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Schweizerische Nationalbahn

Logo: Schweizerische Nationalbahn, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Transport company in Switzerland (1872–1880)1

The Swiss National Railway (German: Schweizerische Nationalbahn, SNB) was a railway company in Switzerland. The Swiss National Railway was created in 1875 from the merger of the two companies, the Winterthur–Zofingen Railway and the Zofingen–Singen–Kreuzlingen Railway. The Winterthur Democratic Party promoted a railway funded by some communities and cantons to build a railway from Lake Constance to Lake Geneva to compete with the Swiss Northeastern Railway (German: Schweizerische Nordostbahn, NOB).2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1872Founded1
  • Industryrail transport1
  • HeadquartersWinterthur1
  • Legal formjoint-stock company1

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Schweizerische Nationalbahn 1876
Photo: Unbekannte Autoren und Grafiker; Scan vom EDHAC e.V., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

The Swiss National Railway (German: Schweizerische Nationalbahn, SNB) was a railway company in Switzerland.2

Timeline

  1. 1872Founded Founded1

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