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S22 (RER Vaud)
The S22 was a railway service of RER Vaud that provided rush-hour service between and in the Swiss canton of Vaud. Swiss Federal Railways, the national railway company of Switzerland, operated the service. Operations The S22 operated two trains in each direction per day. Two trains departed in the morning and returned from in the early evening. At the time, this is the only through service between the two cities; regular service between Le Brassus and was provided by Travys, with a change to other 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 ... services at Vallorbe or . History SBB introduced the S22 with the December 2020 timetable change. The RER Vaud lines were substantially reorganized for the December 2022 timetable change. The "new" S4 replaced the S22, p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
S4 (RER Vaud)
The S4 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. Operations The S4 operates every hour between and , using the western end of the Simplon line 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 th .... The S4 makes a limited number of stops between and Aigle. The S4 is paired with the S3 between and Aigle, providing half-hourly service. Both the S3 and S4 provide limited service beyond Aigle to . On weekdays, a section of the S4 operates between Le Day and . History The "first" S4 was one of the six original lines of the R ... [...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] |
Vallorbe–Le Brassus Railway Line
The Vallorbe–Le Brassus railway line is a standard gauge railway line in southwestern Switzerland. It runs from to via and . 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 and on 31 October 1886. Jura–Simplon Railways acquired the Pont–Vallorbe Railway on 1 January 1891. The Pont–Brassus Railway (french: Chemin de fer Pont–Brassus) extended the line southwest from Le Pont to ; the extension opened on 21 August 1899. 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 th ... [...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] |
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] |
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] |
Travys
Travys is the brand name of a public transport company operating several rail and bus lines in the Yverdon region in the north of the Swiss canton of Vaud. Its name is based is on an acronym for ''Transports Vallée de Joux–Yverdon-les-Bains–Ste-Croix'' ("valley of Joux–Yverdon-les-Bains–Ste-Croix transport"). It was created on 1 January 2001 from the merger of the following companies: * Yverdon–Ste-Croix Railway (''Chemin de fer Yverdon–Ste-Croix''; YSteC) * Pont–Brassus Railway (''Chemin de fer Pont–Brassus''; PBr) * ''Transports publics Yverdon-Grandson et environs'' (TPYG) Travys also took over the management of the Orbe-Chavornay railway (''Chemin de fer Orbe–Chavornay''; OC) on 1 June 2003. The shares of the ''Usines de l'Orbe'' ("Orbe power stations") were later acquired and the OC was fully merged into Travys in 2008. The YSteC and PBr railways as well as the TPYG bus operation worked closely together for several decades. YSteC and TPYG cooperated f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
