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Specifications - Bahn 2000 Rail Network Improvements, Switzerland

System
Operator	Swiss Federal Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS)
Opening date	2004
Network size	3,000km
New track	160km
Remodelled stations	37
Maximum line speed	200km/h (125mph)
Infrastructure improvements	100
Gauge	1,435mm
Signalling type	Conventional fixed block pending ETCS development
New signalboxes	40
Electrification
Voltage	15kV
Current	ac
Rolling Stock
Unit type ICE double-deck	24
Builder	Adtranz/Schindler/Fiat
Locomotives	Class 460
Fleet total	129
Builder	SLM
Trainset power	Unspecified
Special Characteristics
Massive 25-year national railway upgrade
Supported by national referendum
New fast lines under construction
Tilt trains delivered in 2001
Major increase in passenger levels
Moving block cab signalling delayed because of technical challenges on test section
12% more trains now running, 20% growth expected by 2020
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