Appenzell Railways

Appenzell Railways
Native name
Appenzeller Bahnen (German)
Company typeAG/SA
ISINCH0026212446
IndustryPublic transport
Founded1 January 2006; 18 years ago (2006-01-01) (retroactive)
Headquarters,
Switzerland
Key people
Ernst Boos (CEO),
Thomas Baumgartner (director)
RevenueIncrease CHF41.9 million (2012)
Number of employees
216 (as of 2020)[1]
DivisionsPassenger
Websitehttp://www.appenzellerbahnen.ch/
Appenzell Railways (AB) network
Map showing AB railway lines (red) and bus route (blue) prior to the 2021 acquisition of the Frauenfeld–Wil railway
Overview
Dates of operation1875–present
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge,
1,200 mm (3 ft 11+14 in),
1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) metre gauge
Electrification1500 V / DC, 600 V / DC, 15 kV 16.7 Hz Overhead line[1]
Length93,592 km (58,155.4 mi)[1]

Appenzell Railways (German: Appenzeller Bahnen, AB) is a Swiss railway company with headquarters in Herisau. It operates a network of railways in the cantons of Appenzell Innerrhoden, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, St. Gallen and Thurgau.

It was founded in 2006 through the merger of the former Appenzeller Bahnen (founded in 1988) with the Rorschach–Heiden railway, Rheineck–Walzenhausen mountain railway and Trogenerbahn. In 2021, AB acquired the Frauenfeld-Wil railway.

  1. ^ a b c "Zahlen und Fakten [Numbers and facts]" (in German). Appenzeller bahnen. Retrieved 29 December 2023.