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			2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	Δ%
	Income statement
	Operating income The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	CHF m	8,786	8,988	9,442	9,645	9,864	2.3	Diagram Files Footnote Download Widget export Copy link
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	Traffic revenue	CHF m	4,109	4,146	4,280	4,382	4,439	1.3	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Passenger revenues	CHF m	3,155	3,165	3,316	3,393	3,468	2.2	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Long-Distance Services	CHF m	2,340	2,319	2,428	2,483	2,532	2.0	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Regional Services	CHF m	814	846	888	909	936	2.9	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Freight revenues	CHF m	822	851	838	868	835	-3.8	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Operating services revenue	CHF m	44	48	39	35	39	9.9	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Revenue from infrastructure use	CHF m	88	82	87	86	97	12.5	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Public-sector funding The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	CHF m	2,291	2,466	2,666	2,720	2,802	3.0	Diagram Footnote Link Download Widget export Copy link
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	Grants for regional passenger services	CHF m	602	624	622	653	684	4.7	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Contributions to the rail infrastructure	CHF m	1,670	1,826	2,030	2,058	2,117	2.8	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Grants for freight traffic	CHF m	19	16	13	8	1	-88.7	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Rental income from real estate	CHF m	440	458	487	508	559	10.0	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Other income	CHF m	830	820	827	841	841	0.1	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Own work capitalised	CHF m	1,116	1,098	1,183	1,194	1,222	2.4	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Operating expenses The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	CHF m	-8,479	-8,700	-8,941	-9,059	-9,377	-3.5	Diagram Files Download Widget export Copy link
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	Cost of materials	CHF m	-751	-721	-747	-728	-738	-1.4	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Personnel expenses	CHF m	-4,121	-4,168	-4,213	-4,226	-4,314	-2.1	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Other operating expenses	CHF m	-1,667	-1,681	-1,755	-1,833	-1,982	-8.1	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Depreciation	CHF m	-1,940	-2,130	-2,226	-2,273	-2,343	-3.1	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Depreciation of financial assets	CHF m	—	0	0	0	-13	—	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Depreciation of tangible assets	CHF m	-1,812	-1,984	-2,066	-2,096	-2,137	-2.0	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Depreciation of intangible assets	CHF m	-128	-146	-160	-177	-194	-9.4	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Operating result/EBIT before write-down	CHF m	307	288	501	586	487	-16.8	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Write-down	CHF m	0	0	-189	0	0	—	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Operating result/EBIT	CHF m	307	288	313	586	487	-16.8	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Financial result	CHF m	-198	-120	-104	-105	-91	13.8	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Financial income	CHF m	12	27	22	13	11	-12.2	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Financial expenses	CHF m	-210	-147	-126	-119	-102	13.6	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Profit from real estate sales The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	CHF m	142	225	207	107	86	-20.1	Diagram Footnote Download Widget export Copy link
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	Income taxes	CHF m	-5	-10	-11	-13	-14	-10.1	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Minority interests	CHF m	0	-3	-6	-6	-4	28.9	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Consolidated result The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	CHF m	246	381	399	568	463	-18.5	Diagram Files Footnote Download Widget export Copy link
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	Balance sheet
	Assets	CHF m	39,258	44,039	45,174	46,565	48,918	5.1	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Current assets	CHF m	1,709	1,794	1,963	2,063	2,342	13.5	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Fixed assets	CHF m	37,549	42,245	43,211	44,502	46,576	4.7	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Financial assets	CHF m	485	386	403	431	345	-20.0	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Property, plant and equipment	CHF m	28,224	32,827	33,234	33,671	35,118	4.3	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Assets under construction	CHF m	7,878	8,039	8,604	9,421	10,097	7.2	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Intangible assets	CHF m	963	993	969	978	1,017	3.9	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Equity and liabilities	CHF m	39,258	44,039	45,174	46,565	48,918	5.1	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Public loans (Federal and cantonal)	CHF m	14,278	18,932	19,563	20,251	21,730	7.3	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Interest-bearing debt The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	CHF m	8,792	9,199	9,022	9,279	9,624	3.7	Diagram Footnote Download Widget export Copy link
Diagram Interest-bearing debt Footnote Net interest-bearing debt was CHF 8.91 billion, previous year: CHF 8.62 billion, +3.4 per cent. Export widget Share Link copied
	Other foreign capital	CHF m	4,565	3,903	4,177	4,050	4,113	1.6	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Equity, incl. minority interests	CHF m	11,623	12,005	12,412	12,985	13,451	3.6	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Free cash flow The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.								Footnote Copy link
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	Total cash flow	CHF m	-340	-137	212	42	53	26.7	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Cash flow from financing for commercial investments and pension fund restructuring	CHF m	183	402	-184	257	346	34.7	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Free cash flow after public-sector financing of rail infrastructure	CHF m	-523	-540	396	-215	-293	-36.3	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Cash flow from public-sector financing of rail infrastructure	CHF m	2,073	2,142	1,950	2,012	2,123	5.5	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Free cash flow before public-sector financing of rail infrastructure	CHF m	-2,596	-2,682	-1,553	-2,227	-2,416	-8.5	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Cash flow from investing activities	CHF m	-3,398	-2,860	-3,169	-3,445	-3,617	-5.0	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Cash flow from operating activities	CHF m	802	178	1,616	1,218	1,201	-1.4	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Public-sector funding
	Total public-sector funding The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	CHF m	3,388	13,150	3,371	3,466	4,374	26.2	Diagram Footnote Download Widget export Copy link
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	Payments reflected in income statement	CHF m	2,291	2,466	2,666	2,720	2,802	3.0	Diagram Link Download Widget export Copy link
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	Contributions to the rail infrastructure	CHF m	1,670	1,826	2,030	2,058	2,117	2.8	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Grants for regional passenger services	CHF m	602	624	622	653	684	4.7	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Grants for freight traffic	CHF m	19	16	13	8	1	-88.7	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Increase in loans, non-repayable contributions The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	CHF m	1,097	10,684	705	746	1,572	110.7	Diagram Footnote Download Widget export Copy link
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	Increase in loans for financing of rail infrastructure The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	CHF m	1,017	4,655	631	688	1,479	115.1	Diagram Footnote Download Widget export Copy link
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	Non-repayable contributions to investments	CHF m	80	6,029	74	58	92	58.4	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Additions to assets
	Additions to assets reflected in the balance sheet The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	CHF m	3,596	6,955	3,539	3,564	4,534	27.2	Diagram Files Footnote Download Widget export Copy link
Diagram Additions to assets reflected in the balance sheet Files F030pe_SBB_AdditionsToAssets.pptx Footnote Capitalisable additions to fixed and intangible assets reflected in the balance sheet. 2019: subsequent additions to assets in connection with the Gotthard Base Tunnel. 2016: On June 1, 2016, SBB took over the Gotthard Base Tunnel from AlpTransit Gotthard Ltd. Export widget Share Link copied
	Passenger services The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	CHF m	828	578	722	750	895	19.2	Diagram Footnote Download Widget export Copy link
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	Real Estate	CHF m	551	554	683	619	586	-5.3	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Freight services	CHF m	28	18	30	34	34	1.3	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Infrastructure The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	CHF m	2,140	5,771	2,075	2,138	2,993	40.0	Diagram Footnote Download Widget export Copy link
Diagram Infrastructure Footnote Increase attributable particularly to CEVA, construction of the Eppenberg tunnel and the upgrade of the north-south corridor to 4 metres headroom as well as subsequent additions to assets in connection with the Gotthard Base Tunnel. Export widget Share Link copied
	Network The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	CHF m	2,018	5,693	1,998	2,029	2,847	40.4	Diagram Footnote Download Widget export Copy link
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	Energy	CHF m	123	79	77	110	146	33.0	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Group-level units	CHF m	49	33	29	23	26	15.4	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	SBB as a purchaser
	Purchasing volume The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	CHF m	4,797	4,509	4,911	5,223	5,646	8.1	Diagram Files Download Widget export Copy link
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	Proportion of suppliers based in Switzerland	%	86.7	89.0	87.5	87.5	88.7	1.2	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Suppliers The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	number	15,775	15,237	14,838	14,808	15,542	5.0	Diagram Footnote Download Widget export Copy link
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	Proportion of suppliers based in Switzerland The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	%	91.9	92.0	91.1	90.7	90.6	-0.1	Diagram Footnote Download Widget export Copy link
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