Transportation.

This is all about SBB’s transportation; with figures on our offer, sales and demand for passenger services, on transportation for freight services, usage of rail infrastructure or the overall operating performance of trains – SBB’s great importance for mobility and logistics in Switzerland is plain to see. This array of figures is complemented with maps and videos of passengers numbers, open data on passengers boarding and alighting at stations, regular customers and usage of the rail network, as well as diagrams that go into great depth on particular topics or show comparisons with other countries.

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2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
 
Passenger Services – offer
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Trains operated
number/day 7,766 7,270 7,653 7,544 7,889 +4.6%
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Trains operated


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Monday to Friday.
Long-Distance Services
number/day 1,672 1,336 1,390 1,309 1,394 +6.5%
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Long-Distance Services


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Monday to Friday; including SOB trains run by SBB as a long-distance services concession (Treno Gottardo, Aare Linth).
Regional Services
number/day 6,093 5,935 6,263 6,235 6,495 +4.2%
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Regional Services


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Monday to Friday; including subsidiaries.
Train-kilometres
train-km m 151.0 146.6 153.2 155.2 158.7 +2.3%
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Train-kilometres


Long-Distance Services
train-km m 67.3 63.8 66.4 67.6 69.2 +2.4%
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Long-Distance Services


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Including SOB trains run by SBB as a long-distance services concession (Treno Gottardo, Aare Linth).
Regional Services
train-km m 83.7 82.8 86.8 87.5 89.4 +2.2%
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Regional Services


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Including subsidiaries.
Rail services
train-km m 82.9 81.3 85.4 86.6 88.2 +1.9%
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Rail services


Bus services
bus-km m [0.8] 1.4 1.4 0.9 1.2 +31.2%
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Bus services


Seat-kilometres offered
seat-km offered m 68,152 65,526 69,590 72,327 73,555 +1.7%
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Seat-kilometres offered


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Including SOB trains run by SBB as a long-distance services concession (Treno Gottardo, Aare Linth) and subsidiaries.
Seats offered per train
number 457 452 459 471 468 -0.5%
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Seats offered per train


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Weighted average based on train kilometres.
Long-Distance Services
number 647 647 668 685 678 -1.1%
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Long-Distance Services


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Including SOB trains run by SBB as a long-distance services concession (Treno Gottardo, Aare Linth).
Regional Services
number 304 302 300 305 306 +0.2%
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Regional Services


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Including subsidiaries.
Passenger Services – sales
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Passenger Services – sales


SBB points of sale
number 721 719 719 718 716 -0.3%
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SBB points of sale


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SBB AG only, excluding subsidiaries. The number of points of sale within SBB cannot be considered in relation to the number of SBB train stations: sales points at stations whose infrastructure belongs to SBB may be operated by transport companies other than SBB (e.g. Lyss); in addition, SBB has points of sale that are not located in train stations (e.g. Genève Balexert) or that are not located in SBB stations (e.g. Konstanz).
Staffed by SBB employees
number 145 144 143 130 121 -6.9%
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Staffed by agencies
number 46 27 0 0 0
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Staffed by agencies


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Contracts with third-party sales outlets (agencies) expired at the end of 2020.
With self-service
number 530 548 576 588 595 +1.2%
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With self-service


Ticket sales SBB
Tickets m 123.6 89.8 118.1 164.9 192.9 +16.9%
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Ticket sales SBB


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SBB AG only, excluding subsidiaries. The total ticket sales also include sales via non-staffed partner distribution and via the SBB Contact Center.
Digital channels
Tickets m 65.2 55.2 82.5 121.6 150.0 +23.4%
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Digital channels


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SBB.ch and SBB Mobile
of which EasyRide (check in/check out)
Tickets m 0.8 4.0 9.4 17.5 23.3 +33.4%
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Ticket machines
Tickets m 42.2 24.7 24.9 28.9 27.1 -6.2%
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Ticket machines


Automatic travelcard renewal
Tickets m 3.7 3.7 3.7 4.0 4.3 +7.2%
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Automatic travelcard renewal


Counters
Tickets m 11.5 6.0 6.4 9.0 9.2 +3.1%
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Counters


Self-service quota
% 90.6 93.4 94.5 94.5 95.2 +0.7%
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Self-service quota


of which, digital channels
% 52.8 61.4 69.9 73.7 77.8 +4.1%
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Regular customers (GA and Half Fare Travelcards)
Travelcards m 3.221 3.160 3.235 3.399 3.594 +5.7%
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Regular customers (GA and Half Fare Travelcards)


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National Direct Service GA Travelcards and Half Fare Travelcards.
GA Travelcards (network season tickets)
Travelcards m 0.500 0.439 0.406 0.431 0.447 +3.8%
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GA Travelcards (network season tickets)


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National Direct Service travelcards.
GA Travelcard rate by canton
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GA Travelcard rate by canton


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Proportion of the population with a GA Travelcard.
Aargau
% 7.5 6.5 5.9 6.2 6.4 +0.2%
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Aargau


Appenzell Ausserrhoden
% 4.5 3.9 3.7 3.7 3.8 +0.1%
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Appenzell Ausserrhoden


Appenzell Innerrhoden
% 2.6 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.3 -0.0%
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Appenzell Innerrhoden


Basel-Landschaft
% 3.6 3.0 2.8 2.9 2.9 +0.1%
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Basel-Landschaft


Basel-Stadt
% 5.8 4.9 4.5 4.8 4.9 +0.1%
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Basel-Stadt


Bern / Berne
% 10.0 8.7 8.1 8.3 8.5 +0.2%
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Bern / Berne


Fribourg / Freiburg
% 5.0 4.4 4.1 4.3 4.5 +0.2%
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Fribourg / Freiburg


Genève
% 1.4 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.3 +0.1%
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Genève


Glarus
% 5.7 5.2 4.8 4.9 5.2 +0.2%
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Glarus


Graubünden / Grigioni / Grischun
% 4.4 4.0 3.7 3.8 3.9 +0.1%
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Graubünden / Grigioni / Grischun


Jura
% 4.0 3.8 3.5 3.9 4.0 +0.1%
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Jura


Luzern
% 6.1 5.3 4.9 5.1 5.3 +0.1%
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Luzern


Neuchâtel
% 4.3 3.7 3.6 3.9 4.0 +0.1%
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Neuchâtel


Nidwalden
% 3.5 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.3 +0.2%
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Nidwalden


Obwalden
% 2.8 2.6 2.3 2.5 2.6 +0.1%
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Obwalden


Schaffhausen
% 6.6 5.8 5.4 5.7 5.9 +0.2%
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Schaffhausen


Schwyz
% 5.7 5.0 4.6 4.8 5.0 +0.2%
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Schwyz


Solothurn
% 7.8 6.8 6.4 6.6 6.8 +0.2%
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Solothurn


St. Gallen
% 5.3 4.7 4.4 4.6 4.7 +0.1%
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St. Gallen


Thurgau
% 5.0 4.5 4.2 4.4 4.5 +0.1%
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Thurgau


Ticino
% 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 +0.1%
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Ticino


Uri
% 4.3 3.9 3.7 4.0 4.4 +0.4%
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Uri


Valais / Wallis
% 5.5 5.0 4.8 5.1 5.2 +0.1%
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Valais / Wallis


Vaud
% 4.2 3.6 3.4 3.7 3.8 +0.2%
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Vaud


Zug
% 7.4 6.3 5.8 6.0 6.2 +0.2%
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Zug


Zürich
% 6.5 5.6 5.1 5.3 5.4 +0.1%
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Zürich


Half Fare Travelcards
Travelcards m 2.722 2.721 2.829 2.969 3.147 +6.0%
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Half Fare Travelcards


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National Direct Service travelcards.
Half Fare Travelcard rate by canton
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Half Fare Travelcard rate by canton


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Proportion of the population with a Half Fare Travelcard.
Aargau
% 29.5 29.3 30.5 31.2 32.8 +1.6%
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Aargau


Appenzell Ausserrhoden
% 34.2 33.8 34.5 36.4 38.1 +1.7%
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Appenzell Ausserrhoden


Appenzell Innerrhoden
% 28.8 29.8 30.6 31.4 33.8 +2.5%
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Appenzell Innerrhoden


Basel-Landschaft
% 28.5 28.1 28.7 29.3 30.5 +1.2%
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Basel-Landschaft


Basel-Stadt
% 35.2 34.9 36.2 37.6 39.0 +1.4%
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Basel-Stadt


Bern / Berne
% 37.6 37.5 38.5 39.6 41.3 +1.7%
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Bern / Berne


Fribourg / Freiburg
% 21.5 21.4 22.0 23.1 24.9 +1.7%
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Fribourg / Freiburg


Genève
% 17.1 16.9 17.8 19.0 20.3 +1.3%
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Genève


Glarus
% 27.5 27.2 27.7 28.7 30.3 +1.7%
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Glarus


Graubünden / Grigioni / Grischun
% 32.1 31.8 32.4 33.6 35.5 +1.9%
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Graubünden / Grigioni / Grischun


Jura
% 20.5 20.1 20.9 21.8 23.1 +1.3%
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Jura


Luzern
% 35.9 35.9 37.4 38.6 40.4 +1.8%
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Luzern


Neuchâtel
% 22.5 22.0 22.7 24.1 25.8 +1.7%
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Neuchâtel


Nidwalden
% 40.6 41.0 42.2 43.5 45.7 +2.2%
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Nidwalden


Obwalden
% 38.0 38.1 39.5 41.3 43.7 +2.4%
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Obwalden


Schaffhausen
% 31.6 31.7 32.6 33.5 34.8 +1.4%
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Schaffhausen


Schwyz
% 34.8 34.7 35.8 37.3 39.5 +2.2%
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Schwyz


Solothurn
% 30.0 29.7 30.5 31.2 32.5 +1.3%
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Solothurn


St. Gallen
% 30.8 30.6 31.4 32.6 34.2 +1.6%
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St. Gallen


Thurgau
% 29.6 29.3 30.1 31.2 33.0 +1.9%
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Thurgau


Ticino
% 13.0 12.6 13.6 15.1 16.8 +1.7%
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Ticino


Uri
% 34.0 34.0 35.7 38.3 40.7 +2.3%
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Uri


Valais / Wallis
% 29.3 28.9 29.5 30.9 32.8 +1.9%
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Valais / Wallis


Vaud
% 27.1 26.9 27.4 29.0 30.7 +1.7%
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Vaud


Zug
% 43.2 42.6 43.6 45.5 47.4 +1.9%
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Zug


Zürich
% 40.0 39.8 41.4 42.6 44.0 +1.4%
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Zürich


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Passenger Services – demand


Passenger-traffic performance
Pkm m 19,689 11,705 12,505 17,296 19,993 +15.6%
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Passenger-traffic performance


Long-Distance Services
Pkm m 14,199 7,995 8,630 12,259 14,054 +14.6%
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Long-Distance Services


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Including SOB trains run by SBB as a long-distance services concession (Treno Gottardo, Aare Linth).
Regional Services
Pkm m 5,491 3,710 3,875 5,036 5,940 +17.9%
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Regional Services


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Including subsidiaries.
Rail services
Pkm m 5,459 3,695 3,862 5,021 5,913 +17.8%
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Rail services


Bus services
Pkm m 31 15 12 16 26 +66.3%
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Bus services


Growth in demand for peak traffic
% 4.2 -40.3 0.4 35.3 15.5 -19.8%
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Growth in demand for peak traffic


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Peak hours are regarded as Monday to Friday from 6.00 to 8.59 and from 16.00 to 18.59.
Long-Distance Services
% 4.5 -43.3 0.8 38.6 14.4 -24.2%
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Long-Distance Services


Regional Services
% 3.4 -33.1 -0.5 28.4 17.9 -10.5%
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Regional Services


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Without subsidiaries.
Growth in demand for off-peak periods
% 6.2 -39.9 8.5 36.2 17.1 -19.1%
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Growth in demand for off-peak periods


Long-Distance Services
% 6.6 -43.0 9.5 39.3 16.7 -22.6%
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Long-Distance Services


Regional Services
% 4.9 -30.0 6.0 27.6 18.1 -9.5%
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Regional Services


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Without subsidiaries.
Growth in weekend demand
% 8.0 -41.9 15.1 42.5 13.4 -29.1%
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Growth in weekend demand


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Including public holidays as per the timetable.
Long-Distance Services
% 8.5 -43.4 15.6 44.1 12.1 -32.0%
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Long-Distance Services


Regional Services
% 5.8 -35.7 13.3 36.7 18.6 -18.1%
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Regional Services


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Without subsidiaries.
Average load factor
% 28.9 17.9 18.0 23.9 27.2 +3.3%
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Average load factor


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Weighted average based on seat-kilometres offered.
Long-Distance Services
% 32.6 19.3 19.5 26.5 29.9 +3.5%
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Long-Distance Services


Regional Services
% 22.3 15.3 15.3 19.4 22.3 +2.9%
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Regional Services


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Including bus transport.
Passenger volume in terms of journeys
PJ m 482.5 308.7 322.9 422.3 481.0 +13.9%
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Passenger volume in terms of journeys


Passengers per day
m PJ/day 1.32 0.84 0.88 1.16 1.32 +13.9%
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Passengers per day


Passengers per train
number 131 81 82 112 128 +13.8%
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Passengers per train


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Weighted average based on train kilometres.
Average length of journey
km 39.7 37.2 37.8 39.6 40.2 +1.4%
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Average length of journey


Modal split of passenger traffic
% 20.7 17.6 17.7 20.9
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Modal split of passenger traffic


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Percentage of all public transport of motorised passenger traffic by rail and road; in terms of transport performance in Switzerland in passenger-kilometres, excluding human-powered mobility. Source: Federal Statistical Office – Mobility and Transport.
of which railway
% 16.7 13.7 13.8 16.8
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of which railway


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Rail’s share of motorised passenger transport by rail and road; measured by traffic performance in Switzerland in passenger-kilometres, excluding human-powered mobility. Calculated based on data from the Federal Statistical Office – Mobility and Transport.
Passengers boarding and alighting at stations
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Passengers boarding and alighting at stations


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This only takes rail passengers into consideration. Passengers changing trains are counted twice ‒ i.e. as both alighting and boarding. The information is updated in May of the following year.
Zürich HB
JL/working day 272,200 360,900 419,600 +16.3%
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Zürich HB


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Includes ZLOE and ZMUS; without SZU.
Bern
JL/working day 127,800 164,800 189,200 +14.8%
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Bern


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Winterthur
JL/working day 73,100 93,700 110,900 +18.4%
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Lausanne
JL/working day 73,000 93,700 105,900 +13.0%
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Basel SBB
JL/working day 68,600 90,900 105,900 +16.5%
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Basel SBB


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Passengers boarding and alighting to/from abroad are only partially recorded.
Luzern
JL/working day 66,700 88,100 104,400 +18.5%
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Zürich Oerlikon
JL/working day 67,300 84,000 94,200 +12.1%
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Genève
JL/working day 52,800 74,100 88,500 +19.4%
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Genève


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Passengers boarding and alighting to/from abroad are only partially recorded.
Olten
JL/working day 54,000 71,800 80,900 +12.7%
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Zürich Stadelhofen
JL/working day 55,000 71,300 80,400 +12.8%
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Zürich Stadelhofen


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Zürich Hardbrücke
JL/working day 34,600 50,400 59,100 +17.3%
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Biel/Bienne
JL/working day 38,100 46,000 50,800 +10.4%
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Biel/Bienne


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Zürich Flughafen
JL/working day 21,400 35,500 50,000 +40.8%
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Zürich Flughafen


St. Gallen
JL/working day 35,000 42,700 48,200 +12.9%
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St. Gallen


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Zug
JL/working day 30,400 40,000 45,800 +14.5%
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Zug


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Zürich Altstetten
JL/working day 28,000 37,600 44,600 +18.6%
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Zürich Altstetten


Aarau
JL/working day 30,800 38,200 43,400 +13.6%
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Aarau


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Baden
JL/working day 23,200 30,100 35,700 +18.6%
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Baden


Thun
JL/working day 25,600 30,000 34,000 +13.3%
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Thun


Fribourg/Freiburg
JL/working day 19,900 24,400 33,400 +36.9%
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Fribourg/Freiburg


Lugano
JL/working day 18,900 27,400 33,300 +21.5%
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Lugano


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Without FLP.
Neuchâtel
JL/working day 19,800 26,900 31,200 +16.0%
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Neuchâtel


Lenzburg
JL/working day 20,400 25,100 29,500 +17.5%
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Lenzburg


Wetzikon ZH
JL/working day 21,700 25,800 28,300 +9.7%
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Wetzikon ZH


Chur
JL/working day 19,400 24,500 27,800 +13.5%
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Chur


Uster
JL/working day 18,100 24,300 27,600 +13.6%
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Uster


Vevey
JL/working day 18,600 24,000 26,700 +11.3%
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Vevey


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Stettbach
JL/working day 17,900 23,100 26,700 +15.6%
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Stettbach


Renens VD
JL/working day 17,400 23,200 26,700 +15.1%
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Renens VD


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Visp
JL/working day 15,800 21,400 25,300 +18.2%
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Visp


Schaffhausen
JL/working day 15,700 19,400 25,200 +29.9%
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Schaffhausen


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Passengers boarding and alighting to/from abroad are only partially recorded.
Brugg AG
JL/working day 17,200 21,600 25,200 +16.7%
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Brugg AG


Rapperswil SG
JL/working day 18,400 21,600 24,400 +13.0%
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Rapperswil SG


Morges
JL/working day 16,500 20,700 24,200 +16.9%
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Morges


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Dietikon
JL/working day 17,500 21,100 23,700 +12.3%
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Dietikon


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Nyon
JL/working day 14,500 18,800 21,400 +13.8%
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Nyon


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Yverdon-les-Bains
JL/working day 15,200 19,100 20,900 +9.4%
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Yverdon-les-Bains


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2018: without TRAVYS.
Brig
JL/working day 13,200 17,500 20,700 +18.3%
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Brig


Bellinzona
JL/working day 15,300 19,200 20,300 +5.7%
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Wädenswil
JL/working day 14,000 17,300 20,000 +15.6%
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Wädenswil


Effretikon
JL/working day 14,600 17,500 19,400 +10.9%
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Effretikon


Wil SG
JL/working day 14,700 16,800 19,200 +14.3%
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Wil SG


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Without FW.
Thalwil
JL/working day 13,500 16,300 18,900 +16.0%
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Thalwil


Arth-Goldau
JL/working day 13,400 16,800 18,500 +10.1%
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Arth-Goldau


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Without RB.
Liestal
JL/working day 14,800 17,800 18,500 +3.9%
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Liestal


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Without WB.
Spiez
JL/working day 11,100 16,000 17,900 +11.9%
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Spiez


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Spiez is a BLS railway station.
Montreux
JL/working day 12,000 15,400 17,600 +14.3%
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Montreux


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Including trains of MVR.
Bülach
JL/working day 12,900 15,000 17,600 +17.3%
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Bülach


Zürich Enge
JL/working day 11,000 14,600 17,500 +19.9%
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Zürich Enge


Weinfelden
JL/working day 12,400 14,900 17,400 +16.8%
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Weinfelden


Pfäffikon SZ
JL/working day 12,900 15,300 17,300 +13.1%
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Pfäffikon SZ


Burgdorf
JL/working day 14,900 15,900 17,200 +8.2%
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Burgdorf


Rotkreuz
JL/working day 11,500 15,200 17,000 +11.8%
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Rotkreuz


Solothurn
JL/working day 12,600 15,100 16,900 +11.9%
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Solothurn


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Without ASM and RBS.
Landquart
JL/working day 12,100 15,200 16,700 +9.9%
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Landquart


Bern Wankdorf
JL/working day 9,300 12,800 15,900 +24.2%
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Bern Wankdorf


Schlieren
JL/working day 11,400 14,300 15,200 +6.3%
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Schlieren


Wallisellen
JL/working day 10,800 13,200 15,200 +15.2%
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Wallisellen


Freight Services
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Freight Services


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Consolidated figures for SBB Cargo Ltd and SBB Cargo International Ltd.
Volume of freight traffic
net tonnes m 50.8 46.7 48.0 45.8 44.6 -2.4%
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Volume of freight traffic


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The categorisation into wagonload freight and intermodal transport is performed in the same way as the traffic volume, i.e. by FSO (Federal Statistical Office) traffic type, based on the NHM codes of the wagons rather than on SBB Cargo’s product lines.
SBB Cargo Ltd (Switzerland)
net tonnes m 32.8 28.9 28.9 27.8 25.9 -6.8%
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SBB Cargo Ltd (Switzerland)


SBB Cargo International Ltd
net tonnes m 22.2 20.6 21.6 20.0 19.9 -0.3%
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SBB Cargo International Ltd


by FSO traffic type
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by FSO traffic type


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In the categorisation by FSO (Federal Statistical Office) traffic type, the differentiation between wagonload freight and intermodal transport is based on the NHM codes of the wagons rather than on SBB Cargo’s product lines.
Wagonload freight
net tonnes m 29.6 27.0 27.5 26.0 24.2 -6.8%
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Wagonload freight


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Includes wagonload freight block trains.
Intermodal transport
net tonnes m 21.2 19.6 20.4 19.8 20.4 +3.2%
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Intermodal transport


Lorry shuttle
net tonnes m 2.8 1.8 2.2 2.3 2.6 +11.4%
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Lorry shuttle


Unaccompanied intermodal transport
net tonnes m 18.4 17.8 18.2 17.4 17.8 +2.1%
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Unaccompanied intermodal transport


Volume of freight traffic per day
net tonnes/day 200,000 185,000 185,000 180,000 175,000 -2.8%
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Volume of freight traffic per day


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This is equivalent to around 16,000 truck journeys, assuming 252 working days and an average load weight of 11.2 tonnes.
Freight-traffic performance
net tonne-km m 16,377 15,978 17,174 16,509 16,305 -1.2%
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Freight-traffic performance


SBB Cargo Ltd
net tonne-km m 5,979 5,267 5,256 4,999 4,622 -7.5%
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SBB Cargo Ltd


SBB Cargo International Ltd
net tonne-km m 11,498 11,687 12,659 12,071 11,972 -0.8%
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SBB Cargo International Ltd


by FSO traffic type
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by FSO traffic type


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In the categorisation by FSO (Federal Statistical Office) traffic type, the differentiation between wagonload freight and intermodal transport is based on the NHM codes of the wagons rather than on SBB Cargo’s product lines.
Wagonload freight
net tonne-km m 5,407 5,003 5,282 4,992 4,743 -5.0%
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Wagonload freight


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Includes wagonload freight block trains.
Intermodal transport
net tonne-km m 10,971 10,975 11,892 11,517 11,561 +0.4%
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Intermodal transport


Lorry shuttle
net tonne-km m 414 266 327 341 381 +11.7%
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Lorry shuttle


Unaccompanied intermodal transport
net tonne-km m 10,556 10,709 11,565 11,176 11,180 +0.0%
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Unaccompanied intermodal transport


Modal split of freight traffic
% 37.1 36.6 37.3 37.5
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Modal split of freight traffic


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Rail’s share of total freight traffic by rail and road; in terms of transport performance in Switzerland in net-net tonne-kilometres. Source: Federal Statistical Office – Mobility and Transport.
in domestic, import and export traffic
% 19.1 18.6 18.2 18.9
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in domestic, import and export traffic


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Rail’s share of total freight transport by rail and road; measured by traffic performance for domestic, import and export transport in Switzerland in net-net tonne-kilometres. Calculated based on data from the Federal Statistical Office – Mobility and Transport.
Trans-alpine freight SBB Cargo
net tonnes m 19.2 18.6 19.6 18.5 17.7 -4.5%
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Trans-alpine freight SBB Cargo


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Data according to train path sales.
SBB Cargo Ltd
net tonnes m 6.2 5.3 6.2 6.2 5.5 -10.5%
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SBB Cargo Ltd


Gotthard
net tonnes m 5.6 5.0 5.9 5.9 5.3 -10.6%
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Gotthard


Simplon
net tonnes m 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 -8.8%
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Simplon


SBB Cargo International Ltd
net tonnes m 13.0 13.3 13.4 12.4 12.2 -1.4%
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SBB Cargo International Ltd


Gotthard
net tonnes m 8.7 9.6 10.2 10.6 10.2 -4.1%
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Gotthard


Simplon
net tonnes m 4.3 3.8 3.3 1.8 2.0 +14.8%
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Simplon


SBB market share of trans-alpine railway freight
% 63.1 64.4 60.2 54.6 58.4 +3.8%
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SBB market share of trans-alpine railway freight


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Intramodal market share, measured by traffic volume in net tonnes. Source: Federal Office of Transport – transfer from road to rail.
SBB Cargo Ltd (Switzerland)
% 23.6 21.4 22.1 20.6 21.4 +0.8%
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SBB Cargo Ltd (Switzerland)


SBB Cargo International Ltd
% 39.5 43.0 38.1 34.0 37.0 +3.0%
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SBB Cargo International Ltd


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Trains on the network
number/day 11,294 10,772 11,260 11,338 11,417 +0.7%
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Monday to Friday; including Zentralbahn.
Passenger traffic
number/day 9,522 9,093 9,605 9,693 9,780 +0.9%
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Passenger traffic


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Monday to Friday; including Zentralbahn.
of which on infrastructure SBB
number/day 9,219 8,844 9,310 9,337 9,395 +0.6%
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Monday to Friday.
Freight traffic
number/day 1,772 1,679 1,655 1,645 1,638 -0.4%
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Freight traffic


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Monday to Friday; including Zentralbahn.
of which on infrastructure SBB
number/day 1,763 1,675 1,649 1,641 1,634 -0.4%
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of which on infrastructure SBB


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Monday to Friday.
Train paths sold or used by the infrastructure manager
train-path km m 185.8 180.2 189.4 193.3 193.2 -0.0%
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SBB Infrastructure train paths sold
train-path km m 180.2 176.1 184.8 188.6 188.5 -0.0%
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SBB Infrastructure train paths sold


Passenger traffic
train-path km m 151.8 149.0 157.1 160.3 161.0 +0.4%
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Passenger traffic


SBB Passenger Services including subsidiaries
train-path km m 138.4 134.6 141.0 143.3 144.3 +0.7%
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SBB Passenger Services including subsidiaries


Other passenger traffic companies
train-path km m 13.4 14.4 16.1 17.0 16.8 -1.6%
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Other passenger traffic companies


Freight traffic
train-path km m 28.4 27.1 27.7 28.2 27.5 -2.6%
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Freight traffic


SBB Cargo Ltd and SBB Cargo International Ltd
train-path km m 22.4 21.4 21.0 20.7 20.1 -2.7%
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SBB Cargo Ltd and SBB Cargo International Ltd


Other freight traffic companies
train-path km m 5.9 5.7 6.7 7.5 7.4 -2.2%
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Other freight traffic companies


Subsidiary train paths sold
train-path km m 4.4 2.9 3.2 3.3 3.4 +1.3%
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Subsidiary train paths sold


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Sensetalbahn and Zentralbahn are subsidiaries of SBB Passenger Services.
Sensetalbahn (and Thurbo)
train-path km m 1.4 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.2 +2.8%
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Sensetalbahn (and Thurbo)


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Thurbo infrastructure was taken over by SBB Infrastructure in 2019. Since 2019, services run on Thurbo infrastructure are subsumed under SBB Infrastructure.
Zentralbahn (metre gauge)
train-path km m 3.0 2.9 3.1 3.1 3.2 +1.2%
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Zentralbahn (metre gauge)


Train paths used by the infrastructure managers
train-path km m 1.22 1.28 1.35 1.37 1.35 -1.9%
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Train paths used by the infrastructure managers


SBB Infrastructure
train-path km m 1.21 1.28 1.35 1.37 1.34 -1.7%
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SBB Infrastructure


Subsidiaries
train-path km m 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 -69.7%
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Subsidiaries


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Sensetalbahn and Zentralbahn are subsidiaries of SBB Passenger Division.
Train density
trains/route/day 159.1 153.5 160.4 163.7 163.6 -0.1%
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Train density


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Only train paths sold on SBB infrastructure are taken into account.
Passenger trains
trains/route/day 137.9 133.4 140.1 143.0 143.5 +0.4%
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Passenger trains


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Only takes account of sections of SBB infrastructure travelled by passenger services.
Freight trains
trains/route/day 25.7 24.4 24.8 25.3 24.6 -2.6%
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Freight trains


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Only takes account of sections of SBB infrastructure travelled by freight services.
Network usage efficiency
trains/m-t/day 78.6 75.9 79.3 80.7 80.8 +0.1%
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Network usage efficiency


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In accordance with network status report requirements; SBB infrastructure only.
Trans-alpine freight on SBB infrastructure
net tonnes m 32.0 30.0 33.8 33.4 31.7 -5.0%
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Trans-alpine freight on SBB infrastructure


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Traffic volume for all railway undertakings on SBB infrastructure.
by transit route
 
Gotthard
net tonnes m 17.2 17.6 20.6 22.4 20.8 -7.0%
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Gotthard


Wagonload freight
net tonnes m 4.5 4.4 5.3 5.2 4.8 -8.3%
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Wagonload freight


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Includes wagonload freight block trains.
Lorry shuttle
net tonnes m 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 +119.0%
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Lorry shuttle


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Basel Kleinhüningen–Lugano Vedeggio domestic lorry shuttle ceased operation as of the 2019 timetable change.
Unaccompanied intermodal transport
net tonnes m 12.7 13.3 15.3 17.2 16.0 -6.8%
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Simplon
net tonnes m 14.8 12.4 13.2 11.0 10.9 -0.9%
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Simplon


Wagonload freight
net tonnes m 1.8 1.2 1.4 1.2 1.3 +4.9%
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Wagonload freight


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Includes wagonload freight block trains.
Lorry shuttle
net tonnes m 2.8 1.8 2.2 2.3 2.5 +10.4%
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Lorry shuttle


Unaccompanied intermodal transport
net tonnes m 10.2 9.4 9.6 7.5 7.1 -5.3%
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Unaccompanied intermodal transport


by traffic type
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by traffic type


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The categorisation according to mode of transport is based on the freight train category specified by freight traffic companies when ordering train paths.
Wagonload freight
net tonnes m 6.3 5.5 6.7 6.4 6.1 -5.7%
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Wagonload freight


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Includes wagonload freight block trains.
Lorry shuttle
net tonnes m 2.8 1.8 2.2 2.3 2.6 +11.6%
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Lorry shuttle


Unaccompanied intermodal transport
net tonnes m 22.9 22.7 24.9 24.6 23.1 -6.3%
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Unaccompanied intermodal transport


Modal split of trans-alpine freight
% 72.4 71.9 73.9 72.9 72.0 -0.9%
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Modal split of trans-alpine freight


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Proportion of trans-alpine road and rail freight in Switzerland transported via rail, measured by traffic volume in net-net tonnes. Source: Federal Office of Transport – shift of freight from road to rail.
Operating performance
 
Operating performance (trains and buses)
train-km m 187.5 181.8 189.3 190.1 192.7 +1.4%
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Operating performance (trains and buses)


SBB Passenger Services including subsidaries
train-km m 151.0 146.6 153.2 155.2 158.7 +2.3%
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SBB Passenger Services including subsidaries


Long-Distance Services
train-km m 67.3 63.8 66.4 67.6 69.2 +2.4%
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Long-Distance Services


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Including SOB trains run by SBB as a long-distance services concession (Treno Gottardo, Aare Linth).
Regional Services standard gauge
train-km m 79.9 78.5 82.3 83.5 85.1 +1.9%
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Regional Services standard gauge


Regional Services metre gauge (Zentralbahn)
train-km m 3.0 2.9 3.1 3.1 3.1 -0.1%
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Regional Services metre gauge (Zentralbahn)


Regional bus services
bus-km m [0.8] 1.4 1.4 0.9 1.2 +31.2%
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Regional bus services


SBB Cargo Ltd and SBB Cargo International Ltd.
train-km m 35.3 33.9 34.8 33.6 32.7 -2.6%
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SBB Cargo Ltd and SBB Cargo International Ltd.


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Freight trains
train-km m 32.2 30.9 31.8 30.7 30.0 -2.5%
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Freight trains


Wagonload freight
train-km m 17.5 16.3 15.8 15.2 14.8 -2.5%
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Wagonload freight


Intermodal transport
train-km m 14.7 14.6 16.0 15.5 15.1 -2.5%
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Intermodal transport


Light engines
train-km m 3.1 3.0 3.0 2.8 2.7 -4.0%
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Light engines


Construction and maintenance trains SBB Infrastructure
train-km m 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.3 -1.7%
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Construction and maintenance trains SBB Infrastructure