Infrastructures

90.0% Traction current from renewable sources

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			2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	Δ%
	Network The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.								Files Link Copy link
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	Network operated The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	km	3,165	3,230	3,232	3,228	3,236	0.3	Diagram Files Footnote Link Download Widget export Copy link
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	multi-track	km	1,757	1,839	1,846	1,850	1,873	1.2	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	single-track The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	km	1,408	1,392	1,386	1,377	1,363	-1.0	Diagram Footnote Download Widget export Copy link
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	Average distance between stations/stops The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	km	3.99	4.06	4.08	4.07	4.06	-0.4	Diagram Footnote Download Widget export Copy link
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	Degree of electrification The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	%	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	Diagram Files Download Widget export Copy link
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	Route network equipped with GSM-R The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	%	72.0	74.0	77.0	79.6	—	—	Diagram Footnote Link Download Widget export Copy link
Diagram Route network equipped with GSM-R Footnote SBB infrastructure, excluding subsidiaries. Related Links The SBB mobile telecommunications network for trains Export widget Share Link copied
	ETCS-equipped route network The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	%	50.1	78.5	98.1	100.0	100.0	0.0	Diagram Footnote Link Download Widget export Copy link
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	Route network by infrastructure manager
	SBB infrastructure (standard gauge) The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	km	3,023	3,088	3,089	3,086	3,132	1.5	Diagram Footnote Download Widget export Copy link
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	Thurbo (standard gauge) The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	km	38	38	38	38	0	-100.0	Diagram Footnote Download Widget export Copy link
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	Sensetalbahn (standard gauge)	km	7	7	7	7	7	0.0	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Zentralbahn (metre gauge)	km	98	98	98	98	98	-0.1	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Route network by canton
	Aargau	km	295	295	295	295	295	0.0	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Appenzell Ausserrhoden	km	0	0	0	0	0	—	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Appenzell Innerrhoden	km	0	0	0	0	0	—	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Basel-Landschaft	km	90	90	90	90	90	-0.0	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Basel-Stadt	km	22	22	22	22	22	0.0	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Bern / Berne	km	372	373	373	373	373	0.0	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Fribourg / Freiburg	km	127	127	127	127	127	0.0	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Genève The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	km	39	39	39	39	48	22.8	Diagram Footnote Download Widget export Copy link
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	Glarus	km	41	41	41	41	41	0.0	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Graubünden / Grigioni / Grischun	km	20	36	36	36	36	0.0	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Jura	km	54	54	54	54	54	0.0	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Luzern	km	147	147	147	147	147	0.0	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Neuchâtel	km	115	115	115	115	115	0.0	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Nidwalden	km	20	20	20	20	20	0.0	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Obwalden	km	37	37	37	37	37	0.0	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Schaffhausen	km	11	11	11	11	11	0.0	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Schwyz	km	65	65	65	65	65	0.0	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Solothurn	km	91	91	92	92	92	-0.0	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	St. Gallen	km	234	234	234	234	234	0.0	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Thurgau	km	184	184	184	184	184	0.0	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Ticino	km	179	211	211	211	210	-0.4	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Uri	km	54	71	71	70	71	0.8	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Valais / Wallis	km	133	133	133	133	133	0.0	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Vaud	km	293	293	293	293	293	0.0	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Zug	km	41	42	42	42	41	-0.6	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Zürich	km	479	479	479	476	476	0.0	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Other countries	km	21	21	21	21	21	0.0	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Fixed installations
	Train signals	number	32,513	33,460	33,408	34,704	34,271	-1.2	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	of which SBB infrastructure The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	number	31,874	32,813	32,752	34,009	33,725	-0.8	Diagram Footnote Download Widget export Copy link
Diagram of which SBB infrastructure Footnote Absorption by SBB of the infrastructure of its Thurbo subsidiary on 1 January 2019. Export widget Share Link copied
	Signal boxes in operation	number	522	515	506	502	510	1.6	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	of which SBB infrastructure The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	number	502	496	487	483	482	-0.2	Diagram Footnote Download Widget export Copy link
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	Level crossings	number	1,110	1,084	1,068	1,066	1,065	-0.1	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	of which SBB infrastructure The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	number	938	934	933	932	960	3.0	Diagram Footnote Link Download Widget export Copy link
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	Railway tunnels: total items The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	number	—	284	286	289	299	3.5	Diagram Footnote Download Widget export Copy link
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	of which SBB infrastructure The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	number	—	268	270	273	283	3.7	Diagram Footnote Link Download Widget export Copy link
Diagram of which SBB infrastructure Footnote Commencement of CEVA operations on 15 December 2019. Related Links Open data for tunnels (in German) Export widget Share Link copied
	Railway tunnels: total length of all bores The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	km	271.1	386.1	387.8	388.5	394.5	1.5	Diagram Footnote Download Widget export Copy link
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	of which SBB infrastructure The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	km	259.5	374.6	376.2	376.9	382.9	1.6	Diagram Footnote Link Download Widget export Copy link
Diagram of which SBB infrastructure Footnote Commencement of CEVA operations on 15 December 2019. Related Links Open data for tunnels (in German) Export widget Share Link copied
	Railway bridges: construction units The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	number	6,005	6,004	6,006	6,015	6,036	0.3	Diagram Footnote Download Widget export Copy link
Diagram Railway bridges: construction units Footnote A railway bridge may consist of several construction units. Railway bridges are bridges for tracks in SBB’s route network on which scheduled rail services run, regardless of whether or not the bridge belongs to SBB. SBB itself also owns other bridges such as footbridges on platforms and over roads, bridges for wild animals, etc. Export widget Share Link copied
	of which SBB infrastructure The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	number	5,765	5,761	5,761	5,768	5,838	1.2	Diagram Footnote Link Download Widget export Copy link
Diagram of which SBB infrastructure Footnote Absorption by SBB of the infrastructure of its Thurbo subsidiary on 1 January 2019. Related Links Open data for bridges (in German) Export widget Share Link copied
	Railway bridges: length of all construction units The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	km	104.6	104.6	104.5	105.9	106.7	0.7	Diagram Footnote Download Widget export Copy link
Diagram Railway bridges: length of all construction units Footnote A railway bridge may consist of several construction units. Railway bridges are bridges for tracks in SBB’s route network on which scheduled rail services run, regardless of whether or not the bridge belongs to SBB. SBB itself also owns other bridges such as footbridges on platforms and over roads, bridges for wild animals, etc. Export widget Share Link copied
	of which SBB infrastructure The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	km	100.4	100.3	100.2	101.6	103.6	2.0	Diagram Footnote Link Download Widget export Copy link
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	Electricity for railway operations
	Hydroelectric plants	number	7	7	7	7	7	0.0	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Transformer stations	number	8	8	8	8	8	0.0	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	High-voltage lines 134 kV The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	km	1,873	1,872	1,872	1,872	1,876	0.2	Diagram Footnote Download Widget export Copy link
Diagram High-voltage lines 134 kV Footnote Cables or overhead line; the figure refers to the train path length and not the circuit length. Export widget Share Link copied
	Electricity produced and procured The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	GWh	3,507	3,463	3,452	4,200	4,213	0.3	Diagram Files Download Widget export Copy link
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	Electricity used for railway operations	GWh	2,411	2,458	2,389	2,339	2,313	-1.1	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	SBB Infrastructure	GWh	2,098	2,143	2,067	2,033	2,013	-1.0	Diagram Download Widget export Copy link
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	Other infrastructures The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	GWh	314	315	322	306	300	-2.3	Diagram Footnote Download Widget export Copy link
Diagram Other infrastructures Footnote SBB subsidiary companies’ infrastructure (Sensetalbahn, Thurbo, Zentralbahn) and third-party infrastructure (BLS, MGB, SOB, etc.). Export widget Share Link copied
	Proportion of traction current from renewable sources The context menu at the end of the row provides additional information.	%	99.1	91.9	91.4	90.0	90.0	0.0	Diagram Footnote Download Widget export Copy link
Diagram Proportion of traction current from renewable sources Footnote The electricity mix is declared on the basis of proof of origin. Precise management of the electricity mix began in 2018. Export widget Share Link copied