Rhaetian Railway
owner/operator of the largest network of private meter-gauge railways in the largest and easternmost canton in Switzerland, Grisons
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Summary
Rhaetian Railway is a railway undertaking[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of railway undertaking entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,635 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Public Transport Union[3], International Union of Railways[4], Q111695238[5]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Canton of the Grisons[6]
- Country: Switzerland[7]
- Instance of: railway infrastructure manager[8], adhesion railway[9]
- Founder: Willem Jan Holsboer[10]
- Item operated: Rhaetian Railway's Rail Network[11], Rhätische Bahn[12]
- Owned by: Canton of the Grisons[13], Switzerland[14]
- Headquarters location: Chur[15]
- Commons category: Rhätische Bahn[16]
- Industry: rail transport[17]
- Inception: February 7, 1888[18]
- Location of formation: Chur[19]
- Significant event: world's longest-ever passenger train[20]
- Official website: https://www.rhb.ch/[21]
- Topic's main category: Category:Rhaetian Railway[22]
- Record held: Q114920305[23]
- Director / manager: Stefan Engler[24]
- Track gauge: 1000 mm track gauge[25]
- Employees: 1500[26]
- Replaces: Lanquart-Davos AG[27], Bernina-Bahngesellschaft[28], Chemin de fer Coire-Arosa[29]
- Official name: Rhätische Bahn AG[30], Ferrovia retica SA[31], Viafier retica SA[32]
- Legal form: Aktiengesellschaft[33]
- Has characteristic: transboundary site[34]
- Date of official opening: 1888[35]
- Short name: RhB[36]
Why It Matters
Rhaetian Railway has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]