Südostbahn

The Swiss South Eastern Railway (SOB ) is a standard gauge railway company in Switzerland with headquarters in St. Gallen. It was formed in 2001 from a merger of the former Swiss South-Eastern Railway and the Bodensee- Toggenburg -Bahn. In 2006, as part of a network streamlining with the SBB, the upper part of the former Toggenburgerbahn to in return the SOB gave its shares in the joint railway stations. The SOB today operates a route network of 118 km in length ( standard gauge ).

History

The oldest section of the SOB is light climbing Ebnat- Kappel. This opened the Toggenburgerbahn as part of the route Wil - Ebnat on 24 June 1870.

In 1877, the first of the two forerunners Südostbahn on the operation, Wädenswil -Einsiedeln Railway ( WE). By 1878 followed by the Zurich - Gotthard Bahn ( CC), which built the railway line over the same time opened the causeway of Rapperswil.

Twelve years later, on 1 January 1890, the Swiss Südostbahn was based in Wädenswil, through the merger of the WE and the Civil Code. The network comprised a next - Wädenswil Einsiedeln, the isolated track Rapperswil- Pfäffikon. In 1891 the connection initiated by the Civil Code was opened to the Gotthard Railway and thus the Seedammlinie with the main line of the SOB connected. This expansion of the route network included the lines Pfäffikon SZ Samstagern and Biberbrugg - Arth -Goldau. Characteristic of the SOB network are the gradients of up to 52 per thousand.

1904, the Bodensee- Toggenburg -Bahn (BT) was founded. The BT opened the route novel horn -St. St. Gallen St. Gallen Fiden and HB- light climbing Wattwil in 1910. Portion light climbing Wattwil was built parallel to the existing line of the SBB, which extended the range of from Wattwil, by Ricken tunnel to Uznach in the same year. Two years later, the BT opened the route Ebnat- Kappel- Nesslau- Neu St. Johann and leased the existing train line Wattwil - Ebnat -Kappel for a continuous operation.

Through the various points of contact worked both the BT and the SOB together early on with the SBB. The through trains of novel horn about Rapperswil and Arth -Goldau to Lucerne which are jointly operated by the three companies were conducted from 1992 under the name Pre-Alpine Express and the alliance was formalized in 1998 as a partnership.

Retroactively on 1 January 2001 merged the two railway companies BT and SOB on the new Swiss South-Eastern Railway with headquarters in St. Gallen. This ownership were redistributed - today SOB belongs to 35.82 % by the federal government to 19:17 % the canton of St. Gallen to 14:06 % various municipalities and districts to 12:27 % the cantons of Schwyz, Zurich, Thurgau and Appenzell Ausserrhoden, while the remaining 18.68 % in private in free float.

Route network today

Since the merger in 2001 and the infrastructure Abtausch 2006, with the SBB Südostbahn has the following routes:

  • Roman Horn - St. Gallen St. Fiden (19.1 miles)
  • St. Gallen - Wattwil - Nesslau- Neu St. Johann ( 44.5 km )
  • Rapperswil - Pfäffikon ( causeway ) ( 4 km)
  • Pfäffikon - Arth -Goldau (34.6 km, 6.1 km, together with Wädenswil -Einsiedeln )
  • Wädenswil - Einsiedeln (16.7 miles)

The stations novel horn and Pfäffikon and sections of St. Gallen St. Fiden to St. Gallen, Wattwil ( exclusive ) to Rapperswil and Arth -Goldau to Lucerne include the SBB and may be driven on network access due to the legal provisions of the SOB. The timetabled transport was largely controlled until in December 2009 on a contractual basis between the two tracks and the SBB daughter Thurbo, ie between Wattwil and Rapperswil were all trains legally SBB trains, but were partly from the SOB with her staff and material out. Conversely drove eg Thurbo GTW to Herisau formally SOB trains. The SOB route across the causeway, however, was traveled by SBB trains in the network access - the SOB Hurden station was operated during the day even exclusively from the SBB (S5).

Since December 2013, SOB, SBB and THURBO drive each their own lines in the network access. In the sections novel horn -St. Gallen and Wattwil - Nesslau- Neu St. Johann drive no SOB moves. The Pre-Alpine Express runs as SOB train to St. Gallen- Lucerne.

For the weekdays trains running commuter trains Einsiedeln - Wädenswil - Zurich Altstetten ( " croissant - Express" ) for which the SBB has the concession, provided the SOB to 2013 locomotive, train drivers and (until December 2008), the buffet car ( The first and second class carts are provided by the SBB).

Until 2006, all along the dual track light climbing Wattwil ( 2.5 km ), a track of the SOB, the other of the SBB. In addition, the section was Wattwil - Ebnat -Kappel (4.9 miles) leased by the Railway to the former BT or the current SOB. Both sections and stations Lichtensteig and Wattwil include full since the SOB. In return, the SOB handed all ownership rights to the Station St. Gallen.

About one -eighth of the whole route is due to the difficult topography on 141 bridges or in tunnels 19 and is therefore one of the tourists like used car. The highest railway bridge in Switzerland, the Sitter viaduct between St. Gallen Haggen and Herisau Gübsensee at is owned by the SOB.

Rolling stock

Stand August 2011

  • At 0 × 846 033 (1964/93, ex 151 ex WLE ° VE DE 0901 ex Krupp / AEG 201001-5, sold in summer 2013 Swiss Rail Traffic )
  • 8 × Tm 236001-002 and 004-009 ( twin-axle diesel - small locomotives, built between 1962 ... 92)
  • 2 × MPV 99 85 9131 005 and 006
  • 3 × SOB BDe 576048-060 " high performance engine car " scrapped / sold except 050, 058 and 059
  • 6 × SOB RBDe 566071-076 " Privately owned NPZ " (formerly BT RABDe 4/12 " trainset ")
  • 4 × SOB RBDe 561081-084 (UAE ) ex SOB RBDe 566077-080 "SBB - NPZ - Series 4 »
  • 11 × SOB RABe 526041-051 " SOB Flirt »
  • 12 × SOB RABe 526052-063 " SOB Flirt Series 2 " ( from 2013 ) will
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