RER Vaud
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.
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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 |
Lines
As of December 2023[update] 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.
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History
With the December 2022 timetable change the RER Vaud network was substantially reorganized:[2]
| Line | December 2021 | December 2022 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 vaudois at Wikimedia Commons
