Saint-Gingolph–Saint-Maurice railway

Saint-Gingolph–Saint-Maurice
Domino set between Les Paluds and Massongex
Overview
OwnerSBB
Line number130
Termini
Technical
Line length26.75 km (16.62 mi)
Number of tracks1
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary
Maximum incline1.5%
Route map

km
SNCF line to Évian-les-Bains
France
Switzerland
26.8
St-Gingolph (Suisse)
22.91
Bouveret
19.53
Les Evouettes
16.25
Vouvry
13.39
Vionnaz
7.9
Collombey
metre gauge line of
the TPC from AigleOllon
Monthey-En Place
Monthey (Ville)
6.05
Monthey (SBB)
3.2
Massongex
1.18
50.11
Les Paluds
from Bex and Lausanne
Saint-Maurice Tunnel (490 m)
St-Maurice
421.5 m
Source: Swiss railway atlas

The Saint-Gingolph–Saint-Maurice railway is a single-track railway in Switzerland. It was opened on 14 July 1859 by the Ligne d’Italie. It connects Le Bouveret on Lake Geneva with Saint-Maurice. The line to the French–Swiss border near Saint-Gingolph was opened together with its continuation towards Évian-les-Bains on 1 June 1886. The line together with the French line to Évian is sometimes called the Tonkin Line, because construction workers saw similarities in the geological conditions to Indochina. It was the first railway line in the canton of Valais. A 691 metre-long tunnel had to be built on the approach to Saint-Maurice which is the only major structure of the line (the tunnel was shortened to 490 metres during an upgrade of the Simplon Railway to double track in 1906).