RER Vaud

RER Vaud
White-and-red electric multiple unit
RER Vaud S3 train at Prilly-Malley in 2012
Network
Overview
Native nameFrench: Réseau express régional vaudois
LocaleVaud
Transit typeS-Bahn
Number of lines10
Operation
Began operationDecember 2004; 20 years ago (2004-12)
Operator(s)Swiss Federal Railways (SBB)
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge

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.

Lines

As of December 2023 the network consists of the following lines:[1]

All lines except the R7 and R8 serve Lausanne, which serves as the main hub of the network.

Map


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

  1. ^ "Réseau Express Régional Vaud" (PDF). Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  2. ^ "Timetable change on 11 December 2022". www.sbb.ch. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
  3. ^ "Timetable change on 10 December 2023". www.sbb.ch. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
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