St-Légier–Châtel-St-Denis railway line

Closed railway line in Switzerland
3 ft 3+38 in) metre gaugeElectrification900 V DC overhead contact
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Legend
km
3.6
St-Légier-Gare
533 m
4.4
La Veyre
4.9
Pont-de-Fenil
Veveyse [fr]
5.7
Fenil
7.3
Moille-Saulaz
8.5
Les Chaux
Vaud
Fribourg
10.4
Bellière
11.0
Châtel-St-Denis (to 2019)
Châtel-St-Denis (since 2019)
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The St-Légier–Châtel-St-Denis railway line was a 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) metre gauge railway line in the cantons of Vaud and Fribourg, Switzerland. It ran 7.4 kilometres (4.6 mi) from a junction with the Vevey–Les Pléiades railway line at St-Légier-Gare to a junction with the Palézieux–Bulle–Montbovon railway line at Châtel-St-Denis. The line was owned and operated by the Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans (CEV). It opened in 1904 and was closed in 1969.

History

The Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans (CEV) had opened its original line from Vevey to Chambry in 1902. The line to Châtel-St-Denis branched off this original line at St-Légier-Gare and opened on 2 April 1904. In Châtel-St-Denis the line joined with that of the Chemin de fer Châtel-St-Denis–Palézieux (CP).[2] The CEV closed this branch line on 31 May 1969.[3] In 2019, the lines at Châtel-St-Denis were rebuilt to permit through operation without a turnaround, and a new station was built slightly to the west of the original location.[4]

Notes

  1. ^ Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 72. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. ^ Wägli & Jacobi 2010, p. 25.
  3. ^ Wägli & Jacobi 2010, p. 33.
  4. ^ "Nouvelle gare". Châtel-St-Denis (in French). Retrieved 28 March 2022.

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.