BLS AG
BLS AG is a Swiss railway company created by the 2006 merger of Bern–Lötschberg–Simplon railway, BLS Lötschbergbahn and Regionalverkehr Mittelland, Regionalverkehr Mittelland AG. Its ownership is divided, with 55.8% of it owned by the canton of Berne, and 21.7% by the Switzerland, Swiss Confederation. It has two main business fields: passenger traffic and infrastructure. BLS has a subsidiary—BLS Cargo—which is responsible for all freight operations. BLS Cargo works in cooperation with the freight subsidiary of , DB Cargo, Railion. However, the staff, apart from management and sales, is employed by BLS AG. Part of the BLS locomotive fleet is owned by BLS Cargo. Another subsidiary, BLS Fernverkehr AG, is responsible for long-distance passenger transport. BLS Fernverkehr AG is wholly owned by BLS AG. Infrastructure In 2007 the new, Lötschberg Base Tunnel opened, which is part of the 449 km of infrastructure owned and operated by BLS AG. The Lötschberg base tunn ...
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