Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn

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Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn
metre gauge
Electrification11 kV 16.7 Hz
Highest elevation1,564 m (5,131 ft)

The Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn is a

St. Gotthard Pass
.

Its network is 144 km (89.5 mi) long and stretches from

Gotthard Rail Tunnel
.

The network is an adhesion railway but using

Abt rack
assistance on the steeper inclines.

Between

Dampfbahn Furka-Bergstrecke (DFB) ("Furka Heritage Railway
") using veteran steam engines.

There is a connection to the Rhaetian Railway in Disentis and the Glacier Express runs from Zermatt to St. Moritz, using stock from both companies.

Operation

MGB route map.

Apart from the Glacier Express, the current schedule sees passenger trains commuting between Brig and Zermatt, Brig and Göschenen, as well as Andermatt and Disentis. MGB also operates two

Sedrun
.

Large-scale freight traffic only takes place between Visp and Zermatt and between Disentis and the NRLA construction site near Sedrun.

Accidents and incidents

  • 11 September 2017, the locomotive of a train collided with its own coaches during a manoeuvre at Andermatt station. About 30 people were injured.[1]
  • 3 July 2020, a shuttle train hit the side of the passenger train, which was carrying 30 passengers. A few minor injuries were reported. The wreck occurred in the small town of Oberwald in south Switzerland, near the Italian border. The Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn train line, which passes through the Alps, was halted on account of the crash.[2]

Corporate structure

The MGB is composed of three companies: the Matterhorn Gotthard AG (MGB) emerged from a rebranding of BVZ, the Matterhorn Gotthard infrastructure AG (MGI) is the former FO, and a new stock company Matterhorn Gotthard railway (MGM) has been established as a management umbrella. The MGB has taken over FO's operations and has turned over BVZ's infrastructure to MGI in exchange. The MGB is majority owned by the BVZ Holding AG (which also owns the

Gornergratbahn AG (GGB)), whereas the MGI shares are held by the Swiss federal government and the cantons, MGM is owned by BVZ Holding and the public sector in equal shares.[citation needed
]

Pictures

  • Brig station square with MGB trains
    Brig station square with MGB trains
  • A train near Stalden
    A train near Stalden
  • Glacier Express to Zermatt on the rack rail section just before Oberalp Passhöhe
    Glacier Express to Zermatt on the rack rail section just before Oberalp Passhöhe
  • Push-Pull train at the Oberalpsee
    Push-Pull train at the Oberalpsee
  • Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn trains at Brig, Switzerland
    Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn trains at Brig, Switzerland

See also

References

  1. ^ Carmen Epp (11 September 2017). "Lok fährt in stehende Bahnwagen: 30 verletzte Passagiere in Andermatt". Luzerner Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  2. msn.com
    . Oberwald, Switzerland. Retrieved 4 March 2021.

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