Rail transport in Switzerland is noteworthy for the density of its network, its coordination between services, its integration with other modes of transport, timeliness and a thriving domestic and tra
SOB Traverso on the Gotthard Railway
Regional train near the Rhine Falls
BLS MIKA in Zweisimmen
Special livery Re 460 locomotive of SBB CFF FFS hauling IC 2000 coaches
Südostbahn
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The Schweizerische Südostbahn AG, commonly abbreviated to SOB, is a Swiss railway company, and a 1,435 mm standard gauge network in Central and Eastern Switzerland. It resulted from the merger of the
Rail transport in Switzerland
…Toggenburg valley, the lakeside dam on Lake Zürich, the high moorland of Rothenthurm, Lake Zug and Lake Lucerne. Since 2020, the SOB also operates the Treno Gottardo over the old Gotthard railway between Basel SBB/Zürich HB and Locarno, and since 2021 the Aare Linth between Bern and Chur (both are IR services). SOB…
Head office in St. Gallen
Re 456 with Voralpen-Express in Herisau
Old generation rolling stock (until 2010): BDe 4/4 with a push-pull train, between Altmatt and Rothenthurm
SOB NPZ set (RBDe 566 motor coach, coach, and driving trailer) with former SOB livery