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S2 (RER Vaud)
The R2 is a railway service of RER Vaud that provides hourly service between and in the Swiss canton of Vaud. On weekdays, the line also runs between Lausanne and . Swiss Federal Railways, the national railway company of Switzerland, operates the service. Prior to the December 2022 timetable change, the S5 (RER Vaud), S5 provided a similar service between Grandson and Lausanne, continuing to . The service was previously known as the S2. Operations The R2 operates every hour between and , using the southern portion of the Jura Foot Line. It skips some stops between and and is paired with the R1 (RER Vaud), R1 (which makes all local stops), combining for half-hourly service between. On weekdays both the R1 and R2 operate between Lausanne and . The R3 (RER Vaud), R3 and R4 (RER Vaud), R4 also operate between Cossonay-Penthalaz and Cully, raising the service frequency to every 15 minutes. History The "first" S2 was one of the six original lines of the RER Vaud, then called t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
S5 (RER Vaud)
The S5 is a railway service of RER Vaud that provides hourly service between and in the Swiss canton of Vaud. Swiss Federal Railways Swiss Federal Railways (german: link=no, Schweizerische Bundesbahnen, ''SBB''; french: link=no, Chemins de fer fédéraux suisses, ''CFF''; it, Ferrovie federali svizzere, ''FFS'') is the national railway company of Switzerland. It is usuall ..., the national railway company of Switzerland, operates the service. Operations The S5 operates every hour between and , using the Lausanne–Geneva and Lausanne–Bern lines. It makes all local stops. It is paired with the S6, providing half-hourly service between the two cities. History RER Vaud introduced the S5 designation with the December 2015 timetable change, replacing the S11, which had operated between Lausanne and , just south of Grandson. The new S5 operated from Grandson via Lausanne to , on the Lausanne–Bern line. With the December 2020 timetable change the eastern terminus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swiss Federal Railways
Swiss Federal Railways (german: link=no, Schweizerische Bundesbahnen, ''SBB''; french: link=no, Chemins de fer fédéraux suisses, ''CFF''; it, Ferrovie federali svizzere, ''FFS'') is the national railway company of Switzerland. It is usually referred to by the initials of its German, French, and Italian names, either as SBB CFF FFS, or used separately. The Romansh version of its name, ''Viafiers federalas svizras'', is not officially used. The official English abbreviation is "SBB", instead of the English acronym such as "SFR", which stands for ''Swiss Federal Railways'' itself. The company, founded in 1902, is headquartered in Bern. It used to be a government institution, but since 1999 it has been a special stock corporation whose shares are held by the Swiss Confederation and the Swiss cantons. It is currently the largest rail and transport company of Switzerland, and operates on most standard gauge lines of the Swiss network. It also heavily collaborates with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jura Foot Line
The Jura Foot Line (french: ligne du Pied-du-Jura, german: Jurafusslinie) or Jura South Foot Line, is a railway line in Switzerland. It runs from Olten along the foot of the southern Jura range through Solothurn, Grenchen, Biel/Bienne, Neuchâtel, Yverdon-les-Bains and Morges to Lausanne. It is one of two routes used by intercity trains between Geneva and Zürich. The other is the Midland line (German: ''Mittellandlinie'') which connects Olten via Langenthal, Burgdorf, Bern, Fribourg, Lausanne to Morges. The line was built by five railway companies, which after several mergers were absorbed into the Swiss Federal Railways in 1903. The line is electrified at 15 kV 16.7 Hz AC and is two track almost throughout. The sole remaining single section, south of Twann station and north of Neuveville, is the location of the new Ligerz Tunnel. This is due to open at the end of 2026 and will complete the double-tracking of the line. The southern part of the line forms part of the Laus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simplon Railway
The Simplon Railway is a line that links Lausanne in Switzerland and Domodossola in Italy, via Brig. The -long Simplon Tunnel (opened in 1906) is a major part of it. The line between Lausanne and Vallorbe is sometimes considered to form part of the line, making it long. Together with the Lötschberg Railway to its north, it forms the second most important trans-Alpine railway line in Switzerland after the Gotthard Railway, which lies to its east and is about long. ETCS level 2 is expected to be installed on the line between Lausanne and Brig before 2022. History Vallorbe–Lausanne The Cossonay–Bussigny-près-Lausanne section was opened in 1855 by the Compagnie de l'Ouest-Suisse (West Switzerland Company, OS) as part of the construction of the Jura Foot Railway. The Bussigny–Lausanne connecting curve was opened in 1856. The Jougne-Eclépens Railway started work on the Cossonay–Vallorbe section in 1870. A cross-border connection to the French rail network was opened i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RER Vaud
RER Vaud (french: Réseau express régional vaudois) is an S-Bahn network in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is centered on Lausanne and began operating in December 2004. History With the December 2022 timetable change the RER Vaud network was substantially reorganized: Lines the network consists of the following lines: * : – (– ) * : Grandson – Lausanne (– Cully) * : – Lausanne – (– ) * : / Vallorbe – Lausanne – Aigle (– St-Maurice) * : – Lausanne – * : Allaman – Lausanne – Palézieux (– ) * : – , called the Vine Train (french: Train des vignes) * : Palézieux – (– ) * : Lausanne – All lines except the S7 and S8 serve Lausanne, which serves as the main hub of the network. References External links * {{Urban public transport in Switzerland Vaud Vaud ( ; french: (Canton de) Vaud, ; german: (Kanton) Waadt, or ), more formally the canton of Vaud, is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaud
Vaud ( ; french: (Canton de) Vaud, ; german: (Kanton) Waadt, or ), more formally the canton of Vaud, is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of ten districts and its capital city is Lausanne. Its coat of arms bears the motto "Liberté et patrie" on a white-green bicolour. Vaud is the third largest canton of the country by population and fourth by size. It is located in Romandy, the French-speaking western part of the country; and borders the canton of Neuchâtel to the north, the cantons of Fribourg and Bern to the east, the canton of Valais to the south, the canton of Geneva to the south-west and France to the west. The geography of the canton includes all three natural regions of Switzerland: the Jura Mountains, the Swiss Plateau and the (Swiss) Alps. It also includes some of the largest lakes of the country: Lake Geneva and Lake Neuchâtel. It is a major tourist destination, renowned for its landscapes and gastronomy. The largest city is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
R1 (RER Vaud)
The R1 is a railway service of RER Vaud that provides hourly service between and in the Swiss canton of Vaud. On weekdays, the line also runs between Lausanne and . Swiss Federal Railways, the national railway company of Switzerland, operates the service. The service was previously known as the S1. Operations The R1 operates every hour between and , using the southern portion of the Jura Foot Line The Jura Foot Line (french: ligne du Pied-du-Jura, german: Jurafusslinie) or Jura South Foot Line, is a railway line in Switzerland. It runs from Olten along the foot of the southern Jura range through Solothurn, Grenchen, Biel/Bienne, Neuchâte .... It is paired with the R2 (which does not make all local stops), providing half-hourly service between the two cities. On weekdays both the S1 and S2 operate between Lausanne and . The R3 and R4 also operate between and Cully, raising the service frequency to every 15 minutes. History The S1 was one of the six original lines of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
R3 (RER Vaud)
The R3 is a railway service of RER Vaud that provides hourly service between and in the Swiss canton of Vaud. A limited number of trains continue to . Swiss Federal Railways, the national railway company of Switzerland, operates the service. The service was previously known as the S3. Operations The R3 operates every hour between and , using the western end of the Simplon Railway, Simplon line. The R3 makes all local stops between Vallorbe and and between and Aigle. The R3 is paired with the R4 (RER Vaud), R4 between and Aigle, providing half-hourly service. The R4 makes a limited number of stops between Lausanne and Aigle. Both the R3 and R4 provide limited service beyond Aigle to . History The "first" S3 was one of the six original lines of the RER Vaud, then called the Vaud Express Network (french: Réseau express vaudois, REV), when that system was established in December 2004. It ran hourly between Allaman and , on the Simplon Railway, Simplon line. With the Decemb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
R4 (RER Vaud)
The R4 is a railway service of RER Vaud that provides hourly service between and in the Swiss canton of Vaud. A limited number of trains continue from Aigle to . On weekdays, a section of the train operates from to . Swiss Federal Railways, the national railway company of Switzerland, operates the service. The service was previously known as the S4. Operations The R4 operates every hour between and , using the western end of the Simplon Railway, Simplon line. The R4 makes a limited number of stops between and Aigle. The R4 is paired with the R3 (RER Vaud), R3 between and Aigle, providing half-hourly service. Both the R3 and R4 provide limited service beyond Aigle to . On weekdays, a section of the R4 operates between Le Day and . History The "first" S4 was one of the six original lines of the RER Vaud, then called the Vaud Express Network (french: Réseau express vaudois, REV), when that system was established in December 2004. It ran hourly between Morges and Palézieu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lausanne–Bern Railway
The Lausanne–Bern railway is a mainline railway in Switzerland. The first part of the line was opened in 1860 and the original line was completed on 4 September 1862. The line was built by the Swiss Central Railway and the Lausanne–Fribourg–Bern Railway, which were taken over by the Swiss Federal Railways on its establishment in 1902. History The Canton of Fribourg delayed the construction of the line from Bern to Lausanne in a bid to have it run through the city of Fribourg rather than on flatter land further west; in 1857 the Swiss government, the canton of Vaud and the West Switzerland Company gave in, allowing construction to commence on the line. On 2 July 1860, the line opened from Bern to the northern end of the 352 metre-long Grandfey Viaduct being built over the Saane river in Balliswil, near Fribourg. The Bern–Thörishaus section was built by the ''Swiss Central Railway'' and the Thörishaus–Ballenwil section by the Lausanne–Fribourg–Bern Railway (fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Temps
''Le Temps'' (literally "The Time") is a Swiss French-language daily newspaper published in Berliner format in Geneva by Le Temps SA. It is the sole nationwide French-language non-specialised daily newspaper of Switzerland. Since 2021, it has been owned by Fondation Aventinus, a not-for-profit organisation. According to the Research Department on Public Opinion and Society (FÖG) of the University of Zurich, it is of "high quality". History and profile First published on 18 March 1998, it is the result of the merger of three major newspapers from the Lake Geneva region: the '' Journal de Genève'', ''Gazette de Lausanne'' and '' Le Nouveau Quotidien.'' Previously owned by Ringier, it has been majority-owned by the not-for-profit Fondation Aventinus (95.5%). The remaining shares are held by the Groupe Le Monde (2.1%) and the employee-owned Société des rédacteurs et du personnel du Temps SA (2.4%). , the newspaper had around 120 employees, spread across newsrooms in Geneva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
