Citizendia

Train to Wengen in the Lauterbrunnen valley
Train to Wengen in the Lauterbrunnen valley

Due to its situation in the center of Europe, Switzerland owns a very dense network of roads and railways. Wengen (1274 m is a village in the Bernese Oberland in central Switzerland. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation The crossing of the Alps is a strategic issue for European transportations, as they separate North and South of the continent. Since the beginnings of industrialization in Europe, Switzerland constantly had to improve its transalpine network. It began in 1882, by the Gotthard Rail Tunnel and was followed in 1906 by the Simplon Tunnel and more recently, in 2007, the Lötschberg Base Tunnel and in 2017 the Gotthard Base Tunnel will be opened. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Gotthard Rail Tunnel, a 15 kilometre (9 miles long railway Tunnel, is the summit of the Gotthardbahn. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The Simplon Tunnel is an Alpine Railway Tunnel that connects the Swiss Town of Brig with Domodossola in Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Lötschberg Base Tunnel (LBT is a 34577 km (215 mile long new railway Tunnel on the Bern-Lötschberg-Simplon railway cutting through the 2017 ( MMXVII) will be a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Gotthard Base Tunnel (GBT is a Railway Tunnel under construction in Switzerland.

Swiss private-public managed road network is funded by road tolls and vehicle taxes. Road toll is the term used in some countries for the number of deaths caused annually by road accidents. The Swiss autobahn/autoroute system requires the purchase of a vignette (toll sticker) - which costs 40 Swiss francs - for one calendar year in order to use its roadways, for both passenger cars and trucks. Vignette is a word used in several non-English speaking European countries for toll stickers The franc ( German: Franken, French and Romansh: franc, Italian: franco; code: CHF The Swiss autobahn/autoroute network has a total length of 1,638 km (as of 2000) and has, by an area of 41,290 km², also the one of the highest motorway densities in the world. Motorway is a term for both a type of Road and a classification or designation Zürich Airport, managed by Unique Airport, is Switzerland's largest international flight gateway, which handled 20. Zürich Airport also called Kloten Airport, is located in Kloten, Canton of Zürich, Switzerland and managed by Unique Airport 7 million passengers in 2007. The second largest Geneva Cointrin International Airport handled 10. Geneva Cointrin International Airport is an Airport in Geneva, Switzerland. 8 million passengers and the third largest EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg 4. EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg is an international airport near Basel ( Switzerland) Mulhouse ( France) and Freiburg ( 3 million passengers, both airports being shared with France.

Contents

Railways

Main article: Rail transport in Switzerland
The railways of Switzerland include standard gauge (1435 milimetres) and narrow gauge (usually 1,000 mm (3 ft 3⅜ in), occasionally less). "Railroad" and "Railway" both redirect here For other uses see Railroad (disambiguation. The Railways of Switzerland include Standard gauge (ie1435 milimetres (4 ft 8½ ins) and narrow gauge (usually, occasionally less "Railroad" and "Railway" both redirect here For other uses see Railroad (disambiguation. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation The standard gauge (also named the Stephenson gauge after George Stephenson, or Normal gauge) is a widely-used Rail gauge. A narrow gauge railway (or narrow gauge railroad) is a Railway that has a Track gauge narrower than the of Standard gauge railways

(Data 2004, Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications)

Nearly all of the Swiss standard gauge railways are part of the nationwide SBB-CFF-FFS (Schweizerische Bundesbahnen) system, which also includes affiliated standard gauge lines such as BLS (Bern-Lötschberg-Simplon). The Federal Department of Environment Transport Energy and Communications ( Italian: Dipartimento federale dell'ambiente dei trasporti dell'energia e delle comunicazioni Swiss Federal Railways ( German: SBB Schweizerische Bundesbahnen French: CFF Chemins de fer fédéraux suisses Italian: FFS Ferrovie federali svizzere The Bern-Lötschberg-Simplon (BLS railway, known since the merger of the "old" BLS with the Bern-Neuenburg-Bahn (BN the Gürbetal-Bern-Schwarzenburg-Bahn (GBS and the The city of Berne or Bern (, Berne, Berna, Romansh: Berna, Bernese German: Bärn) is the Bundesstadt ( Federal The Lötschberg or Lötschen Pass is a Mountain pass across the Alps between the Kandertal in the Canton of Berne and the Lötschental Simplon is the name of a region in the Alps It can refer specifically to Simplon Pass and Tunnel Simplon (département, a former French

Narrow gauge lines

Bernina Express train
Bernina Express train

RhB, FO, and BVZ

The Rhaetian Railway (RhB) is the longest narrow gauge railway in Switzerland, linking Disentis, Davos and St. Moritz in the high Alps with Chur, a rail junction with the SBB. The Bernina Express is an express train which connects Chur (or Davos) to Poschiavo and Tirano crossing the Swiss Alps from north The RhB (Rhaetian Railway / Rhätische Bahn ( German) / Ferrovia Retica ( Italian) / Viafier Retica ( Romansh) has the Disentis ( German) or Mustér ( Romansh) with its official name Disentis/Mustér is a municipality in the district of Surselva Davos ( Romansh: Tavau, Italian: Tavate is a municipality in the district of Prättigau/Davos in the canton of St Moritz ( German: Sankt Moritz, Romansh: San Murezzan) is an exclusive resort town in the Engadine valley in Switzerland CHUR may refer to CHUR-FM, a radio station in North Bay Ontario Canada Chur, is a city in Switzerland It passes through the upper Rhine Valley and several side valleys, as well as the Engadin, the upper valley of the Inn River. Etymology In Romansch which is the indigenous language of the region the "Engadin" literally translates as the garden of the Inn River (Romansch En Total length: 366 kilometres.

The Furka-Oberalp-Bahn (FO) is a narrow gauge railway in the high southern alps. The Furka-Oberalp-Bahn is a narrow gauge Mountain railway in Switzerland with a gauge of. Its name refers to two passes, the Furka Pass and the Oberalp Pass. Furka Pass (el 2436 m is a high Mountain pass in the Swiss Alps connecting Gletsch, Valais with Realp, Uri. Oberalp Pass (Romansh Alpsu or Cuolm d'Ursera, German Oberalppass) (el The Furka pass lies at the upper end of the Rhone valley. The Oberalp is the highest railway pass in the Alps at 2033 metres, and lies at the upper end of the Rhine valley. The Rhine (Rhein Rijn Rhin Reno Rain Rhenus is one of the longest and most important Rivers in Europe at 1320 kilometres (820 mi with an average discharge Total length of the railway is 100 kilometres, and the line runs from Brig to Disentis. Brig (Brigue Briga is the capital of the municipality of Brig-Glis in the district of Brig in the canton of Valais in Switzerland Disentis ( German) or Mustér ( Romansh) with its official name Disentis/Mustér is a municipality in the district of Surselva

The Brig-Visp-Zermatt (BVZ) railway, commonly known as the BVZ Zermatt-Bahn, is a short line between Brig and Zermatt. BVZ Zermatt-Bahn is a narrow gauge Railway in the Canton of Wallis, Switzerland. Brig (Brigue Briga is the capital of the municipality of Brig-Glis in the district of Brig in the canton of Valais in Switzerland Zermatt (Praborgne is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It passes through the Visp and Matt Valleys, tributaries of the Rhone River. Visp ( French Viège) is the capital of the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. The Rhone, or the Rhône is one of the major Rivers of Europe, running through Switzerland and France. Total length: 43 kilometres.

In 2003, the FO and BVZ merged to form the Matterhorn-Gotthard-Bahn. The Matterhorn-Gotthard-Bahn (MGB is a narrow gauge Railway in Switzerland.

The Glacier Express runs on the three lines. The Glacier Express is an express train which connect the two major mountain resorts of St A one-day trip in panoramic view cars takes tourists from Zermatt to St. Moritz, through some of the most spectacular scenery of the Alps.

Further lines

Train of the Rhätischen Bahn on the Albulaviadukt IIIBergun
Train of the Rhätischen Bahn on the Albulaviadukt IIIBergun

The Gornergratbahn climbs for nine kilometres from an elevation of 1600 metres near the Zermatt station of the Zermatt RR to a 3000 metre high end station on the shoulder of the Monte Rosa Mountain. The Gornergratbahn ( GGB) is a 9 km long gauge mountain Rack railway, with Abt rack system. The entire route is a rack-and-pinion railway. A cog railway, rack-and-pinion railway or rack railway is a Railway with a toothed rack rail, usually between the running rails.

The Berner Oberland Bahn is a 24 kilometre line from Interlaken to Lauterbrunnen and Grindelwald. History Planning The first proposals for the Berner Oberland Bahn made in 1873 showed a line from Interlaken (at that time Aarmühle to Zweilütschinen with later options Lauterbrunnen is a municipality in the district of Interlaken in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Grindelwald is a municipality in the district of Interlaken in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It begins at Interlaken Ost station and divides at Zweiluetschinen, about 10 kilometres south of Interlaken. The western branch leads to Lauterbrunnen, while the eastern branch leads to Grindelwald. It is possible to make a loop by taking the Lauterbrunnen branch and returning via the Grindelwald branch. The two branches are connected by the Wengernalp Bahn.

The Wengernalpbahn is a 19 kilometre line from Lauterbrunnen to Grindelwald, leading over the Eiger ridge at the junction station of Kleine Scheidegg. The Wengernalpbahn (or WAB) is a 19091 km long gauge Rack railway line in Switzerland, which runs from Lauterbrunnen and Lauterbrunnen is a municipality in the district of Interlaken in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Grindelwald is a municipality in the district of Interlaken in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. The Kleine Scheidegg (el 2061 m is a high Mountain pass below and between the Eiger and Lauberhorn peaks in the Bernese Oberland, In the winter, this junction is a ski resort served by many lifts and trails, as well as the rail line. Skiers can ride the train from the valleys below to return to the top of the runs.

The Jungfraubahn, which is also rack-and-pinion throughout, starts at Kleine Scheidegg and runs 9 kilometres through tunnels in the Eiger and Mönch, leading to the "Jungfraujoch," a saddle between the Mönch and the Jungfrau summits. The Jungfraubahn (JB is an gauge Rack railway electrified at 3-phase 1125 Volts which runs 9 kilometres from Kleine Scheidegg to the highest railway The Eiger is a notable mountain in the Swiss Alps, rising to an elevation of 3970 m (13025 ft The Mönch ( German: "monk" is a Mountain in the Swiss Alps. The Jungfrau ( German: "maiden/virgin" is the highest peak of a mountain Massif of the same name located in the Bernese Oberland region of the At the saddle are a visitor center and an observatory. The Aletsch Glacier, largest in Europe, runs to the south toward the Rhone valley. Aletsch Glacier, the largest Glacier in the Alps, covers more than 120 square kilometres (more than 45 square miles in southern Switzerland. The Rhone, or the Rhône is one of the major Rivers of Europe, running through Switzerland and France.

The Bergbahn Lauterbrunnen-Mürren (BLM) is 6 km long, divided into two independent parts, the first part being a cable car (which runs above the old funicular railway, which was replaced in 2006), the second adhesion railway. The Bergbahn Lauterbrunnen-Mürren (BLM is a Mountain railway in the Bernese Oberland area of Switzerland, which connects the villages of Lauterbrunnen A funicular, also known as a funicular railway, incline, inclined railway, inclined plane, or cliff railway, is a type of self-contained The term adhesion railway or adhesion traction describes the most common type of Railway, where power is applied by driving some or all of the Wheels

The Montreux-Oberland Bernois line runs 75 kilometres from Montreux on Lake Geneva to Zweisimmen, with a connecting line to Lenk in the Simmental. The MOB railway Compagnie du chemin de fer Montreux-Oberland bernois, located in southwest Switzerland,is one of the oldest electric railways in Switzerland its Montreux is a municipality in the district of Vevey in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. Lake Geneva or Lake Léman (Lac Léman Léman Lac de Genève is the second largest freshwater Lake in Central Europe in terms of surface area (after Zweisimmen is a municipality in the district of Obersimmental in the canton of Berne in Switzerland. "Lenk" redirects here For the businessman see Toby Lenk. There is also a kind of cattle called Simmental. Simmental is an alpine Valley in the Bernese Oberland. The section from Montreux to Zweisimmen, approximately 63 kilometres long, is part of the "Golden Pass Panorama" trip from Montreux to Lucerne, a trip which combines rides on the MOB, the BLS and the Brunig lines.

From Interlaken, the narrow gauge Brünigbahn section of the Zentralbahn runs 74 kilometres further to Lucerne. Interlaken is a municipality in the district of Interlaken in the canton of Bern in Switzerland, a well-known tourist destination The Brünigbahn (formerly SBB Brünig was until 31 December 2004 the only Narrow gauge railway of the Swiss Federal Railways ( SBB-CFF-FFS) The Zentralbahn is a Swiss railway company that was created on January 1 2005, with the merger of the Luzern-Stans-Engelberg-Bahn (LSE and the Lucerne ( Italian Lucerna) is a city in Switzerland. It is the capital of the Canton of Lucerne It skirts Lake Brienz and passes through the range of mountains to the north of the lake via Brunig pass, and then drops into the Sarner Aa valley to Lucerne. Lake Brienz (Brienzersee is a Lake just north of the Alps, in the Canton of Berne in Switzerland.

At Brienz the Brienz Rothorn Bahn (BRB), a steam hauled rack railway, ascends to near the summit of the Brienzer Rothorn. Brienz is a municipality in the district of Interlaken in the canton of Berne in Switzerland. The Brienz Rothorn Bahn (BRB is an gauge tourist Rack railway in Switzerland, which climbs from Brienz at the eastern end of Lake Brienz to the summit of the A cog railway, rack-and-pinion railway or rack railway is a Railway with a toothed rack rail, usually between the running rails.

See also: SBB-CFF-FFS, List of Railway companies, list of funiculars in Switzerland

Metro

Main article: Lausanne Metro

The Lausanne Metro system includes two lines in Lausanne, Switzerland. Swiss Federal Railways ( German: SBB Schweizerische Bundesbahnen French: CFF Chemins de fer fédéraux suisses Italian: FFS Ferrovie federali svizzere This is a list of the world's Railway operating companies listed alphabetically by continent and country This is a list of all Funiculars in Switzerland, commercially operated according to a Timetable. A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway or metro(politan system is an electric passenger railway The Lausanne Metro system includes two lines in Lausanne, Switzerland, owned by two distinct companies and operated by a third Lausanne ( pronounced, Losanna is a city in Romandy, the French -speaking part of Switzerland, situated on the shores of Lake Geneva Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation The Line m1 is a light metro, while the Line m2 is a fully automated metro currently under construction, for an opening in 2008. For specific light rail systems many of which use the words "light rail" as part of their name see List of light-rail transit systems. When it opens, Lausanne will replace Rennes as the smallest city in the world to have a full metro system. Rennes ( Gallo: Resnn, Roazhon Condate Condate Riedonum is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern

Line m1

The m1 Metro was opened on May 24, 1991. Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Its original name was TSOL (Tramway du Sud-Ouest lausannois) and this abbreviation is still widely used by the commuters who use the line. The m1 is a light metro with only three underground stations.

The line, which is 5 miles (8km) long, links the center of Lausanne, the major Universities (EPFL, UNIL) and Renens. Lausanne ( pronounced, Losanna is a city in Romandy, the French -speaking part of Switzerland, situated on the shores of Lake Geneva The University of Lausanne (in French: Université de Lausanne) or UNIL in Lausanne, Switzerland was founded in 1537 as a school of Renens is a municipality in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. It is located in the district of Lausanne, and is a suburb of the city of

The line is run by the Transports publics de la région lausannoise (TL, formerly Tramways lausannois).

Roads

Main article: Autobahns of Switzerland

Switzerland also has a large, well-maintained network of two-lane national roads. Autobahnen, Autoroutes or Autostrade are names of the national Freeways of Switzerland. These roads usually lack a median or central reservation. On divided roads including Expressways Motorways or Autobahns the central reservation (British English, median (North American Yet, many stretches of them are controlled-access in that all traffic must enter and exit through ramps and must cross using grade separations.

Two of the most important autobahns are the A1, running from St. Margrethen in northeastern Switzerland's canton of St. Gallen through to Geneva in southwestern Switzerland, and the A2, running from Basel in northwestern Switzerland to Chiasso in southern Switzerland's canton of Ticino, on the border with Italy. St Margrethen (Saint Margrethen/Sankt Margrethen is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency of Rheintal in the canton of St The Canton of St Gallen (German Kanton) is a canton of Switzerland. Geneva (Genève is the second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and is the most populous city of Romandy (the French -speaking "Basilia" redirects here For the Fly Genus, see Basilia (fly. Chiasso ( but most commonly, in the Lombard language: Ciass, ( is a municipality in the district of Mendrisio in the canton Canton Ticino or Ticino ( Italian: tiˈtʃiːno French and German: Tessin and) is the southernmost canton of Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Autobahn (plural: Autobahnen) is the German name; in French-speaking Switzerland they are known as autoroutes (singular: autoroute), and in Italian-speaking Switzerland they are known as autostrade. The Linguistic geography of Switzerland is on the main tripartite with the Swiss German region ( Deutschschweiz) in the northeast

Swiss autobahn have general speed limits of 120 km/h (75 mph). For a discussion of the maximum speed possible in the universe see Speed of light and Special relativity.

Construction

In Switzerland, it is impractical to navigate using the autobahn/autoroute numbers; instead it is more useful to steer towards the biggest city that lies in the intended target region; this is because traffic signs display the city names much more prominently than in Germany and display the route number less prominently and less frequently. Another localization is that in Switzerland the exit sliproads appear much more often than in other countries. In the field of Road transport, an interchange is a road junction that typically

History

A short stretch of autobahn around the Lucerne area in 1955 created Switzerland's first autobahn. Lucerne ( Italian Lucerna) is a city in Switzerland. It is the capital of the Canton of Lucerne Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation For Expo 1964, an autoroute was built between Lausanne and Geneva. Lausanne ( pronounced, Losanna is a city in Romandy, the French -speaking part of Switzerland, situated on the shores of Lake Geneva Geneva (Genève is the second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and is the most populous city of Romandy (the French -speaking The Bern-Lenzburg autobahn was inaugurated in 1967. The city of Berne or Bern (, Berne, Berna, Romansh: Berna, Bernese German: Bärn) is the Bundesstadt ( Federal Lenzburg is a village in the central region of the Swiss canton Aargau and is the capital of the district of the same name.

Current density

Swiss autobahn network
Swiss autobahn network

The Swiss autobahn/autoroute network has a total length of 1,638 km (as of 2000) and has, by an area of 41,290 km², also the one of the highest motorway densities in the world. (German ˈaʊtoːbaːn plural Autobahnen; English /ˈɔːtəʊbɑːn/ is the German word for a major high- Speed Road restricted to motor Motorway is a term for both a type of Road and a classification or designation The Swiss autobahn/autoroute network has not yet been completed; priority has been given to the most important routes, especially the north-south and the west-east axis. The gaps in the autobahn network are apparent in the graphic.

Swiss autobahns/autoroutes very often have an emergency lane except in tunnels. Some newly built autobahn sections, like the lone section crossing the Jura region in the north-western part of Switzerland, only have emergency bays. The Jura Mountains are a small Mountain range located north of the Alps, separating the Rhine and Rhone rivers and forming part of

Toll requirements

The Swiss autobahn/autoroute system requires the purchase of a vignette (toll sticker) - which costs 40 Swiss francs - for one calendar year in order to use its roadways, for both passenger cars and trucks. Vignette is a word used in several non-English speaking European countries for toll stickers The franc ( German: Franken, French and Romansh: franc, Italian: franco; code: CHF The cantons abandoned the right to raise road and bridge tolls to the Confederation, and the only way of funding the road system is through the vignette and the motor tax for every registered vehicle. Tolls for the use of particular roads, tunnels or bridges can't be raised according to the Swiss constitution and so even the use of cost-intensive pieces of infrastructure such as the Gotthard Road Tunnel is financed by the entire system. The St Gotthard Tunnel in Switzerland is the third longest road tunnel in the world (the longest is Lærdalstunnelen, which is 24

The Swiss vignette is offered only as an annual toll sticker.

List of Autobahnen/Autoroutes/Autostrade

Note: Portions in italics indicate routes under construction or projection.

A13 - St. Margrethen (Austrian border) - A1. St Margrethen (Saint Margrethen/Sankt Margrethen is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency of Rheintal in the canton of St Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich 1 - St. Gallen - Winterthur - Zürich - Olten - Aarau - Berne - Murten - Avenches - Payerne - Estavayer-le-Lac - Yverdon-les-Bains - Lausanne - Nyon - Geneva - border CH/F

See also: Swiss Alps for a list of mountain passes

Airports

Interior of Zurich Airport
Interior of Zurich Airport

Zürich Airport(IATA: ZRH, ICAO: LSZH) also called Kloten Airport, located in Kloten, canton of Zürich, Switzerland and managed by Unique Airport is Switzerland's largest international flight gateway and hub to Swiss International Air Lines and Lufthansa. Geneva Cointrin International Airport is an Airport in Geneva, Switzerland. EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg is an international airport near Basel ( Switzerland) Mulhouse ( France) and Freiburg ( Berne Airport, which serves Berne, Switzerland, is actually closer to the village of Belp. Lugano Airport is a Regional airport in the Lugano area It lies closer to the nearby village of Agno than to Lugano itself and so is usually known as A heliport is a small Airport suitable only for use by Helicopters Heliports typically contain one or more Helipads and may have limited facilities such Zürich Airport also called Kloten Airport, is located in Kloten, Canton of Zürich, Switzerland and managed by Unique Airport Zürich Airport also called Kloten Airport, is located in Kloten, Canton of Zürich, Switzerland and managed by Unique Airport An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many The ICAO (ˌaɪˌkeɪˈoʊ Airport code or location indicator is a four-letter Alphanumeric Code designating each airport around Kloten is a municipality in the district of Bülach in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. The Canton of Zürich (German Kanton) has a population of about 1 Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Swiss International Air Lines Ltd (short Swiss) is the principal Airline of Switzerland operating scheduled services in Europe and to North America Skyguide is responsible for all Air Traffic Control for Zürich Intl. Skyguide (in full Schweizerische Aktiengesellschaft für zivile und militärische Flugsicherung, English Swiss Air Navigation Services Ltd

In 2003, Zürich International completed a major expansion project in which it built a new parking garage, a new midfield terminal, and an automated underground train to move passengers between the existing terminal complex and the new terminal.

Zürich International lost traffic when Swissair shut down its operations. Swissair ( Swiss Air Transport Company Limited) was the former national Airline of Switzerland. When Lufthansa took over its successor Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS), traffic grew again. Swiss International Air Lines Ltd (short Swiss) is the principal Airline of Switzerland operating scheduled services in Europe and to North America Zürich airport railway station (Zürich Flughafen) is located underneath the terminal. There are trains to many parts of Switzerland; frequent S-Bahn services, plus direct Inter-regio and intercity services to Winterthur, Bern, Basel and Lucerne(Luzern). This article has been partially translated from the German Wikipedia article Winterthur (pronounced Ger /vɪntərtur/ Eng /tʊər/ is a city in the canton of Zurich in northern Switzerland. The city of Berne or Bern (, Berne, Berna, Romansh: Berna, Bernese German: Bärn) is the Bundesstadt ( Federal "Basilia" redirects here For the Fly Genus, see Basilia (fly. Lucerne ( Italian Lucerna) is a city in Switzerland. It is the capital of the Canton of Lucerne By changing trains at Zürich HB (Zürich main station) most other places in Switzerland can be reached in a few hours.

Zürich Airport handled 19. 2 million passengers in 2006.

See also: Category:Airports in Switzerland Bold text

Waterways

See also: List of lakes of Switzerland

Pipelines

crude oil 314 km; natural gas 1'506 km

Ports and harbours

Basel

Merchant marine

Main article: Merchant Marine of Switzerland

See also

External links

© 2009 citizendia.org; parts available under the terms of GNU Free Documentation License, from http://en.wikipedia.org
 Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic