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S3 (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 Swiss Federal Railways (, SBB; , CFF; , FFS) is the national railway company of Switzerland. The company was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in Bern. It used to be a State-owned enterprise, government institution, but since 1999 it has be ..., 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 line. The R3 makes a limited number of stops between and Bex. The R3 is paired with the R4 between and Bex, providing half-hourly service. Both the R3 and R4 provide limited service beyond Bex to . History The "first" S3 was one of the six original lines of the RER Vaud, then called the Vaud Express Network (, REV), when that system was established in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
S2 (RER Vaud)
The R2 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 (, SBB; , CFF; , FFS) is the national railway company of Switzerland. The company was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in Bern. It used to be a State-owned enterprise, government institution, but since 1999 it has be ..., the national railway company of Switzerland, operates the service. Prior to the December 2022 timetable change, the 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 is paired with the R1, combining for half-hourly service between and . The R3 and 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
S5 (RER Vaud)
The R5 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 (, SBB; , CFF; , FFS) is the national railway company of Switzerland. The company was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in Bern. It used to be a State-owned enterprise, government institution, but since 1999 it has be ..., the national railway company of Switzerland, operates the service. The service was previously known as the S5. Operations The R5 operates every hour between and , using the Lausanne–Geneva and Lausanne–Bern lines. It makes all local stops. It is paired with the R6, 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 Decembe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swiss Federal Railways
Swiss Federal Railways (, SBB; , CFF; , FFS) is the national railway company of Switzerland. The company was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in Bern. It used to be a State-owned enterprise, government institution, but since 1999 it has been a special stock corporation whose shares are held by the Swiss Confederation and the Cantons of Switzerland, Swiss cantons. It is the largest rail and transport company of Switzerland; it operates on most standard gauge lines of the Rail transport in Switzerland, Swiss railway network. It also heavily collaborates with most other transport companies of the country, such as the BLS AG, BLS, one of its main competitors, or (SOB), to provide fully integrated public transport timetable, timetables with Clock-face scheduling, cyclic schedules. SBB was ranked first among national Rail transport in Europe, European rail systems in the 2017 European Railway Performance Index for its intensity of use, quality of service, and safety rating. Whil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simplon Railway
The Simplon Railway is a line that links Lausanne railway station, Lausanne in Switzerland and Domodossola railway station, Domodossola in Italy, via Brig railway station, 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-Alps, Alpine railway line in Switzerland after the Gotthard Railway, which lies to its east and is about long. European Train Control System, 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 West Switzerland Company, 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-Ec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RER Vaud
RER Vaud () is an S-Bahn network in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is centered on Lausanne and began operating in December 2004. 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 () * : Palézieux – (– ) * : Lausanne – * : Vallorbe – Le Brassus (rush hour) All lines except the R7 and R8 serve Lausanne, which serves as the main hub of the network. History With the December 2022 timetable change the RER Vaud network was substantially reorganized: On 10 December 2023, all RER Vaud lines were renamed as "R" and a number, instead of "S." References External links * {{Urban public transport in Switzerland Vaud Vaud ( ; , ), more formally Canton of Vaud, is one of the Cantons of Switzerland, 26 cantons form ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaud
Vaud ( ; , ), more formally Canton of Vaud, is one of the Cantons of Switzerland, 26 cantons forming the Switzerland, Swiss Confederation. It is composed of Subdivisions of the canton of Vaud, ten districts; 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 Swiss canton by population and fourth by size. It is located in Romandy, the partially French-speaking western part of the country, and borders the canton of canton of Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel to the north, the cantons of Canton of Fribourg, Fribourg and Canton of Bern, Bern to the east, the canton of Valais to the south, the canton of canton of Geneva, 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, (Swiss) Alps. It also includes some of the largest lakes of the country: Lake Geneva and Lake Neuchâtel. It ... [...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 Bex to . On weekdays, a section of the train operates from to . Swiss Federal Railways Swiss Federal Railways (, SBB; , CFF; , FFS) is the national railway company of Switzerland. The company was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in Bern. It used to be a State-owned enterprise, government institution, but since 1999 it has be ..., 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 line. The R4 makes all local stops between and . The R4 is paired with the R3 between and Bex, providing half-hourly service. Both the R3 and R4 provide limited service beyond Bex to . On weekdays, a section of the R4 operates between Le Day and . History The "first" S4 was one of the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RegioExpress
RegioExpress, commonly abbreviated to RE, is a Train categories in Europe, category of fast regional train service in Switzerland, run by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS) or other railway companies (such as Treni Regionali Ticino Lombardia, TILO, BLS AG, BLS, transports publics Fribourgeois, tpf, THURBO or Rhätische Bahn, RhB, previously also by Transports publics Neuchâtelois, transN). A few lines also serve stations in Germany, France and Italy. Since 2023, all RE services are numbered for more clarity. It is comparable to the Regional-Express in Rail transport in Germany, Germany, Rail transport in Austria, Austria and Rail transport in Luxembourg, Luxembourg. Its speed is considerably faster than regional trains at the same level, as it does not stop at all stations served by the regional trains. Nonetheless, it is slightly slower than InterRegio trains. Swiss Federal Railways describes the trains as ones that serve "rapidly into the regions". List of services the fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RER Vaud Lines
RER may refer to: Transport In France * , or , the commuter rail service serving Paris and its suburbs * , now called , commuter rail service serving Geneva (Switzerland), Annemasse (France) and its suburbs In Belgium * ('Brussels Regional Express Network'), the commuter rail service serving Brussels and its suburbs and commuters * ('Ghent Regional Express Network'), the commuter rail service serving Ghent and its suburbs and commuters In Switzerland * , the name used for the Bern S-Bahn in French speaking areas. * , commuter rail service serving Vaud and its suburbs * , commuter rail service serving Fribourg and its suburbs * , the name used for the Basel S-Bahn in French speaking areas. * , now called , commuter rail service serving Geneva, Annemasse and its suburbs In Argentina * , a planned commuter rail service in Buenos Aires In Canada * GO Regional Express Rail, now known as ''GO Expansion'', a planned commuter rail service in Toronto and its suburbs Other u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
