Schweizerische Centralbahn

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Schweizerische Centralbahn was a 19th-century Swiss railway company that operated key lines in northern and central Switzerland before being absorbed into the national railway system.

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Schweizerische Centralbahn canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct company
railway company
abbreviation SCB
connectedTo French railway network via Basel
German railway network via Basel
country Switzerland
dateOfDissolution 1902
formedPartOf Swiss railway network
headquartersLocation Basel
linked to: Basel-Stadt
historicalSignificance one of the major private railways in Switzerland before nationalization
inception 1853
industry rail transport
keyRole connection of Basel with central Switzerland
development of north–south transit in Switzerland
languageOfName German
majorHub Basel SBB railway station
Bern railway station
Luzern railway station
Olten railway station
mergedInto Swiss Federal Railways
nativeName Schweizerische Centralbahn
operatedInCentury 19th century
operatedRailwayLine Basel–Bern railway line
Basel–Lucerne railway line
Basel–Olten railway line
Basel–Zofingen railway line
Hauenstein line
operatingArea central Switzerland
northern Switzerland
partOf predecessor network of Swiss Federal Railways
primaryTraction steam locomotives
railwayType mainline railway
reasonForDissolution nationalization of major Swiss railways
regionServed Swiss Plateau
servedCanton Canton of Basel-Stadt
Canton of Bern
linked to: canton of Bern

Canton of Lucerne
Canton of Solothurn
linked to: canton of Solothurn
servedCity Basel
linked to: Basel-Stadt

Bern
Lucerne
Olten
shortName SCB
status defunct
successor Swiss Federal Railways
trackGauge standard gauge
transportMode rail

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Swiss Federal Railways precededBy Schweizerische Centralbahn
Schweizerische Centralbahn nativeName Schweizerische Centralbahn