Transports Montreux–Vevey–Riviera

The oldest part of the Transports Montreux–Vevey–Riviera network is the Territet–Glion funicular railway, which opened in 1883.[1] This was joined at its upper terminus, Glion, in 1892 by the Chemin de fer Glion-Rochers-de-Naye, a rack railway using the system devised by Roman Abt. This gave a link between the shores of Lake Geneva and the summit of Rochers-de-Naye.[2] A direct link was established with the opening of the Chemin de fer Montreux-Glion in 1909.[3] The Chemin de fer Glion-Rochers-de-Naye and Chemin de fer Montreux-Glion merged in 1987 to form the Chemin de fer Montreux-Glion-Rochers-de-Naye, which in turn merged with the Chemin de fer funiculaire Territet-Glion in 1992 to create the Chemin de fer Montreux-Territet-Glion-Rochers-de-Naye (MTGN).[4]

The Chemin de fer funiculaire Vevey-Chardonne-Mont Pèlerin built the Vevey–Chardonne–Mont Pèlerin funicular railway in 1900.[1] The Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans opened the Vevey–Les Pléiades railway line in stages between 1902 and 1911.[5] 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 Vevey–Chexbres railway line of Swiss Federal Railways.[6]

The final part of the MVR network is the Les Avants–Sonloup funicular. This was built by the Chemin de fer Les Avants-Sonloup and opened in 1910.[1] The lower terminus of this funicular has a connection with the Montreux–Lenk im Simmental line of the Montreux Oberland Bernois Railway.[6]

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