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SBB-CFF-FFS

The Swiss Federal Railways are known by its acronyms in the three principal languages of Switzerland:

SBB - Schweizerische Bundesbahnen (German)
CFF - Chemins de Fer Fédéraux Suisses (French)
FFS - Ferrovie Federali Svizzere (Italian)

The Federal Railways operate 3069km of standard gauge track, 2928km of which is electrified at 15kV 16.2/3Hz, and 74km of narrow gauge(1000mm) track (between Luzern and Interlaken) also electrified at 15kV 16.2/3Hz.

External link

Official Swiss Federal Railways website (http://www.rail.ch/index_e.htm)

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