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			2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	Δ%
	Network
I020pe_SBB_NetworkDensity.pptx Route network of SBB and its subsidiaries
	Network operated	km	3,162	3,165	3,230	3,232	3,228	-0.1
Network operated I020pe_SBB_NetworkDensity.pptx Hinwil–Bäretswil line sold to ST. Further open data datasets (in German)
	multi-track	km	1,752	1,757	1,839	1,846	1,851	0.3
multi-track
	single-track	km	1,410	1,408	1,392	1,386	1,377	-0.6
single-track Hinwil–Bäretswil line sold to ST.
	Average distance between stations/stops	km	3.98	3.99	4.06	4.08	4.07	-0.1
Average distance between stations/stops Approximated data.
	Degree of electrification	%	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	-0.0
Degree of electrification I030pe_SBB_DegreeOfElectrification.pptx
	Route network equipped with GSM-R	%	—	72.0	74.0	77.0	79.6	2.6
Route network equipped with GSM-R SBB infrastructure, excluding subsidiaries. The SBB mobile telecommunications network for trains
	Route network by infrastructure manager
	SBB infrastructure (standard gauge)	km	3,019	3,023	3,088	3,089	3,086	-0.1
SBB infrastructure (standard gauge) Hinwil–Bäretswil line sold to ST.
	Thurbo (standard gauge)	km	38	38	38	38	38	0.0
Thurbo (standard gauge)
	Sensetalbahn (standard gauge)	km	7	7	7	7	7	0.0
Sensetalbahn (standard gauge)
	Zentralbahn (metre gauge)	km	98	98	98	98	98	-0.1
Zentralbahn (metre gauge)
	Route network by canton
	Aargau	km	295	295	295	295	295	0.0
Aargau
	Appenzell Ausserrhoden	km	0	0	0	0	0	—
Appenzell Ausserrhoden
	Appenzell Innerrhoden	km	0	0	0	0	0	—
Appenzell Innerrhoden
	Basel-Landschaft	km	90	90	90	90	90	0.0
Basel-Landschaft
	Basel-Stadt	km	22	22	22	22	22	0.0
Basel-Stadt
	Bern / Berne	km	372	372	373	373	373	0.0
Bern / Berne
	Fribourg / Freiburg	km	127	127	127	127	127	0.0
Fribourg / Freiburg
	Genève	km	39	39	39	39	39	0.0
Genève
	Glarus	km	41	41	41	41	41	0.0
Glarus
	Graubünden / Grigioni / Grischun	km	20	20	36	36	36	0.0
Graubünden / Grigioni / Grischun
	Jura	km	54	54	54	54	54	0.0
Jura
	Luzern	km	147	147	147	147	147	0.0
Luzern
	Neuchâtel	km	114	115	115	115	115	0.0
Neuchâtel
	Nidwalden	km	20	20	20	20	20	-0.0
Nidwalden
	Obwalden	km	37	37	37	37	37	0.0
Obwalden
	Schaffhausen	km	12	11	11	11	11	0.0
Schaffhausen
	Schwyz	km	65	65	65	65	65	0.0
Schwyz
	Solothurn	km	91	91	91	92	92	0.0
Solothurn
	St. Gallen	km	233	234	234	234	234	0.0
St. Gallen
	Thurgau	km	185	184	184	184	184	0.0
Thurgau
	Ticino	km	178	179	211	211	211	0.0
Ticino
	Uri	km	54	54	71	71	70	-0.8
Uri
	Valais / Wallis	km	132	133	133	133	133	0.0
Valais / Wallis
	Vaud	km	294	293	293	293	293	0.0
Vaud
	Zug	km	41	41	42	42	42	0.0
Zug
	Zürich	km	475	479	479	479	476	-0.6
Zürich
	Other countries	km	22	21	21	21	21	-0.0
Other countries

	Fixed installations
	Train signals	number	31,886	32,513	33,460	33,408	34,704	3.9
Train signals
	of which SBB infrastructure	number	31,266	31,874	32,813	32,752	34,009	3.8
of which SBB infrastructure
	Signal boxes in operation	number	538	522	515	506	502	-0.8
Signal boxes in operation
	of which SBB infrastructure	number	517	502	496	487	483	-0.8
of which SBB infrastructure
	Level crossings	number	1,153	1,110	1,084	1,068	1,066	-0.2
Level crossings
	of which SBB infrastructure	number	955	938	934	933	932	-0.1
of which SBB infrastructure Open data for level crossings (in German)
	Railway tunnels: tunnel sections	number	—	303	313	316	321	1.6
Railway tunnels: tunnel sections A tunnel may consist of several tunnel sections.
	of which SBB infrastructure	number	—	284	294	297	302	1.7
of which SBB infrastructure A tunnel may consist of several tunnel sections. Open data for tunnels (in German)
	Railway tunnels: total length	km	—	271.1	386.1	387.8	388.5	0.2
Railway tunnels: total length Total length of tunnel sections.
	of which SBB infrastructure	km	—	259.5	374.6	376.2	376.9	0.2
of which SBB infrastructure Total length of tunnel sections. Open data for tunnels (in German)
	Railway bridges: construction units	number	5,926	6,005	6,004	6,006	6,015	0.1
Railway bridges: construction units 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.
	of which SBB infrastructure	number	5,686	5,765	5,761	5,761	5,768	0.1
of which SBB infrastructure 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. Open data for bridges (in German)
	Railway bridges: total length	km	98.7	104.6	104.6	104.5	105.9	1.4
Railway bridges: total length Total length of 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.
	of which SBB infrastructure	km	94.4	100.4	100.3	100.2	101.6	1.4
of which SBB infrastructure Total length of 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. Open data for bridges (in German)

	Electricity for railway operations
	Hydroelectric plants	number	6	7	7	7	7	0.0
Hydroelectric plants
	Transformer stations	number	7	8	8	8	8	0.0
Transformer stations
	High-voltage lines 134 kV	km	1,854	1,873	1,872	1,872	1,872	0.0
High-voltage lines 134 kV Cables or overhead line; the figure refers to the train path length and not the circuit length.
	Electricity produced and procured	GWh	3,292	3,507	3,463	3,452	4,200	21.7
Electricity produced and procured I010pe_SBB_ElectricityForRailwayOperations.pptx
	Electricity used for railway operations	GWh	2,381	2,411	2,458	2,389	2,339	-2.1
Electricity used for railway operations
	SBB Infrastructure	GWh	2,089	2,098	2,143	2,067	2,033	-1.7
SBB Infrastructure
	Other infrastructures	GWh	292	314	315	322	306	-4.8
Other infrastructures SBB subsidiary companies’ infrastructure (Sensetalbahn, Thurbo, Zentralbahn) and third-party infrastructure (BLS, MGB, SOB, etc.).
	Proportion of traction current from renewable sources	%	97.1	99.1	91.9	91.4	90.0	-1.4
Proportion of traction current from renewable sources The electricity mix is declared on the basis of proof of origin. Precise management of the electricity mix began in 2018.

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Network operated

multi-track

single-track

Average distance between stations/stops

Degree of electrification

Route network equipped with GSM-R

SBB infrastructure (standard gauge)

Thurbo (standard gauge)

Sensetalbahn (standard gauge)

Zentralbahn (metre gauge)

Aargau

Appenzell Ausserrhoden

Appenzell Innerrhoden

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Stadt

Bern / Berne

Fribourg / Freiburg

Genève

Glarus

Graubünden / Grigioni / Grischun

Jura

Luzern

Neuchâtel

Nidwalden

Obwalden

Schaffhausen

Schwyz

Solothurn

St. Gallen

Thurgau

Ticino

Uri

Valais / Wallis

Vaud

Zug

Zürich

Other countries

Train signals

of which SBB infrastructure

Signal boxes in operation

of which SBB infrastructure

Level crossings

of which SBB infrastructure

Railway tunnels: tunnel sections

of which SBB infrastructure

Railway tunnels: total length

of which SBB infrastructure

Railway bridges: construction units

of which SBB infrastructure

Railway bridges: total length

of which SBB infrastructure

Hydroelectric plants

Transformer stations

High-voltage lines 134 kV

Electricity produced and procured

Electricity used for railway operations

SBB Infrastructure

Other infrastructures

Proportion of traction current from renewable sources