RhB train near Preda, June 2003

The RhB (Rhaetian Railway / Rhätische Bahn (German) / Ferrovia Retica (Italian) / Viafier Retica (Rumantsch)) has the largest network of all the private railways in Switzerland. The company operates most of the railways in the south-easternmost canton of Graubünden (Italian: Grigioni, Rumantsch: Grischun, French/English: Grisons) since the Federal Railways SBB-CFF-FFS extend only a few kilometres over the cantonal border to the capital at Chur. Download high resolution version (860x585, 105 KB) RhB train near Preda, Graubunden, Switzerland, 2003-06-22 Photo by Steffen Mokosch [[de:Benutzer:Steffen_M]] Source: http://de. ... Download high resolution version (860x585, 105 KB) RhB train near Preda, Graubunden, Switzerland, 2003-06-22 Photo by Steffen Mokosch [[de:Benutzer:Steffen_M]] Source: http://de. ... Romansh (also spelled Rumantsch, Romansch or Romanche) is any of the various Rhaetian languages spoken in Switzerland. ... The twenty-six cantons of Switzerland are the states of the federal state of Switzerland. ... Romansh (also spelled Rumantsch, Romansch or Romanche) is any of the various Rhaetian languages spoken in Switzerland. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Locomotive of the SBB-CFF-FFS Swiss Federal Railways (SBB-CFF-FFS) is the national railway company of Switzerland. ... Chur (French: Coire, German Chur (khoor) [kuːr] (in Graubünden); [xuːr] (elsewhere), Romansh Cuira (KWAY-rah) [ˈkwera] or (KWOI-rah) [ˈkwojra], Italian Coira (KOI-rah) [ˈkojra], Latin: Curia, Curia Rhaetorum and Curia Raetorum), is the capital of the Swiss canton of Graubünden and lies in the northern...

RhB serves the major tourist center of St Moritz and Davos, and one of the lines, the Berninabahn, crosses the Bernina Pass to the Italian border and on to Tirano, where there is a link to the Italian railways. St. ... Davos viewed from air Davos is a town in eastern Switzerland, in the canton of Graubünden, on the Landwasser River. ... Bernina Pass (el. ... Tirano is a town in Valtellina, located in the province of Sondrio, Northern Italy. ...

Network

RhB Map

RhB train between Davos Dorf and Klosters

The RhB network was developed in various stages at the end of the 19th and early 20th centuries, with the result that several different electrification systems are in use, and one 12km section between Castione and Cama is completely separate from all other railways following a landslide in the mid-20th century. All the RhB is of 1 m (3 ft 3³⁄₈ in) gauge, and is electrified: Image File history File links Selfmade map RhB File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Selfmade map RhB File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 336 pixelsFull resolution (2816 × 1183 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 336 pixelsFull resolution (2816 × 1183 pixel, file size: 1. ... Electrification refers to changing a thing or system to operate using electricity. ... The metre (American English:meter) is a measure of length. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... An inch (plural: inches; symbol or abbreviation: in or, sometimes, ″ - a double prime) is the name of a unit of length in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ...

• 61km, the Bernina Bahn (Pontresina - Tirano) is electrified at 1000V.
• 12km, (Castione-Cama) is electrified at 1500V.
• 321km is electrified at 11kV 16.7Hz (including Chur-Arosa and the new Vereina tunnel route).

The network contains 84 tunnels (the longest being the 19.042 km (11.83 miles) Vereina tunnel, opened on 19 November 1999, and the 5.864 km (3.64 miles) Albula tunnel), and 383 bridges. The maximum gradient is 4.5%, except on the Bernina Bahn, where it is 7%.[1] is the 323rd day of the year (324th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ...

Current services operated by the RhB:

• Fast service Chur – St. Moritz
• Local service Thusis – Chur – Landquart – Schiers
• Local service Chur – Disentis
• Fast service Chur – Landquart – Klosters – Davos
• Regional express service (RX) Landquart – Scuol-Tarasp through the Vereina Tunnel
• Local service Chur – Arosa
• Local service Scuol-Tarasp – Samedan – Pontresina
• Local service St. Moritz – Tirano (Italy)
• Local service Davos Platz – Filisur
• Local service Tirano - Poschiavo
• Vehicle transporter service through the Vereina Tunnel: Klosters - Sagliains.
• Vehicle transporter service through the Albula Tunnel: Thusis - Samedan.

The annual traffic carried by the RhB (2002) is 300,000,000 passenger-kilometres, and 54,000,000 tonne-kilometres of freight. 80% of passenger income comes from tourists, though 40% of passengers are local people. Klosters is located in eastern Switzerland, in the canton of Grisons. ... Davos viewed from air Davos is a town in eastern Switzerland, in the canton of Graubünden, on the Landwasser River. ... Davos viewed from air Davos is a town in eastern Switzerland, in the canton of Graubünden, on the Landwasser River. ... Klosters is located in eastern Switzerland, in the canton of Grisons. ... The units of transportation measurement describes the units of measure to measure the quantity and traffic of transportation used in transportation statistics, planning, and their related fields. ... The units of transportation measurement describes the units of measure to measure the quantity and traffic of transportation used in transportation statistics, planning, and their related fields. ...

Ownership

The RhB is 53% owned by the Cantonal government of Graubünden, 43% by the Swiss Confederation, and 4% is held privately. It employs 1479 staff (2002).

See also

• List of railway companies in Switzerland
• Glacier Express

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References

• Eds: Hill, Ken and Pattison, Tony (2000). Jane’s World Railways ISBN 0-7106-2034-9. Jane’s Information Group, London.

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External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to:

Rhätische Bahn

• RhB official website
• The Rhaetian Network Image presentations of famous Rhaetian lines
• Rail-info.ch description
• Railfaneurope.net, RhB photos