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Appenzell Railways
Narrow gauge railway company in Appenzell Innerhhoden and Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Appenzell Railways (German: Appenzeller Bahnen, AB) is a Swiss railway company with headquarters in Herisau. It operates a network of railways in the cantons of Appenzell Innerrhoden, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, St. Gallen and Thurgau.
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Native name | Appenzeller Bahnen (German) |
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Company type | AG/SA |
ISIN | CH0026212446 |
Industry | Public transport |
Founded | 1 January 2006; 18 years ago (2006-01-01) (retroactive) |
Headquarters | , Switzerland |
Key people | Ernst Boos (CEO), Thomas Baumgartner (director) |
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Number of employees | 216 (as of 2020)[1] |
Divisions | Passenger |
Website | http://www.appenzellerbahnen.ch/ |
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Quick Facts Overview, Dates of operation ...
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Dates of operation | 1875–present |
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Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge, 1,200 mm (3 ft 11+1⁄4 in), 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge |
Electrification | 1500 V / DC, 600 V / DC, 15 kV 16.7 Hz Overhead line[1] |
Length | 93,592 km (58,155.4 mi)[1] |
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It was founded in 2006 through the merger of the former Appenzeller Bahnen (founded in 1988) with the Rorschach–Heiden railway, Rheineck–Walzenhausen mountain railway and Trogenerbahn. In 2021, AB acquired the Frauenfeld-Wil railway.