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BLS AG

BLS AG is a Swiss railway company created by the 2006 merger of BLS Lötschbergbahn and Regionalverkehr Mittelland AG. Its ownership is divided, with 55.8% of it owned by the canton of Berne, and 21.7% by the Swiss Confederation. It has two main business fields: passenger traffic and infrastructure.

Infrastructure
In 2007 the new, Lötschberg Base Tunnel opened, which is part of the 449 km of infrastructure owned and operated by BLS AG. The Lötschberg base tunnel was built by a wholly owned subsidiary, BLS AlpTransit AG. By mid-2007 this company handed over the base tunnel to BLS AG. In 2009 this company was renamed BLS Netz AG and the entire BLS infrastructure passed over to this company which is mainly owned by the Swiss Confederation, which has paid for most of the recent investments. BLS AG owns the following railway lines: • Bern–Neuchâtel railway lineMoutier–Lengnau lineGürbetal railway lineLake Thun railway lineLötschberg railway lineSpiez–Erlenbach–Zweisimmen railway lineSolothurn–Moutier railway lineHuttwil–Wolhusen railway lineLangenthal–Huttwil railway ==Rolling stock==
Rolling stock
Also see Bern–Lötschberg–Simplon railway#Locomotives and multiple units 014-5 in Spiez, 18 February 2006. , 28 May 2021 • 3 x BLS Re 420 • 33 x BLS Re 425 • 18 x BLS Re 465 • 28 x BLS RABe 515 • 36 x BLS RABe 525 • 13 x BLS RABe 526 • 30 x BLS RABe 528 (+ 28 under delivery) • 25 x BLS RABe 535 • 21 x BLS RBDe 565 • 13 x BLS RBDe 566 BLS Cargo has the following rolling stock. • 4 x BLS Re 425 • 2 x BLS Re 456 • 10 x BLS Re 465 • 15 x BLS Re 475 • 20 x BLS Re 485 • 10 x BLS Re 486 • 1 x BLS Am 845 In 2010, 28 Stadler KISS EMUs were ordered; the first was delivered in March 2012. , BLS was planning to spend around 1·2bn SFr on new rolling stock by 2025, building a more standardised fleet with fewer different types of train. In 2017, 58 Stadler FLIRT EMUs were ordered, expected to enter service between 2021 and 2026. ==Passenger train services==
Passenger train services
Since the merger, BLS has been the exclusive operator of the standard gauge part of the S-Bahn Bern. This includes open access services over Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) and STB Sensetalbahn tracks. Since December 2007 BLS offers a new RegioExpress (RE) service over the old Lötschberg route while the SBB-operated InterCity (IC), and EuroCity (EC) trains use the new Lötschberg tunnel. BLS operates the following services: ;S-Bahn Bern • ' – – – – – – – – ' • ' – – – – – – – ' • ' – – ' • ' – – – – – – ' • (' – ) – – – – – – ' • '' • '' • ' – – – – – – ' • ' – – – – ' • ' – – ' • ' – – – – – / ' • '' • ' – – / ' • ' – – ' • ' – – – (– ) / (–') • ' – – – ' ;S-Bahn Luzern • ' – – – ' • ' – – – – ' (coupled with between Wolhusen and Luzern) • ' – – – ' ;RegioExpress (RE) • – – – (– ) • – – • – – • – • – • – – – – ;Regional trains (R) • – • – ;InterRegio (IR) • – • – – • – • – – ;Car Shuttle Train (AV) • – • – • – ==BLS Busland==
BLS Busland
BLS Busland operates a fleet of 36 buses over a network that complements the passenger train services. The bus fleet consists of • Mercedes-Benz CitaroVolvo B7L ==BLS Navigation==
BLS Navigation
at Brienz BLS owns and operates steamers on Lake Brienz and Lake Thun under the BLS Navigation brand. These steamers utilise the Interlaken and Thun ship canals. • Blümlisalp, paddle steamer built in 1906 == See also ==
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