The Swiss rail network is noteworthy for its density, its coordination between services, its integration with other modes of transport, timeliness and...
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Switzerland has a dense network of roads and railways. The Swiss public transport network has a total length of 24,500 kilometres and has more than 2600...
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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...
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see Rail transport in Kenya Madagascar: see Rail transport in Madagascar Malawi: see Rail transport in Malawi Mauritius: see Rail transport in Mauritius...
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rail in Europe High-speed rail in Germany High-speed rail in Austria High-speed rail in France High-speed rail in Italy Rail transport in Switzerland...
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Schaan-Vaduz Forst Hilti Nendeln Schaanwald Transport in Liechtenstein Rail transport in Austria Rail transport in Switzerland Morgan, Sam (2 September 2020). "Liechtensteiners...
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Rail transport in Europe has diverse technological standards, operating concepts, and infrastructures. Common features are the widespread use of standard-gauge...
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Italiane History of rail transport in Italy Railway stations in Italy Transport in Italy Trenitalia Treno Alta Velocità Rail transport in Europe "Railway...
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Rail transport in France is marked by a clear predominance of passenger traffic, driven in particular by high-speed rail. The SNCF, the national state-owned...
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9-Euro-Ticket Rail transport by country Rail transport in Europe Transport in Germany History of rail transport in Germany German locomotive classification In reference...
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Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in tracks, which usually consist of two parallel...
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shares are held by the Swiss Confederation and the Swiss cantons. It is currently the largest rail and transport company of Switzerland; it operates on most...
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Transport for Wales Rail Limited, branded as Transport for Wales and TfW Rail (Welsh: Trafnidiaeth Cymru and TrC Trenau), is a Welsh publicly owned train...
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The history of rail transport began before the beginning of the common era. It can be divided into several discrete periods defined by the principal means...
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This article lists events relating to rail transport that occurred during the 1790s. The world's first railway viaduct, which became known as the "Covered...
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Rail transport in Australia is a component of the Australian transport system. It is to a large extent state-based, as each state largely has its own operations...
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This is a list of countries by rail usage. Usage of rail transport may be measured in tonne-kilometres (tkm) or passenger-kilometres (pkm) travelled for...
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Historiography of Switzerland History of Geneva History of rail transport in Switzerland History of the Swiss Air Force Military history of Switzerland Culture...
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Nightjet (category Passenger rail transport in Switzerland)
train services. Nightjet operates in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland and Switzerland. There are services provided by other...
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Rail freight transport is the use of railways and trains to transport cargo as opposed to human passengers. A freight train, cargo train, or goods train...
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The rail transport system in Denmark consists of 2,633 km of railway lines, of which the Copenhagen S-train network, the main line Helsingør-Copenhagen-Padborg...
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Switzerland Swiss labour law Taxation in Switzerland Transport in Switzerland Rail transport in Switzerland Merchant Marine of Switzerland trade data exclude...
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from Bern. in Zurich in less than an hour, as well as increasing traffic density on this structuring axis of the Swiss rail network. The Rail 2000 project...
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Rail transport is an important mode of long-distance transportation in China. As of 2024, the country had more than 159,000 km (98,798 mi)[a] of railways...
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Rail transport in Lithuania consists of freight shipments and passenger services. The construction of the first railway line in Lithuania began in 1859...
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British Rail Class 231 is a class of eleven diesel-electric multiple units of the FLIRT family, which have been built for Transport for Wales by Swiss rolling...
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This list of countries by rail transport network size based on length of rail lines. For the purposes of this page, railway has been defined as a fixed...
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The Swiss Museum of Transport or Verkehrshaus der Schweiz (literally "Transportation House of Switzerland") in Lucerne opened in July 1959 and exhibits...
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City Night Line (category Passenger rail transport in Switzerland)
international high-speed rail network, DB realised it had to adapt its night train services to the changing requirements of the transport market. The target...
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this company always appears with its full name. RAIL-INFO SWITZERLAND (in English) BLT Baselland Transport AG (Basel) BVB Basler Verkehrs-Betriebe (Basel)...
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