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652:Bonvillars
548:Olten–Bern
488:InterRegio
351:and Olten.
315:Winterthur
201:Background
79:newspapers
1147:Wädenswil
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1025:Constance
1000:Eppenberg
955:Rail 2000
894:Bad Ragaz
887:Landquart
881:Mörschwil
804:expansion
713:Wipkingen
682:ZĂĽrich HB
541:Rail 2000
535:New lines
503:Rail 2000
444:Rail 2000
425:Neuchâtel
401:Rail 2000
328:south of
290:Solothurn
278:Rail 2000
264:Rail 2000
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216:ZĂĽrich HB
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162:Rail 2000
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146:Rail 2000
109:July 2016
18:Bahn 2000
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846:Rotkreuz
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779:GĂĽmligen
768:Zofingen
760:Rothrist
726:Wiedikon
693:Station
660:St Aubin
637:Siviriez
561:Wolhusen
498:Projects
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330:Fribourg
180:for the
1133:to the
1116:BrĂĽtten
1071:on the
1048:on the
1046:Liestal
889:station
877:Goldach
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818:station
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764:Lucerne
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626:Liestal
622:Muttenz
615:Thalwil
565:Langnau
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354:Use of
349:Muttenz
321:tunnel.
319:BrĂĽtten
196:History
166:Italian
93:scholar
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1118:tunnel
1086:Ticino
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1101:Jura
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