Vallorbe–Le Brassus railway line

Vallorbe–Le Brassus
A southbound train near Les Charbonnières in 2009; Lac Brenet is in the background
Overview
Owner	Swiss Federal Railways (Vallorbe–Le Pont) Travys (Le Pont–Le Brassus)
Line number	201
Termini	standard gauge
Electrification	15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary
Route diagram Legend km elev SNCF from Dijon 0.0 Vallorbe 806.9 m SBB/SNCF to Pontarlier (until 1940) Le Day Viaduct (152 m) 3.2 Le Day 787.2 m SBB to Lausanne 9.52 high point of line 1018.3 m Mont-d'Orzeires tunnel (431 m) 11.6 11.3 Le Pont SBB Travys 1007.8 m 12.2 Les Charbonnières 1024.8 m 13.3 Le Séchey 1045.1 m 15.5 Le Lieu 1049.6 m 16.6 Pré-Lionnet I tunnel (37 m) 16.9 Pré-Lionnet II tunnel (17 m) 17.9 Les Esserts-de-Rive 1034.8 m 19.1 Le Rocheray 1026.0 m 20.5 Le Solliat-La Golisse 1011.4 m 21.7 Le Sentier-L'Orient 1012.5 m 22.7 Chez-le-Maître-Ecole 1016.0 m 23.0 Chez-le-Maître 1016.6 m 24.4 Le Brassus 1021,0 m [1] This diagram: view talk edit

The Vallorbe–Le Brassus railway line is a standard gauge railway line in southwestern Switzerland. It runs from Vallorbe to Le Brassus via Le Day and Le Pont. 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 (

The line was electrified at 15 kV/16.7 Hz AC on 2 October 1938.^[6]

Notes

References

• Wägli, Hans G.; Jacobi, Sébastien (2010). Schienennetz Schweiz - Bahnprofil Schweiz CH+ [Swiss rail network] (in German) (3rd ed.). Zürich: AS Verlag.
  ISBN 978-3-909111-74-9
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• Media related to Vallorbe–Le Brassus railway line at Wikimedia Commons
• 2021 timetable