Palézieux–Lyss railway

Palézieux–Lyss railway
Kerzers station
Overview
OwnerSwiss Federal Railways
Line number251, 305, 291
Termini
Technical
Line length79.7 km (49.5 mi)
Number of tracks1
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Electrification15 kV  16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary
Route map

km
20.6
Palézieux
terminus of R7 S50 S51
669 m
23.4
Palézieux-Village
634 m
25.9
Châtillens
602 m
30.6
Ecublens-Rue
484 m
Villangeaux
424 m
36.1
Bressonnaz
533 m
38.0
Moudon
509 m
43.4
Lucens
493 m
47.2
Henniez
476 m
50.4
Granges-Marnand
469 m
53.4
Trey
459 m
58.5
Payerne
terminus of S52 R8
452 m
60.8
Corcelles-Nord
448 m
63.7
Dompierre FR
442 m
66.2
Domdidier
439 m
69.1
Avenches
terminus of S5
438 m
72.8
Faoug
434 m
76.5
Murten/Morat
terminus of R9
448 m
78.6
Muntelier-Löwenberg
439 m
79.1
Muntelier
435 m
79.1
80.7
Galmiz
437 m
84.8
Kerzers
terminus of S35
443 m
Kerzers Papiliorama
438 m
87.7
Fräschels
441 m
91.4
Kallnach
445 m
93.9
Bargen BE
449 m
Hagneck canal
95.5
Aarberg
449 m
Lyss Grien
442 m
100.7
Lyss
terminus of S35
444 m
Source: Swiss railway atlas

The Palézieux–Lyss railway is a single-track standard-gauge line of the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) in Romandy.

The section south of Kerzers is sometimes considered to form one of two lines that intersect at Payerne station and are referred to in French as the Ligne de la Broye (Broye line) or in German as the Broyelinien (Broye lines) or Broyetallinien (Broye valley lines). The Palézieux–Lyss railway includes the Broye longitudinal (Palézieux–Payerne–Murten–Kerzers). The Fribourg–Yverdon railway is considered to form the Broye transversal (Yverdon-les-Bains–Payerne–Fribourg/Freiburg). The lines are named after the Broye river, which passes through the cantons of Vaud and Fribourg, crossing the cantonal border ten times in total.