, which is organized in tariff networks (for all train and bus services and some boat lines, cable cars and funiculars).
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Bernina Express Glacier Express. Panorama Express, abbreviated PE, is a special category of long-distance train in Switzerland.It was introduced with the December 2019 timetable change, and is generally used to denote tourism-focused services.