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
As of December 2023 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
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
- ^ "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
Media related to RER Vaud at Wikimedia Commons
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