Private company

Aargauische Südbahn

Former railway company in Switzerland

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.2 It ceased to exist in 1902.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1873Founded1
  • Industryrail transport1
Re 482 mit Containerzug bei Oberrüti
Photo: Kabelleger / David Gubler ( http://www.bahnbilder.ch ), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

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.2

Corporate structure

Aargauische Südbahn is part of a group headed by Schweizerische Centralbahn. 3 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

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.

From Wikipedia’s article on Aargau Southern Railway, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded by Swiss Federal Railways1

Timeline

  1. 1902Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1873Founded Founded1