Private company

Cisalpino

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Swiss-Italian railway company

Cisalpino AG (Aktiengesellschaft) was a railway company, referred to as CIS in timetables and passenger information systems, operating international trains between Switzerland and Italy (one also to Germany) connecting Basel, Schaffhausen, Zurich, Geneva, Milan, Venice, Trieste, Livorno, and Florence. The company has its legal headquarters in Muri bei Bern (BE), Switzerland, and is jointly owned by the Swiss Federal Railways and Trenitalia. It was founded in 1993 to operate fast trains across the Alps using tilting trains.2 It employed 42 people in 2007.1 Its revenue was CHF 255 million in 2007.1 It ceased to exist in 2009.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1993Founded1
  • HeadquartersMuri bei Bern1
  • Websitecisalpino.com
  • Legal formAktiengesellschaft1

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Cisalpino AG (Aktiengesellschaft) was a railway company, referred to as CIS in timetables and passenger information systems, operating international trains between Switzerland and Italy (one also to Germany) connecting Basel, Schaffhausen, Zurich, Geneva, Milan, Venice, Trieste, Livorno, and Florence. The company has its legal headquarters in Muri bei Bern (BE), Switzerland, and is jointly owned by the Swiss Federal Railways and Trenitalia.2

Corporate structure

Cisalpino is part of a group headed by Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane. 62 entities, 7 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Owners

From Wikidata.1

Employees over time

  • 2007421

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

  • 2007255.0M CHF1

Timeline

  1. Dec 13, 2009Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1993Founded Founded1

Sources

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