Aargau Southern Railway

Former railway company in Switzerland

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Aargau Southern RailwayIndustry| Rail transport

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Defunct| 1 January 1902 (1902-01-01)
Successor| Swiss Federal Railways

Aargauische Südbahn

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elev

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from Olten

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35.6

| Rupperswil |

374 m

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from Zürich

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0.0

| Brugg AG
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from Basel

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35.9

| Villnachern
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0.0

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4.2

| Lupfig
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5.3

| Birr
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31.9

from Suhr and Zofingen

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31.9

| Lenzburg |

406 m

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31.9

Seetal railway to Lucerne

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from Zürich

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8.7

| Othmarsingen |

419 m

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| 30.0

64.1

Gexi junction, to Olten

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65.2

| Hendschiken
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67.9

| Dottikon-Dintikon
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69.5

| substation siding
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69.5

| Dottikon substation
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71.8

WM from Villmergen

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71.8

| Wohlen |

423 m

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| standard gauge connection

to Bremgarten West

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metre gauge line to Dietikon

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77.8

| Boswil-Bünzen
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81.5

| Muri AG
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85.4

| Benzenschwil
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88.5

| Mühlau
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92.7

| Sins
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95.2

| Oberrüti
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99.4

| Rotkreuz |

429 m

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SBB line to Zug and Thalwil

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102.2

| Brüglen  |

454 m

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SBB line from Lucerne

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| 106.9

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Immensee |

460 m

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Gotthard Railway to Arth-Goldau

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Source: Swiss railway atlas[1]

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Aargau Southern Railway (German: Aargauische Südbahn) 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 to Immensee. Branch lines ran from Wohlen to Bremgarten and from Hendschiken to Brugg.

## History

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The routes were opened in this order:

* 23 June 1874: Rupperswil - Lenzburg \- 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.[2]

## Lines

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### Rupperswil–Immensee

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Main article: Rupperswil–Immensee railway line

### Brugg–Hendschiken

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Main article: Brugg–Hendschiken railway line

### Wohlen–Bremgarten West

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Main article: Bremgarten–Dietikon railway line

## Notes

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1. ^ Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz [Swiss railway atlas]. Schweers + Wall. 2012. pp. 11–12, 22. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
2. ^ Wägli & Jacobi 2010, p. 113.

## References

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* Wägli, Hans G.; Jacobi, Sébastien (2010). Schienennetz Schweiz - Bahnprofil Schweiz CH+ [Swiss rail network] (in German) (3rd ed.). Zürich: AS Verlag. ISBN 978-3-909111-74-9.