Vevey–Les Pléiades railway line

Vevey–Les Pléiades
Vevey–Les Pléiades
	MVR Beh 2/4 72 departing Lally for Les Pléiades in 2007
Overview
Owner	Transports Montreux–Vevey–Riviera
Line number	112
Termini	Vevey; Les Pléiades;
Stations	15
Technical
Line length	10.5 km (6.5 mi)
Rack system	Strub (Blonay–Les Pléiades)
Track gauge	1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge
Electrification	Overhead line, 900 V DC
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The Vevey–Les Pléiades railway line is a 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge railway line in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. It runs 10.5 kilometres (6.5 mi) from Vevey, on Lake Geneva, to Les Pléiades, in the Swiss Prealps. The line is owned and operated by Transports Montreux–Vevey–Riviera (MVR). It was originally built by the Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans (CEV).

History[edit]

The Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans opened a line between Vevey and Chamby on 1 October 1902.^[2] The extension from Blonay to Les Pléiades opened on 8 July 1911.^[3] The CEV and three other companies merged to become the Transports Montreux–Vevey–Riviera on 1 January 2001.^[4]

^ Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 72. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
^ Wägli & Jacobi 2010, p. 23.
^ Wägli & Jacobi 2010, p. 27.
^ Wägli & Jacobi 2010, p. 111.

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.