Vevey–Les Pléiades railway line

The Vevey–Les Pléiades railway line is a 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge railway line in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. It runs 10.5 kilometres (6.5 mi) from Vevey, on Lake Geneva, to Les Pléiades, in the Swiss Prealps. The line is owned and operated by Transports Montreux–Vevey–Riviera (MVR). It was originally built by the Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans (CEV).

Vevey–Les Pléiades
MVR Beh 2/4 72 departing Lally for Les Pléiades in 2007
Overview
OwnerTransports Montreux–Vevey–Riviera
Line number112
Termini
Stations15
Technical
Line length10.5 km (6.5 mi)
Rack systemStrub (Blonay–Les Pléiades)
Track gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge
ElectrificationOverhead line, 900 V DC
Route map
Lake Geneva
SBB to Lausanne and Visp
0.0
 Vevey
386 m
1.2
 Gilamont
432 m
Veveyse
Gilamont tunnel (84 m)
1.3
 Vevey-Vignerons
442 m
1.8
 Clies
458 m
2.5
 Hauteville
492 m
3.0
 Château-d'Hauteville
3.6
 St-Légier-Gare
533 m
CEV to Châtel-St-Denis
4.0
 St-Légier-Village
4.5
 La Chiésaz
577 m
5.4
 Château-de-Blonay
5.7
0.0
 Blonay
620 m
BC to Chamby
0.5
 Prélaz-sur-Blonay
1.2
 Tusinge
1.6
 Les Chevalleyres
773 m
2.0
 Bois-de-Chexbres
2.7
 Fayaux
970 m
3.5
 Ondallaz-L'Alliaz
1113 m
4.1
 Lally
1235 m
4.8
 Les Pléiades
1348 m
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History
Main article: Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans

The Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans opened a line between Vevey and Chamby on 1 October 1902.[2] The extension from Blonay to Les Pléiades opened on 8 July 1911.[3] The CEV and three other companies merged to become the Transports Montreux–Vevey–Riviera on 1 January 2001.[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. 27.
  4. Wägli & Jacobi 2010, p. 111.

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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