R3 (RER Vaud)

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R3
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An S2 at Arnex in 2009; the S2 became the S3 in December 2022
Overview
Predecessor
First service11 December 2022 (2022-12-11)
Current operator(s) Swiss Federal Railways
Route
Termini Vallorbe
St-Maurice
Stops29
Distance travelled97.9 kilometres (60.8 mi)
Average journey time
  • 1 hour 31 minutes (Vallorbe–Aigle)
  • 10 minutes (Aigle–St-Maurice)
Service frequencyHourly
Line(s) used Simplon line

The R3 is a railway service of RER Vaud that provides hourly service between Vallorbe and Aigle in the Swiss canton of Vaud. A limited number of trains continue to St-Maurice. Swiss Federal Railways, the national railway company of Switzerland, operates the service. The service was previously known as the S3.

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Operations

The R3 operates every hour between Vallorbe and Aigle, using the western end of the Simplon line. The R3 makes all local stops between Vallorbe and Cossonay-Penthalaz and between Lausanne and Aigle. The R3 is paired with the R4 between Le Day and Aigle, providing half-hourly service. The R4 makes a limited number of stops between Lausanne and Aigle. Both the R3 and R4 provide limited service beyond Aigle to St-Maurice. [3] [4]

History

The "first" S3 was one of the six original lines of the RER Vaud, then called the Vaud Express Network (French : Réseau express vaudois, REV), when that system was established in December 2004. It ran hourly between Allaman and Villeneuve, on the Simplon line. [5] With the December 2020 timetable change, the S3 was cut back to Lausanne, with the S5 taking over the Lausanne–Villeneuve service. [6]

The RER Vaud lines were substantially reorganized for the December 2022 timetable change. The "new" S3 was a combination of the former S2 and S5, making local stops on the Simplon line between Vallorbe and Aigle, with limited service from Aigle to St-Maurice. [7] On 10 December 2023, all RER Vaud lines were renamed as "R" and a number, instead of "S." [8]

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References

  1. ↑ Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 29. ISBN   978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. ↑ "Réseau Express Régional Vaud" (PDF) (in French). Swiss Federal Railways. 11 December 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  3. ↑ "Lausanne - Le Day - Le Brassus/Vallorbe" (PDF) (in French). Swiss Federal Railways. 7 November 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "Lausanne - Sion - Brig (RER Vaud, lignes R1, R2, R3, R4)" (PDF) (in French). Swiss Federal Railways. 7 November 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  5. ↑ Emery, Daniel (2005). "SBB Regional Transport: Evolution of the passenger services - Case Study of the Canton of Vaud" (PDF). p. 5.
  6. ↑ "Changements Trafic Grandes Lignes et Trafic régional" (PDF) (in French). Swiss Federal Railways. 13 December 2020. p. 6. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  7. ↑ "2023 timetable for French-speaking Switzerland". www.sbb.ch. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  8. ↑ "Timetable change on 10 December 2023". www.sbb.ch. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
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