Blonay–Chamby railway line

The Blonay–Chamby railway line is a 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) metre gauge railway line in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. It runs 3.0 kilometres (1.9 mi) from Blonay to Chamby. The line is owned by Transports Montreux–Vevey–Riviera (MVR), who use the line to move rolling stock between the Vevey - les Pleiades line and the Montreux–Lenk im Simmental line. the Blonay–Chamby Museum Railway operates shuttle trains with historic rolling stock over the route at weekends between May and October. It was originally built by the Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans (CEV).

Blonay–Chamby
A steam-powered train of the Blonay–Chamby Museum Railway crosses the Baye de Clarens viaduct in 2016
Overview
OwnerTransports Montreux–Vevey–Riviera
Line number115
Termini
Service
Operator(s)Blonay–Chamby Museum Railway
History
Opened1 October 1902 (1902-10-01)
Technical
Line length3.0 km (1.9 mi)
Number of tracks1
Track gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) metre gauge
ElectrificationOverhead line, 900 V DC
Operating speed20 km/h (12 mph)
Route map

km
0.0
Blonay
620 m
1.0
Chantemerle
Baye de Clarens
1.5
Vers-chez-Robert
Cornaux tunnel
2.0
Cornaux
2.6
Chamby-Musée
3.0
Chamby
749 m
[1]

History

The Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans (CEV) opened the line from Vevey to Chamby on 1 October 1902.[2] The line was electrified from opening.[3] The full line ran 8.7 kilometres (5.4 mi); the length from Blonay to Chamby was 3.0 kilometres (1.9 mi).[1] The CEV ceased operations between Blonay and Chamby on 21 May 1966. The line was not abandoned, and the Blonay–Chamby Museum Railway began operations over the route on 20 July 1968.[4]

Notes

  1. Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 72. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. Wägli & Jacobi 2010, p. 23.
  3. Wägli & Jacobi 2010, p. 61.
  4. Wägli & Jacobi 2010, p. 31.

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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