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, the Chemin de fer Les Avants-Sonloup, the

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, and the Chemin de fer funiculaire Vevey-Chardonne-Mont Pèlerin. Since this time they have been added to the marketing portfolio of the

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(MOB) group and are featured as part of their "GoldenPass services."

History

The oldest part of the Transports Montreux–Vevey–Riviera network is the Territet–Glion funicular railway, which opened in 1883. This was joined at its upper terminus, Glion, in 1892 by the Chemin de fer Glion-Rochers-de-Naye, a

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using the

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devised by Roman Abt. This gave a link between the shores of

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and the summit of Rochers-de-Naye. A direct link was established with the opening of the Chemin de fer Montreux-Glion in 1909. The Chemin de fer Glion-Rochers-de-Naye and Chemin de fer Montreux-Glion merged in 1987 to form the

, which in turn merged with the Chemin de fer funiculaire Territet-Glion in 1992 to create the

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(MTGN). The Chemin de fer funiculaire Vevey-Chardonne-Mont Pèlerin built the

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in 1900. The

opened the

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in stages between 1902 and 1911. Unlike the funicular at Glion, there is no direct connection between the two lines; the lower terminus of the Mont Pèlerin funicular lies on the

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. The final part of the MVR network is the

Les Avants–Sonloup funicular The Les Avants–Sonloup funicular () is a metre gauge funicular railway in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It links the railway station of Les Avants, on the Montreux–Lenk im Simmental line between Montreux and Montbovon, with an upper terminus at S ...

. This was built by the Chemin de fer Les Avants-Sonloup and opened in 1910. The lower terminus of this funicular has a connection with the

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of the

Notes

References

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Transports Montreux-Vevey-Riviera MVR Transport in the canton of Vaud Transport in Vevey Montreux Railway companies established in 2001 Swiss companies established in 2001