Blonay–Chamby railway line

Railway line in Switzerland
3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gaugeElectrificationOverhead line, 900 V DCOperating speed20 km/h (12 mph)
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km
0.0
 Blonay
620 m
1.0
 Chantemerle
Baye de Clarens [de]
1.5
 Vers-chez-Robert
Cornaux tunnel
2.0
 Cornaux
2.6
 Chamby-Musée
3.0
 Chamby
749 m
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The Blonay–Chamby 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 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).

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. ^ a b 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.
  • 2022 timetable