RER Vaud
Appearance
RER Vaud | |
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![]() RER Vaud S3 train at Prilly-Malley in 2012 | |
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Overview | |
Native name | French: Réseau express régional vaudois |
Locale | Vaud |
Transit type | S-Bahn |
Number of lines | 10 |
Operation | |
Began operation | December 2004 |
Operator(s) | Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) |
Technical | |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
RER Vaud (French: Réseau express régional vaudois) is an S-Bahn network in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is centered on Lausanne and began operating in December 2004.
Lines
[edit]As of December 2023[update] the network consists of the following lines:[1]
- R1: Grandson – Lausanne (– Cully)
- R2: Grandson – Lausanne (– Cully)
- R3: Vallorbe – Lausanne – Aigle (– St-Maurice)
- R4: Le Brassus / Vallorbe – Lausanne – Aigle (– St-Maurice)
- R5: Allaman – Lausanne – Palézieux
- R6: Allaman – Lausanne – Palézieux (– Romont FR)
- R7: Vevey – Puidoux, called the Vine Train (French: Train des vignes)
- R8: Palézieux – Payerne (– Avenches)
- R9: Lausanne – Kerzers
- R: Vallorbe – Le Brassus (rush hour)
All lines except the R7 and R8 serve Lausanne, which serves as the main hub of the network.
History
[edit]With the December 2022 timetable change the RER Vaud network was substantially reorganized:[2]
Line | December 2021 | December 2022 | Notes |
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S1 | Grandson – Lausanne | Grandson – Lausanne (– Cully) | |
S2 | Vallorbe – Aigle (– St-Maurice) | Grandson – Lausanne (– Cully) | Replaces S5 |
S3 | Allaman – Lausanne | Vallorbe – Aigle (– St-Maurice) | Replaces S5 |
S4 | Allaman – Palézieux (– Romont) | Le Brassus – Aigle (– St-Maurice) | Replaces S2 and S22 |
S5 | Grandson – Aigle (– St-Maurice) | Allaman – Palézieux | Replaces S3 and S6 |
S6 | Lausanne – Palézieux | Allaman – Palézieux (– Romont) | Replaces S4 |
S7 | Vevey – Puidoux | No change | |
S8 | Palézieux – Payerne (– Avenches) | No change | |
S9 | Lausanne – Kerzers | No change | |
S22 | Le Brassus – Lausanne | Discontinued | Replaced by S4 |
On 10 December 2023, all RER Vaud lines were renamed as "R" and a number, instead of "S."[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Réseau Express Régional Vaud" (PDF). Retrieved August 21, 2024.
- ^ "Timetable change on 11 December 2022". www.sbb.ch. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
- ^ "Timetable change on 10 December 2023". www.sbb.ch. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
External links
[edit]Media related to RER vaudois at Wikimedia Commons