The St-Légier–Châtel-St-Denis railway line was a railway line in the cantons of

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 b ...

and Fribourg, Switzerland. It ran from a junction with the

Vevey–Les Pléiades railway line The Vevey–Les Pléiades railway line is a railway line in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. It runs from , on Lake Geneva, to Les Pléiades, in the Swiss Prealps. The line is owned and operated by Transports Montreux–Vevey–Riviera (MVR). It ...

at to a junction with the

Palézieux–Bulle–Montbovon railway line The Palézieux–Bulle–Montbovon railway line is a railway line in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. It runs from to . The line is owned and operated by Transports publics Fribourgeois (TPF). History The first section between and ope ...

at . The line was owned and operated by the

Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans The Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans (CEV) was a railway company that built and operated narrow gauge electric railway lines from Vevey to Blonay, Chamby, Châtel-St-Denis and Les Pléiades, in Switzerland. It began operations in 1902. T ...

(CEV). It opened in 1904 and was closed in 1969.

History

The Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans (CEV) had opened its original line from to in 1902. The line to branched off this original line at and opened on 2 April 1904. In Châtel-St-Denis the line joined with that of the Chemin de fer Châtel-St-Denis–Palézieux (CP). The CEV closed this branch line on 31 May 1969. In 2019, the lines at Châtel-St-Denis were rebuilt to permit through operation without a turnaround, and a new station was built slightly to the west of the original location.

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* Closed railway lines in Switzerland Metre gauge railways in Switzerland Transport in the canton of Fribourg Transport in the canton of Vaud Railway lines opened in 1902 Railway lines closed in 1969 900 V DC railway electrification {{DEFAULTSORT:St-Légier-Châtel-St-Denis railway line