Vallorbe–Le Brassus railway line

  • Swiss Federal Railways (Vallorbe–Le Pont)
  • Travys (Le Pont–Le Brassus)
Line number201Termini
  • Vallorbe
  • Le Brassus
Stations11ServiceOperator(s)TravysHistoryOpened31 October 1886 (1886-10-31)TechnicalLine length24.4[1] km (15.2 mi)Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gaugeElectrification15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary
Route diagram

Legend
km
0.0
 Vallorbe
806.9 m
SBB/SNCF to Pontarlier (until 1940)
Le Day Viaduct (152 m)
3.2
 Le Day
787.2 m
SBB to Lausanne
9.52
high point of line
1018.3 m
11.6
11.3
 Le Pont
SBB
Travys
1007.8 m
12.2
 Les Charbonnières
1024.8 m
13.3
 Le Séchey
1045.1 m
15.5
 Le Lieu
1049.6 m
16.6
Pré-Lionnet I tunnel (37 m)
16.9
Pré-Lionnet II tunnel (17 m)
17.9
 Les Esserts-de-Rive
1034.8 m
19.1
 Le Rocheray
1026.0 m
20.5
 Le Solliat-La Golisse
1011.4 m
21.7
 Le Sentier-L'Orient
1012.5 m
22.7
 Chez-le-Maître-Ecole
1016.0 m
23.0
 Chez-le-Maître
1016.6 m
24.4
 Le Brassus
1021,0 m
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The Vallorbe–Le Brassus railway line is a standard gauge railway line in southwestern Switzerland. It runs from Vallorbe to Le Brassus via Le Day and Le Pont. It shares the section between Vallorbe and Le Day with the Simplon line. Originally built by the Pont–Vallorbe Railway and Pont–Brassus Railway between 1886 and 1899, it is now owned by Swiss Federal Railways and Travys, with Travys operating passenger services over the entire route.

History

The Pont–Vallorbe Railway (French: Chemin de fer Pont–Vallorbe) opened the line between Vallorbe and Le Pont on 31 October 1886.[2] Jura–Simplon Railways acquired the Pont–Vallorbe Railway on 1 January 1891.[3] The Pont–Brassus Railway (French: Chemin de fer Pont–Brassus) extended the line southwest from Le Pont to Le Brassus; the extension opened on 21 August 1899.[4] Jura–Simplon Railways was one of several Swiss companies nationalized in 1902, becoming part of Swiss Federal Railways. The Pont–Brassus Railway was not included, and remained independent until merging with the Yverdon–Ste-Croix Railway in 2001 to form Travys.[5]

The line was electrified at 15 kV/16.7 Hz AC on 2 October 1938.[6]

Notes

  1. ^ a b Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 28. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. ^ Wägli & Jacobi 2010, p. 19.
  3. ^ Wägli & Jacobi 2010, p. 112.
  4. ^ Wägli & Jacobi 2010, p. 23.
  5. ^ Wägli & Jacobi 2010, p. 116.
  6. ^ Wägli & Jacobi 2010, p. 69.

References

  • Wägli, Hans G.; Jacobi, Sébastien (2010). Schienennetz Schweiz - Bahnprofil Schweiz CH+ [Swiss rail network] (in German) (3rd ed.). Zürich: AS Verlag. ISBN 978-3-909111-74-9.

External links

  • Media related to Vallorbe–Le Brassus railway line at Wikimedia Commons
  • 2021 timetable