Vallorbe–Le Brassus railway line

Vallorbe–Le Brassus
A southbound train near Les Charbonnières in 2009; Lac Brenet is in the background
Overview
Owner
Line number201
Termini
Stations11
Service
Operator(s)Travys
History
Opened31 October 1886 (1886-10-31)
Technical
Line length24.4 km (15.2 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary
Route diagram

km
0.0
Vallorbe
806.9 m
SBB/SNCF to Pontarlier (until 1940)
3.2
Le Day
787.2 m
9.52
high point of line
1018.3 m
11.6
11.3
Le Pont
SBB
Travys
1007.8 m
12.2
Les Charbonnières
1024.8 m
13.3
Le Séchey
1045.1 m
15.5
Le Lieu
1049.6 m
16.6
Pré-Lionnet I tunnel (37 m)
16.9
Pré-Lionnet II tunnel (17 m)
17.9
Les Esserts-de-Rive
1034.8 m
19.1
Le Rocheray
1026.0 m
20.5
Le Solliat-La Golisse
1011.4 m
21.7
Le Sentier-L'Orient
1012.5 m
22.7
Chez-le-Maître-Ecoles
1016.0 m
23.0
Chez-le-Maître (until 2013)
1016.6 m
24.4
Le Brassus
1021,0 m

The Vallorbe–Le Brassus railway line is a standard gauge railway line in southwestern Switzerland. It runs from Vallorbe to Le Brassus via Le Day and Le Pont. It shares the section between Vallorbe and Le Day with the Simplon line. Originally built by the Pont–Vallorbe Railway and Pont–Brassus Railway between 1886 and 1899, it is now owned by Swiss Federal Railways and Travys, with Travys operating passenger services over the entire route.