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
Owner	Transports Montreux–Vevey–Riviera
Line number	112
Termini	Vevey Les Pléiades
Stations	15
Technical
Line length	10.5 km (6.5 mi)
Rack system	Strub (Blonay–Les Pléiades)
Track gauge	1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge
Electrification	Overhead line, 900 V DC
Route map Legend Lake Geneva SBB to Lausanne and Visp 0.0 Vevey 386 m 1.2 Gilamont 432 m Veveyse [fr] 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 ^[1] This diagram: view talk edit

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.