The Simplon Railway is a line that links Lausanne in Switzerland and Domodossola in Italy, via Brig. The 20 km (12 mi)-long Simplon Tunnel (opened in...
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The Simplon Tunnel (Simplontunnel, Traforo del Sempione or Galleria del Sempione) is a railway tunnel on the Simplon railway that connects Brig, Switzerland...
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The Bern-Lötschberg-Simplon-Bahn (BLS), known between 1997 and 2006 as the BLS Lötschbergbahn, was a Swiss railway company. In 2006 the company merged...
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three Swiss railway companies, but these companies merged on 1 January 1872. The company was called the Western Switzerland–Simplon Railways (Chemins de...
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The Jura–Simplon Railways (JS), (French: Compagnie des Chemins de Fer Jura–Simplon) was a railway company that was formed in 1890. It was nationalised...
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Simplon, Valais, a Swiss municipality Simplon (Paris Metro), a stop on the Paris Metro Simplon, a farm and railway station in Namibia (see de:Simplon...
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The Venice Simplon-Orient-Express (VSOE) is a private luxury train service from London to Venice and other European cities. It is currently owned by Belmond...
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Switzerland–Simplon Railways (Suisse-Occidentale–Simplon, SOS) to form the Jura–Simplon Railway (Jura-Simplon-Bahn), JS) on 1 January 1890. The railway network...
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the middle of the line. Together with the Simplon Tunnel south of Brig, it constitutes one of the major railways through the Alps and an important north-south...
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the Simplon Railway connected most of Valais with the cities of the Swiss Plateau. The canton was further opened up by the Lötschberg Railway in 1913...
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SBB-CFF-FFS E 3/3 (category Railway locomotives introduced in 1896)
Swiss Federal Railways for 0-6-0T shunting locomotives. They were originally delivered to the Swiss Central Railway and the Jura-Simplon Railway, before being...
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operating on the Simplon line call at this station, which is also the western terminus of the GoldenPass Line narrow gauge railway lines to Zweisimmen...
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Compagnie de la Ligne d'Italie (redirect from Simplon (railway company))
Compagnie du Simplon (Simplon Company, S). The Compagnie du Simplon, Ligne du Simplon or Simplon for short, merged into the Western Swiss Railways (Chemins...
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Rail transport in Switzerland (redirect from Swiss railway)
Pass in 1906 (the Simplon Railway), and a third under the Lötschberg in 1913 (the Lötschberg Railway). In 1901 the major railways were nationalised to...
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near the shores of Lake Geneva. Montreux railway station is a stop on the Simplon Railway and is a mountain railway hub. The earliest settlement was a Late...
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between the major trans-Alpine railways that pass through the Simplon and Gotthard tunnels. Combined with the Simplon railway, it provides a fast connection...
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time the eastern terminus of the Simplon Railway. The opening of the Simplon Tunnel in 1906 extended the Simplon Railway southeast to Domodossola, in Italy...
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here while operating on the lakeside section of the standard gauge Simplon railway line. The station is also the western terminus of the standard gauge...
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Bern–Lötschberg–Simplon railway (Bern-Lötschberg-Simplon-Bahn, BLS). The four group companies merged in 1997 to form the BLS Lötschberg Railway, which in turn...
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the Swiss railway network. In 1891, JBL became part of the Jura–Simplon Railway (JS). In 1903, the JS became part of the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB). Only...
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BLS AG (redirect from BLS (railway))
Thun railway line Lötschberg railway line Spiez–Erlenbach–Zweisimmen railway line Also see Bern–Lötschberg–Simplon railway#Locomotives and multiple units...
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Three standard gauge railway lines, namely the Simplon railway, the Milan–Domodossola railway, and the Bern-Lötschberg-Simplon railway, operated by either...
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Orient Express (category Railway services introduced in 1883)
running: the Orient Express, the Simplon Orient Express, and also the Arlberg Orient Express, which ran via the Arlberg railway between Zürich and Innsbruck...
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SBB-CFF-FFS A 3/5 (category Swiss Federal Railways locomotives)
1902 and 1922 for the Jura–Simplon Railway, and the Gotthard Railway. These railways were absorbed into Swiss Federal Railways in 1903. In total 111 4-6-0...
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following railway lines (from West to East): Simplon Railway, tunnel between Iselle di Trasquera and Brig (served by EC, RE) Domodossola–Locarno railway line...
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line was opened under the Simplon Pass in 1906. In 1901, the major railways were nationalised to form Swiss Federal Railways. During the first half of...
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Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS). Train services to and from the station are operated by the Swiss Federal Railways, the Bern-Lötschberg-Simplon railway (BLS)...
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towards the Simplon Pass. The station was opened on 1 June 1906, upon the inauguration of the Brig–Domodossola railway, including the Simplon tunnel. A...
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Rail transport in Italy (redirect from Italian railways)
Venice-Paris Italy-Switzerland: Domodossola–Locarno railway metre-gauge trains Italy-Switzerland: Simplon Tunnel, currently EuroCity trains of SBB CFF FFS...
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Villach (A) – Udine – Conegliano – Treviso – Venice Tourist train (Venice-Simplon Orient Express) Venice-London: Venice – Verona – Innsbruck (A) – Paris...
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