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     Switzerland (Confederatio Helvetica) - is a relatively small country located in central Europe, covering area of 41,285 square kilometers. Mountains make up 70% of Switzerland and the Alps occupy south and central regions of the country. The highest mountain is Monte Rosa (4,634 meters) but Matterhorn (4,478 meters) is the best known.

     The Swiss confederation is made up of 23 cantons; 3 are subdivided for total of 26. The canton of Graubunden (a.k.a. Grisons) is located in the southwestern part of Switzerland with neighboring Austria to the East and the Italian border to the South. Chur is the capital city of Graubunden, Switzerland's largest canton at 7,106 square kilometers. Chur is also the administrative center of one of Switzerland's best-known narrow (one-meter) gauge railways, the Rhätische Bahn (Rh B).

     RhB operates a 375 km long meter gauge track network with over 115 tunnels, 485 bridges and maximum gradient of 4.5%. It provides a frequent and reliable year around passenger and goods service throughout the Canton.

     Rolling stock used by the RhB is as varied as one would expect to find on a railway with over 110 years of service; 3 steam engines (G 3/4, G 5/6), 53 electric locomotives (Ge 4/4 I, II, III, Ge 6/6 I, II, Ge 2/2, Ge 2/4), 2 dual-power locomotives (Gem 4/4), over 40 powered railcars, 350 passenger coaches and nearly a thousand goods wagons.

Rhätische Bahn main network time-line
Line	Construction Started	Line Opened
Landquart - Klosters	1888	1889
Klosters - Davos	1888	1890
Landquart - Thusis	1894	1896
Reichenau - Ilanz	1898	1903
Thusis - St. Moritz	1898	1804
Castione A. - Cama	1905	1907
Samedan - Pontresina	1906	1908
Davos - Filisur	1906	1909
St. Moritz - Tirano	1906	1908-10
Ilanz - Disentis /Muster	1910	1912
Bever - Scuol - Tarasp	1909	1913
Chur - Arosa	1912	1914
Klosters - Susch - Lavin (Vereina)	1991	1999
Rhätische Bahn Bahnhofstrasse 25 CH-7002 Chur


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