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Train routes operated by Südostbahn

2 routes · classic 1 · scenic 1

Südostbahn runs 2 of the routes in the World Train Map atlas, 181 km of railway across 1 country. The longest is the Voralpen-Express at 126 km; the fastest is the Olten–Lucerne railway, running up to 160 km/h; the oldest line it runs over here opened in 1856.

The company itself dates to 2001, filed on Wikidata as a railway company. What this page says about the company comes from Südostbahn's own Wikidata item, checked against the countries its routes here actually cross before any of it is used; everything about the railway is counted from this atlas. Wikipedia ↗ · Wikidata Q676639 ↗

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Routes here
2
Total length
181 km
Countries
Switzerland
Longest
Voralpen-Express · 126 km
Oldest line here
1856
Company founded
2001
Type
railway company
Fastest
Olten–Lucerne railway · 160 km/h

Classic (1)

Scenic (1)

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — each route page credits the author & licence

How many train routes does Südostbahn run?

2 of the routes in this atlas are Südostbahn services, covering 181 km across 1 country (Switzerland). That is what this atlas draws, not the operator's whole network — a national railway runs thousands of local services no map of notable journeys would list.

What is the fastest Südostbahn train?

The Olten–Lucerne railway, Lucerne to Olten, at up to 160 km/h. Its fastest scheduled run takes ≈ 45 min over 55 km.

Does Südostbahn run night trains?

Not in this atlas. All 2 Südostbahn routes listed here are daytime services.

When was Südostbahn founded?

Wikidata records the company's inception as 2001, and files it as a railway company. The oldest railway it runs over in this atlas opened in 1856 — the line and the company are rarely the same age, and this page dates both.

Countries Südostbahn runs in

Other operators in Switzerland