Swiss Federal Railways

Summary

Swiss Federal Railways is a railway company^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of railway_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,435 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Swiss Federal Railways was a member of Railteam^[3].
• Swiss Federal Railways was a member of Association of German Transport Companies^[4].
• Swiss Federal Railways was a member of Public Transport Union^[5].
• Swiss Federal Railways was a member of International Union of Railways^[6].
• Swiss Federal Railways was a member of Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies^[7].
• Swiss Federal Railways was a member of RailNetEurope^[8].
• Swiss Federal Railways is in the country of Switzerland^[9].
• Swiss Federal Railways's instance of is recorded as railway company^[10].
• Swiss Federal Railways's item operated is recorded as System tasks customer information^[11].
• Swiss Federal Railways's headquarters location is recorded as Bern^[12].
• Swiss Federal Railways's child organization or unit is recorded as SBB Cargo^[13].
• Swiss Federal Railways's child organization or unit is recorded as SBB GmbH^[14].
• Swiss Federal Railways's child organization or unit is recorded as THURBO^[15].
• Swiss Federal Railways's child organization or unit is recorded as RegionAlps^[16].
• Swiss Federal Railways's child organization or unit is recorded as Elvetino^[17].
• Swiss Federal Railways's child organization or unit is recorded as SBB-Fachstelle Baukultur & Denkmalpflege^[18].
• Swiss Federal Railways's Commons category is recorded as SBB-CFF-FFS^[19].
• Swiss Federal Railways's industry is recorded as rail transport^[20].
• Swiss Federal Railways's sRGB color hex triplet is recorded as EC1B24^[21].
• Swiss Federal Railways's chairperson is recorded as Monika Ribar^[22].
• January 1, 1902 marks the founding of Swiss Federal Railways^[23].
• Swiss Federal Railways's location of formation is recorded as Bern^[24].
• Swiss Federal Railways's official website is recorded as https://www.sbb.ch/^[25].
• Swiss Federal Railways's official website is recorded as https://www.cff.ch/^[26].
• Swiss Federal Railways's official website is recorded as https://www.ffs.ch/^[27].

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Founding

January 1, 1902 marks the founding of Swiss Federal Railways^[23]. Its location of formation is recorded as Bern^[24].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'de-ch', 'text': 'Schweizerische Bundesbahnen SBB'}^[28], {'lang': 'fr-ch', 'text': 'Chemins de fer fédéraux suisses CFF'}^[29], {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Ferrovie federali svizzere FFS'}^[30], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Swiss federal railways SFR'}^[31], and {'lang': 'rm', 'text': 'Viafiers federalas svizras VFS'}^[32]. Short names include {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'SBB'}^[33], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'CFF'}^[34], {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'FFS'}^[35], {'lang': 'rm', 'text': 'VFS'}^[36], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'SFR'}^[37], and {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'SBB CFF FFS'}^[38].

Leadership

Swiss Federal Railways's chairperson is recorded as Monika Ribar^[22]. Its director / manager is recorded as Vincent Ducrot^[39].

Operations

Swiss Federal Railways's headquarters location is recorded as Bern^[12]. Subsidiaries include SBB Cargo^[13], a transport company^[40], in Switzerland^[41], founded in 1999^[42], headquartered in Olten^[43]; SBB GmbH^[14], a transport company^[44], in Germany^[45], founded in 2005^[46], headquartered in Constance^[47]; THURBO^[15], a transport company^[48], in Switzerland^[49], founded in 2001^[50], headquartered in Kreuzlingen^[51]; RegionAlps^[16], a railway company^[52], in Switzerland^[53], founded in 2003^[54], headquartered in Martigny^[55]; Elvetino^[17], a company^[56], in Switzerland^[57], headquartered in Zurich^[58]; and SBB-Fachstelle Baukultur & Denkmalpflege^[18].

Industry

Swiss Federal Railways's industry is recorded as rail transport^[20].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Swiss Federal Railways include Basel SBB railway station^[59], a junction station^[60], in Switzerland^[61].

Why It Matters

Swiss Federal Railways ranks in the top 2% of railway_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,435 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[62] It is known by 68 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[63]

Entities named for it include Basel SBB railway station^[59], a junction station^[60], in Switzerland^[61].