Lausanne–Bercher line

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Lausanne–Bercher line
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Overview
Owner Chemin de fer Lausanne-Échallens-Bercher  [ fr ]
Locale Vaud
Termini
Stations21
Website https://www.leb.ch
Service
Type narrow gauge commuter rail
History
Opened4 November 1873
Technical
Track length23.6 km (14.7 mi) [1]
Track gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) [1]
Electrification 1500 V DC [1]
Maximum incline 6%
Route diagram

Contents

distance
elevation
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-0.9 km
-0.6 mi
Lausanne-Flon
472 m (1,549 ft)
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Chauderon tunnel
445 m (1,460 ft)
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-0.4 km
-0.2 mi
Lausanne-Chauderon
471 m (1,545 ft)
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Chauderon tunnel
540 m (1,770 ft)
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1.0 km
0.6 mi
Montétan
498 m (1,634 ft)
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1.6 km
1 mi
Union-Prilly
510 m (1,670 ft)
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2.2 km
1.4 mi
Prilly-Chasseur
524 m (1,719 ft)
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2.7 km
1.7 mi
Cery-Fleur-de-Lys
542 m (1,778 ft)
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3.3 km
2.1 mi
Jouxtens-Mézery
552 m (1,811 ft)
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4.2 km
2.6 mi
Le Lussex
590 m (1,940 ft)
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5.0 km
3.1 mi
Romanel-sur-Lausanne
590 m (1,940 ft)
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5.8 km
3.6 mi
Vernand-Camarès
597 m (1,959 ft)
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6.7 km
4.2 mi
Bel-Air LEB
605 m (1,985 ft)
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7.4 km
4.6 mi
Cheseaux
608 m (1,995 ft)
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8.2 km
5.1 mi
Les Ripes
623 m (2,044 ft)
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9.2 km
5.7 mi
Etagnières
628 m (2,060 ft)
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10.8 km
6.7 mi
Assens
625 m (2,051 ft)
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14.2 km
8.8 mi
Echallens
617 m (2,024 ft)
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14.8 km
9.2 mi
Sur Roche
625 m (2,051 ft)
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15.2 km
9.4 mi
Grésaley
622 m (2,041 ft)
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17.4 km
10.8 mi
Sugnens
647 m (2,123 ft)
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20.2 km
12.6 mi
Fey
645 m (2,116 ft)
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22.8 km
14.2 mi
Bercher
627 m (2,057 ft)

The Lausanne–Bercher line is a metre gauge railway line in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. The line connects the city of Lausanne with Bercher via Echallens, and is 23.6 km (14.7 mi) long. It is owned and operated by the Chemin de fer Lausanne-Échallens-Bercher  [ fr ] (LEB). [1]

History

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Old logo.

After an initial test train ran between Lausanne-Chauderon station and Prilly-Chasseur on 3 October 1873, the first section of line came into service from Lausanne to Cheseaux on 4 November. The line through to Échallens opened in June 1874. Under a legally separate entity, the route to Bercher was completed and opened on 28 November 1889.

At the Lausanne end of the line, developments came later. Chauderon station was moved underground and the original station razed in 1995. Trains continued to terminate at Chauderon until 2000, when an extension to Lausanne-Flon station opened, permitting interchange with the Lausanne Métro.

Future

Together, the railway company, the canton, and the city of Lausanne have plans to upgrade the line to permit more frequent trains. Building of a new double track tunnel between Chauderon and Montétan stations is expected to take place by 2022, permitting up to 8 trains to run per hour in each direction on the urban section as far as Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne. [2]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bercher railway station</span> Railway station in Bercher, Switzerland

Bercher railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Bercher, in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It is the northern terminus of the 1,000 mm Lausanne–Bercher line of the Chemin de fer Lausanne-Échallens-Bercher (LEB).

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Lausanne – Bercher EMU delivered". railwaygazette.com. Railway Gazette. August 14, 2019. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
  2. "le LEB - Site officiel de la Ville de Lausanne". City of Lausanne. Retrieved 2014-08-13.

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