Appenzell Railways
Native name | Appenzeller Bahnen (German) |
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| Company type | AG/SA |
| ISIN | CH0026212446 |
| Industry | Public transport |
| Founded | 1 July 2006 |
| Headquarters | , Switzerland |
Key people | Ernst Boos (CEO), Thomas Baumgartner (director) |
| Revenue | CHF41.9 million (2012) |
Number of employees | 216 (as of 2020) |
| Divisions | Passenger |
| Website | http://www.appenzellerbahnen.ch/ |
Map showing AB railway lines (red) and bus route (blue) prior to the 2021 acquisition of the Frauenfeld–Wil railway | |
| Overview | |
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| Dates of operation | 1875–present |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge, 1,200 mm (3 ft 11+1⁄4 in), 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge |
| Electrification | 1500 V / DC, 600 V / DC, 15 kV 16.7 Hz Overhead line |
| Length | 93,592 km (58,155.4 mi) |
Appenzell Railways (German: Appenzeller Bahnen, AB) is a Swiss railway company with headquarters in Herisau. It operates a network of railways and a bus line 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.