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Railways Switzerland, in 36 editions.
The entry for Switzerland published Railways in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 25 editions. Each is shown as published. Railways in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 25
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Railroads” (1990 to 1995) and “Railways” (1996 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Same as 2024The same text in 1990 and 1991.
Published as “Railroads”
- 5,174 km total;
- 2,971 km are government owned and 2,203 km are nongovernment owned;
- the government network consists of 2,897 km 1.435-meter standard gauge and 74 km 1.000-meter narrow gauge track;
- 1,432 km double track, 99% electrified;
- the nongovernment network consists of 710 km 1.435-meter standard gauge, 1,418 km 1.000-meter gauge, and 75 km 0.790-meter gauge track, 100% electrified
5,174 km total; 2,971 km are government owned and 2,203 km are nongovernment owned; the government network consists of 2,897 km 1.435-meter standard gauge and 74 km 1.000-meter narrow gauge track; 1,432 km double track, 99% electrified; the nongovernment network consists of 710 km 1.435-meter standard gauge, 1,418 km 1.000-meter gauge, and 75 km 0.790-meter gauge track, 100% electrified
Published as “Railroads”
- 5,174 km total;
- 2,971 km are government owned and 2,203 km are nongovernment owned;
- the government network consists of 2,897 km 1.435-meter standard gauge and 74 km 1.000-meter narrow gauge track;
- 1,432 km double track, 99% electrified;
- the nongovernment network consists of 710 km 1.435-meter standard gauge, 1,418 km 1.000-meter gauge, and 75 km 0.790-meter gauge track, 100% electrified
5,174 km total; 2,971 km are government owned and 2,203 km are nongovernment
owned; the government network consists of 2,897 km 1.435-meter standard
gauge and 74 km 1.000-meter narrow gauge track; 1,432 km double track, 99%
electrified; the nongovernment network consists of 710 km 1.435-meter
standard gauge, 1,418 km 1.000-meter gauge, and 75 km 0.790-meter gauge
track, 100% electrified
Published as “Railroads”
- 4,418 km total;
- 3,073 km are government owned and 1,345 km are nongovernment owned;
- the government network consists of 2,999 km 1.435-meter standard gauge and 74 km 1.000-meter narrow gauge track;
- 1,432 km double track, 99% electrified;
- the nongovernment network consists of 510 km 1.435-meter standard gauge, and 835 km 1.000-meter gauge, 100% electrified
5,174 4,418 km total; 2,971 3,073 km are government owned and 2,203 1,345 km are nongovernment
owned; the government network consists of 2,897 2,999 km 1.435-meter standard
gauge and 74 km 1.000-meter narrow gauge track; 1,432 km double track, 99%
electrified; the nongovernment network consists of 710 510 km 1.435-meter
standard gauge, 1,418 and 835 km 1.000-meter gauge, and 75 km 0.790-meter gauge 100% electrified
track,
Published as “Railroads”
- 4,418 km total;
- 3,073 km are government owned and 1,345 km are nongovernment owned;
- the government network consists of 2,999 km 1.435-meter standard gauge and 74 km 1.000-meter narrow gauge track;
- 1,432 km double track, 99% electrified;
- the nongovernment network consists of 510 km 1.435-meter standard gauge, and 835 km 1.000-meter gauge, 100% electrified
4,418 km total; 3,073 km are government owned and 1,345 km are nongovernment
nongovernment owned; the government network consists of 2,999 km
1.435-meter standard
1,432 km double track, 99%
consists of 510 km 1.435-meter
gauge, 100% electrified
Published as “Railroads”
- total:
- 5,763 km (1,432 km double track)
- standard gauge:
- 3,533 km 1.435-m gauge (99% electrified; 560 km nongovernment owned)
- narrow gauge:
- 1,094 km 1.000-m gauge (99% electrified; 1,020 km nongovernment owned)
- other:
- 1,136 km NA-m gauge (1994)
Rewritten: too little of the 1994 text remains to mark the changes.
total: 5,763 km (1,432 km double track)
standard gauge: 3,533 km 1.435-m gauge (99% electrified; 560 km
nongovernment owned)
narrow gauge: 1,094 km 1.000-m gauge (99% electrified; 1,020 km
nongovernment owned)
other: 1,136 km NA-m gauge (1994)
- total:
- 5,719 km (1,432 km double track)
- standard gauge:
- 3,283 km 1.435-m gauge (99% electrified; 310 km nongovernment owned)
- narrow gauge:
- 1,255 km 1.000-m gauge (99% electrified; 1,181 km nongovernment owned)
- other:
- 1,181 km NA-m gauge (1995)
total: 5,763 5,719 km (1,432 km double track)
standard gauge: 3,533 3,283 km 1.435-m gauge (99% electrified; 560 310 km
nongovernment owned)
narrow gauge: 1,094 1,255 km 1.000-m gauge (99% electrified; 1,020 1,181 km
nongovernment owned)
other: 1,136 1,181 km NA-m gauge (1994) (1995)
- total:
- 5,719 km (1,432 km double track)
- standard gauge:
- 3,283 km 1.435-m gauge (99% electrified; 310 km nongovernment owned)
- narrow gauge:
- 1,255 km 1.000-m gauge (99% electrified; 1,181 km nongovernment owned)
- other gauge :
- 1,181 km NA-m gauge (1995)
total: 5,719 km (1,432 km double track)
standard gauge: 3,283 km 1.435-m gauge (99% electrified; 310 km
nongovernment owned)
narrow gauge: 1,255 km 1.000-m gauge (99% electrified; 1,181 km
nongovernment owned)other: other gauge : 1,181 km NA-m gauge (1995)
- total:
- 5,249 km (1,564 km double track)
- standard gauge:
- 3,741 km 1.435-m gauge (3,119 km electrified; 808 km nongovernment owned)
- narrow gauge:
- 1,438 km 1.000-m gauge (1,088 km electrified; 1,364 km nongovernment owned)
- other gauge:
- 70 km 0.750-m or 0.800-m gauge (1996)
total: 5,719 5,249 km (1,432 (1,564 km double track)
standard gauge: 3,283 3,741 km 1.435-m gauge (99% (3,119 km electrified; 310 808 km
nongovernment owned)
narrow gauge: 1,255 1,438 km 1.000-m gauge (99% (1,088 km electrified; 1,181 1,364 km
nongovernment owned)
other gauge : 1,181 gauge: 70 km NA-m 0.750-m or 0.800-m gauge (1995) (1996)
- total:
- 4,479 km (1,564 km double track)
- standard gauge:
- 3,304 km 1.435-m gauge (3,288 km electrified)
- narrow gauge:
- 1,165 km 1.000-m gauge (1,057 km electrified); 10 km 0.750-m or 0.800-m gauge (1996)
total: 5,249 4,479 km (1,564 km double track)
standard gauge: 3,741 3,304 km 1.435-m gauge (3,119 km electrified; 808 (3,288 km
nongovernment owned)
narrow gauge: 1,438 1,165 km 1.000-m gauge (1,088 (1,057 km electrified; 1,364 electrified); 10 kmnongovernment owned) 0.750-m or 0.800-m gauge (1996)
other gauge: 70 km
- total:
- 4,492 km (1,564 km double track)
- standard gauge:
- 3,317 km 1.435-m gauge (3,288 km electrified)
- narrow gauge:
- 1,165 km 1.000-m gauge (1,165 km electrified); 10 km 0.800-m gauge (1998)
total: 4,479 4,492 km (1,564 km double track)
standard gauge: 3,304 3,317 km 1.435-m gauge (3,288 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 1,165 km 1.000-m gauge (1,057 (1,165 km electrified); 10 km
0.750-m or(1996) (1998)
- total:
- 4,492 km (1,564 km double track) standard gauge: 3,317 km 1.435-m gauge (3,288 km electrified) narrow gauge: 1,165 km 1.000-m gauge (1,165 km electrified); 10 km 0.800-m gauge (1998)
total: 4,492 km (1,564 km double track)
- total:
- 4,406 km
- standard gauge:
- 3,440 km 1.435-m gauge
- dual gauge:
- 56 km 1.435-m and 1.000-m gauges (3 rail system)
note: Swiss railways are virtually all electrified (2001)
- narrow gauge:
- 900 km 1.000-m gauge; 10 km 0.800-m gauge
total: 4,492 km (1,564 4,406 km double track)
standard gauge: 3,317 3,440 km 1.435-m gauge (3,288
dual gauge: 56 km electrified) 1.435-m and 1.000-m gauges (3 rail system)
note: Swiss railways are virtually all electrified (2001)
narrow gauge: 1,165 900 km 1.000-m gauge (1,165 km electrified); gauge; 10 km 0.800-m gauge (1998)
- total:
- 4,511 km
- standard gauge:
- 3,483 km 1.435-m gauge (3,472 km electrified)
- narrow gauge:
- 982 km 1.000-m gauge (975 km electrified); 46 km 0.800-m gauge (46 km electrified) (2002)
total: 4,406 4,511 km
standard gauge: 3,440 3,483 km 1.435-m gauge
dual gauge: 561.435-m and 1.000-m gauges (3 rail system) electrified)
note: Swiss railways are virtually all electrified (2001)
narrow gauge: 900 982 km 1.000-m gauge; 10 gauge (975 km electrified); 46 km 0.800-m gauge (46 km electrified) (2002)
- total:
- 4,533 km
- standard gauge:
- 3,483 km 1.435-m gauge (3,472 km electrified)
- narrow gauge:
- 1,004 km 1.000-m gauge (974 km electrified); 46 km 0.800-m gauge (46 km electrified) (2003)
total: 4,511 4,533 km
standard gauge: 3,483 km 1.435-m gauge (3,472 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 982 1,004 km 1.000-m gauge (975 (974 km electrified); 46 km 0.800-m gauge (46 km electrified) (2002) (2003)
- total:
- 4,527 km
- standard gauge:
- 3,232 km 1.435-m gauge (3,211 km electrified)
- narrow gauge:
- 1,285 km 1.000-m gauge (1,273 km electrified); 10 km 0.800-m gauge (10 km electrified) (2004)
total: 4,533 4,527 km
standard gauge: 3,483 3,232 km 1.435-m gauge (3,472 (3,211 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 1,004 1,285 km 1.000-m gauge (974 (1,273 km electrified); 46 10 km 0.800-m gauge (46 (10 km electrified) (2003) (2004)
- total:
- 4,583 km
- standard gauge:
- 3,234 km 1.435-m gauge (3,223 km electrified)
- narrow gauge:
- 1,339 km 1.000-m gauge (1,338 km electrified); 10 km 0.800-m gauge (10 km electrified) (2005)
total: 4,527 4,583 km
standard gauge: 3,232 3,234 km 1.435-m gauge (3,211 (3,223 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 1,285 1,339 km 1.000-m gauge (1,273 (1,338 km electrified); 10 km 0.800-m gauge (10 km electrified) (2004) (2005)
The same text in 2007 and 2008.
- total:
- 4,839 km
- standard gauge:
- 3,561 km 1.435-m gauge (3,195 km electrified)
- narrow gauge:
- 1,268 km 1.000-m gauge (1,274 km electrified); 10 km 0.800-m gauge (10 km electrified) (2006)
total: 4,583 4,839 km
standard gauge: 3,234 3,561 km 1.435-m gauge (3,223 (3,195 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 1,339 1,268 km 1.000-m gauge (1,338 (1,274 km electrified); 10 km 0.800-m gauge (10 km electrified) (2005) (2006)
The same text in 2009 and 2010.
- total:
- 4,888 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 36
- standard gauge:
- 3,397 km 1.435-m gauge (3,142 km electrified)
- narrow gauge:
- 1,481 km 1.000-m gauge (1,378 km electrified); 10 km 0.800-m gauge (10 km electrified) (2008)
total: 4,839
4,888 km
country comparison to the world:
36
standard gauge: 3,561
3,397 km 1.435-m gauge (3,195 (3,142 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 1,268
1,481 km 1.000-m gauge (1,274 (1,378 km electrified); 10 km 0.800-m gauge (10 km electrified) (2006) (2008)
- total:
- 4,876 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 37
- standard gauge:
- 3,846 km 1.435-m gauge (3,591 km electrified)
- narrow gauge:
- 1,081 km 1.000-m gauge (1,013 km electrified); 10 km 0.800-m gauge (10 km electrified) (2010)
total:4,888 4,876 km
country comparison to the world:36 37
standard gauge:3,397 3,846 km 1.435-m gauge (3,142 (3,591 km electrified)
narrow gauge:1,481 1,081 km 1.000-m gauge (1,378 (1,013 km electrified); 10 km 0.800-m gauge (10 km electrified) (2008) (2010)
The same text in 3 editions, 2012 to 2014.
- total:
- 4,876 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 37
- standard gauge:
- 3,846 km 1.435-m gauge (3,591 km electrified)
- narrow gauge:
- 1,020 km 1.000-m gauge (1,013 km electrified); 10 km 0.800-m gauge (10 km electrified) (2008)
total:
4,876 km
country comparison to the world:
37
standard gauge:
3,846 km 1.435-m gauge (3,591 km electrified)
narrow gauge:1,081 1,020 km 1.000-m gauge (1,013 km electrified); 10 km 0.800-m gauge (10 km electrified) (2010) (2008)
- total:
- 5,651.5 km
- standard gauge:
- 4,424.8 km 1.435-m gauge (3,634.1 km electrified)
- narrow gauge:
- 2 km 1.200-m gauge (2 km electrified);
- 1,188.3 km 1.000-m gauge (1,167.3 km electrified);
- 36.4 km 0.800-m gauge (36.4 km electrified) (2014)
- country comparison to the world:
- 37
total:
4,876country comparison to the world:standard gauge:
37
3,846(3,591 (3,634.1 km electrified)
narrow gauge:
1,020(1,013 (1,167.3 km electrified); 10 36.4 km 0.800-m gauge (10 (36.4 km electrified) (2008) (2014)
country comparison to the world: 37
The same text in 2016 and 2017.
- total:
- 5,651.5 km
- standard gauge:
- 4,424.8 km 1.435-m gauge (3,634.1 km electrified)
- narrow gauge:
- 2 km 1.200-m gauge (2 km electrified);
- 1,188.3 km 1.000-m gauge (1,167.3 km electrified);
- 36.4 km 0.800-m gauge (36.4 km electrified) (2014)
- country comparison to the world:
- 33
total: 5,651.5 km
standard gauge: 4,424.8 km 1.435-m gauge (3,634.1 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 2 km 1.200-m gauge (2 km electrified); 1,188.3 km 1.000-m gauge (1,167.3 km electrified); 36.4 km 0.800-m gauge (36.4 km electrified) (2014)
country comparison to the world: 37 33
- total:
- 5,652 km (2014)
- standard gauge:
- 4,424.8 km 1.435-m gauge (3,634.1 km electrified) (2014)
- narrow gauge:
2 km 1.200-m gauge (2 km electrified) (2014)
1188.3 1.000-m gauge (1,167.3 km electrified) 36.4 0.800-m gauge (36.4 km electrified)
total: 5,651.5 5,652 km (2014)
standard gauge: 4,424.8 km 1.435-m gauge (3,634.1 km electrified) (2014)
narrow gauge: 2 km 1.200-m gauge (2 km electrified); 1,188.3 km electrified) (2014)
1188.3 1.000-m gauge (1,167.3 km electrified); electrified) 36.4 km 0.800-m gauge (36.4 km electrified) (2014)
country comparison to the world: 33
The same text in 3 editions, 2019 to 2021.
- total:
- 5,690 km (includes 19 km in neighboring countries) (2015)
- standard gauge:
- 3,836 km 1.435-m gauge (3,634 km electrified) (2015)
- narrow gauge:
1,630 km 1.200-m gauge (2 km electrified) (includes 19 km in neighboring countries) (2015)
1188 km 1.000-m gauge (1,167.3 km electrified)
36 km 0.800-m gauge (36.4 km electrified)
total: 5,652 5,690 km (2014) (includes 19 km in neighboring countries) (2015)
standard gauge: 4,424.8 3,836 km 1.435-m gauge (3,634.1 (3,634 km electrified) (2014) (2015)
narrow gauge: 2 1,630 km 1.200-m gauge (2 km electrified) (2014) (includes 19 km in neighboring countries) (2015)1188.3 1188 km 1.000-m gauge (1,167.3 km electrified) 36.4
36 km 0.800-m gauge (36.4 km electrified)
- total:
- 5,466 km (2015) (includes 19 km in neighboring countries)
- standard gauge:
- 3,836 km (2015) 1.435-m gauge (3,634 km electrified)
- narrow gauge:
- 1,630 km (2015) 1.200-m gauge (2 km electrified) (includes 19 km in neighboring countries)
total: 5,690 5,466 km (2015) (includes 19 km in neighboring countries) (2015)
standard gauge: 3,836 km (2015) 1.435-m gauge (3,634 km electrified) (2015)
narrow gauge: 1,630 km (2015) 1.200-m gauge (2 km electrified) (includes 19 km in neighboring countries) (2015)
1188 km 1.000-m gauge (1,167.3 km electrified)
36 km 0.800-m gauge (36.4 km electrified)
The same text in 3 editions, 2023 to 2025.
- total:
- 5,296 km (2020) 5,296 km electrified; Switzerland remains the only country with a fully electrified network
Rewritten: too little of the 2022 text remains to mark the changes.
total: 5,296 km (2020) 5,296 km electrified; Switzerland remains the only country with a fully electrified network
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Switzerland: Railways.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/switzerland/railways.