Aargau Southern Railway () is a former railway company in Switzerland. Between 1873 and 1882, the
Schweizerische Centralbahn (SCB) and the
Schweizerische Nordostbahn (NOB) jointly built a connecting line to the
Gotthardbahn. The line was operated by the SCB and ran from
Rupperswil
Rupperswil is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Lenzburg (district), Lenzburg in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Aargau in Switzerland.
History
A partially preserved Switzerland in the Roman era, Roman-era ti ...
to
Immensee. Branch lines ran from
Wohlen to
Bremgarten and from
Hendschiken to
Brugg
Brugg (sometimes written as Brugg AG in order to distinguish it from other ''Brugg''s) is a Switzerland, Swiss Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality and a List of towns in Switzerland, town in the canton of Aargau and is the seat of the Bru ...
.
History
The routes were opened in this order:
* 23 June 1874: Rupperswil -
Lenzburg
Lenzburg is a town in the central region of the Switzerland, Swiss canton of Aargau and is the capital of the Lenzburg District. The town, founded in the Middle Ages, lies in the Seetal, Seetal valley, about 3 kilometres south of the Aare river. L ...
-
Hendschiken -
Wohlen
* 1 June 1875: Wohlen -
Muri
* 1 September 1876: Wohlen - Bremgarten West
* 1 December 1881: Muri - Immensee
* 1 June 1882:
Hendschiken - Brugg
In 1902, the Aargauische Südbahn (together with the SCB and NOB) became part of the
Swiss Federal Railways
Swiss Federal Railways (, SBB; , CFF; , FFS) is the national railway company of Switzerland.
The company was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in Bern. It used to be a State-owned enterprise, government institution, but since 1999 it has be ...
.
Lines
Rupperswil–Immensee
Brugg–Hendschiken
Wohlen–Bremgarten West
Notes
References
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Defunct railway companies of Switzerland
1874 establishments in Switzerland
1902 disestablishments in Switzerland