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RER Vaud

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RER Vaud
White-and-red electric multiple unit
RER Vaud S3 train at Prilly-Malley in 2012
Network
Overview
Native nameFrench: Réseau express régional vaudois
LocaleVaud
Transit typeS-Bahn
Number of lines10
Operation
Began operationDecember 2004; 19 years ago (2004-12)
Operator(s)Swiss Federal Railways (SBB)
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 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

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As of December 2023 the network consists of the following lines:[1]

All lines except the R7 and R8 serve Lausanne, which serves as the main hub of the network.

Map


History

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With the December 2022 timetable change the RER Vaud network was substantially reorganized:[2]

Line December 2021 December 2022 Notes
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

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  1. ^ "Réseau Express Régional Vaud" (PDF). Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  2. ^ "Timetable change on 11 December 2022". www.sbb.ch. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
  3. ^ "Timetable change on 10 December 2023". www.sbb.ch. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
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