Bulle–Broc railway line

Bulle–Broc
Bulle–Broc
	The line crossing the town of Broc
Overview
Owner	Transports publics Fribourgeois
Line number	256
History
Opened	24 June 1912
Closed for regauging	April 2021
Technical
Line length	5.4 km (3.4 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Old gauge	1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge
Route map
	[1][2]

The Bulle–Broc railway line is a railway line in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. It runs 5.4 kilometres (3.4 mi) from Bulle to Broc-Fabrique. It was built in 1912 by the Chemins de fer électriques de la Gruyère (CEG) as a branch from the Palézieux–Bulle–Montbovon railway line. Both lines were 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge. Transports publics Fribourgeois (TPF) closed the line in 2021 for rebuilding as a standard gauge line, which will permit through operation over the Bulle–Romont railway line.

History

The Chemins de fer électriques de la Gruyère constructed the branch line in 1912, with the section from Bulle to Les Marches opening on 29 January and from Les Marches to Broc on 24 June.[3] In 1942, the CEG merged with two other companies to form the Chemins de fer fribourgeois Gruyère–Fribourg–Morat (GFM).[4] The GFM, in turn, became the Transports publics Fribourgeois (TPF) in 2000.[5]

Two stations were renamed with the 2017 timetable change: La Tour-Village became La Tour-de-Trême while Epagny became La Tour-de-Trême Parqueterie. The station formerly known as La Tour-de-Trême on the Palézieux–Bulle–Montbovon line became La Tour-de-Trême Ronclina.[6]

TPF closed the line in April 2021 to permit a complete rebuilding and conversion to standard gauge. The change of gauge will allow through operation of trains to and from Romont. In addition, the stations of La Tour-de-Trême, Broc-Village, and Broc-Fabrique will be rebuilt for better handicapped access. Two other stations, La Tour-de-Trême Parqueterie and Les Marches, were closed. The line is scheduled for reopening in 2023.[7]

Notes

Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 30. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
"Horaire graphique ferroviaire voie étroite" (PDF) (in French). Transports publics Fribourgeois. 12 December 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
Wägli & Jacobi 2010, p. 27.
Wägli & Jacobi 2010, p. 110.
Wägli & Jacobi 2010, p. 115.
"Le plus grand changement d'horaire de tous les temps". La Gruyère (in French). 23 November 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
"Région de Bulle: nouvelles infrastructures ferroviaires". www.programme-bulle.ch (in French). Retrieved 29 March 2022.

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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[atlas-1] Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 30. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.

[2] "Horaire graphique ferroviaire voie étroite" (PDF) (in French). Transports publics Fribourgeois. 12 December 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2022.

[FOOTNOTEWägliJacobi201027-3] Wägli & Jacobi 2010, p. 27.

[FOOTNOTEWägliJacobi2010110-4] Wägli & Jacobi 2010, p. 110.

[FOOTNOTEWägliJacobi2010115-5] Wägli & Jacobi 2010, p. 115.

[6] "Le plus grand changement d'horaire de tous les temps". La Gruyère (in French). 23 November 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2022.

[7] "Région de Bulle: nouvelles infrastructures ferroviaires". www.programme-bulle.ch (in French). Retrieved 29 March 2022.