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Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn

The Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn is a narrow gauge railway line and a railway company in Switzerland. The track width is 1,000 mm. It was created in 2003 through an amalgamation of Furka Oberalp Bahn (FO) and BVZ Zermatt-Bahn (BVZ). The name comes from the Matterhorn and St. Gotthard Pass.

Operation
Apart from the Glacier Express, the current schedule sees passenger trains commuting between Brig and Zermatt, Brig and Göschenen, as well as Andermatt and Disentis. MGB also operates two car shuttle trains: between Realp and Oberwald through Furka Base Tunnel, and between Andermatt and Sedrun. Large-scale freight traffic only takes place between Visp and Zermatt and between Disentis and the NRLA construction site near Sedrun. ==Accidents and incidents==
Accidents and incidents
• 11 September 2017, the locomotive of a train collided with its own coaches during a manoeuvre at station. About 30 people were injured. • 3 July 2020, a shuttle train hit the side of the passenger train, which was carrying 30 passengers. A few minor injuries were reported. The wreck occurred in the small town of Oberwald in south Switzerland, near the Italian border. The Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn train line, which passes through the Alps, was halted on account of the crash. ==Corporate structure==
Corporate structure
The MGB is composed of three companies: the Matterhorn Gotthard AG (MGB) emerged from a rebranding of BVZ, the Matterhorn Gotthard infrastructure AG (MGI) is the former FO, and a new stock company Matterhorn Gotthard railway (MGM) has been established as a management umbrella. The MGB has taken over FO's operations and has turned over BVZ's infrastructure to MGI in exchange. The MGB is majority owned by the BVZ Holding AG (which also owns the Gornergratbahn AG (GGB)), whereas the MGI shares are held by the Swiss federal government and the cantons, MGM is owned by BVZ Holding and the public sector in equal shares. ==Pictures==
Pictures
File:Bahnhof Brig-IMG 9427.jpg|Brig station square with MGB trains File:GlacierStalden.jpg|A train near Stalden File:MGB HGe 4-4 II mit Glacier Express kurz vor Oberalp Passhöhe.jpg|Glacier Express to Zermatt on the rack rail section just before Oberalp Passhöhe File:MGB Deh 4-4 II Oberalp Passhöhe.jpg|Push-Pull train at the Oberalpsee File:MatterhornGotthardBahn.JPG|Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn trains at Brig, Switzerland ==See also==
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