1928 poster, showing the line passing the Chateau du Chillon
Overview
Native name
Simplonstrecke or Simplonlinie
Termini
Vallorbe
Domodossola
Technical
Line length
232.5 km (144.5 mi)
Number of tracks
2
Track gauge
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification
15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary
Operating speed
160 km/h (99 mph) (Passenger trains)
140 km/h (87 mph) (Freight trains)
200 km/h (120 mph) (Planned for 2030)
Route map
Legend
km
elev
SNCF from Dijon
Mont d’Or Tunnel
France
Switzerland
46.3
Vallorbe
SNCF
SBB
806.9 m
to Pontarlier,
SBB
SNCF
national and
property border
Le Day Viaduct (152 m)
43.2
Le Day
787.2 m
SBB to Le Pont
41.2
Les Grands-Bois
Nanchau Tunnel (132 m)
Combes Tunnel (100 m)
35.8
Bretonnières
673.3 m
33.7
Croy-Romainmôtier
641.8 m
27.6
Arnex
552.4 m
Moulin-Bornu Tunnel (72 m)
La Sarraz Tunnel (148 m)
22.8
La Sarraz
484.9 m
19.3
Daillens
SBB from Yverdon-les-Bains and Olten
19.1
Daillens
445.1 m
Daillens-Poste
parcel distribution centre
MBC funicular from Cossonay
14.5
Cossonay-Penthalaz
428.0 m
11.0
Vufflens-la-Ville
406.8 m
9.9
siding
9.4
Vufflens-la-Ville
399.6 m
6.9
14.9
Bussigny
407.0 m
13.8
Lausanne marshalling yard north
400.0 m
Poimbœuf bridge (63 / 70 m)
Poudrière III bridge (213 m)
13.2
Les Lécheires
398.8 m
12.9
7.7
Lausanne marshalling yard D
397.0 m
SBB from Geneva
8.03[1]
8.15[2]
Denges
chainage correction: -0.01
to/from Lausanne marshalling yard
Larges-Pièces bridge (106 m)
6.1
Archy
404.4 m
TL from Lausanne-Flon
4.51
Renens VD
415.9 m
3.76[3]
3.79[4]
Renens VD-Est bifurcation
416.3 m
Galicien bridge (147 m)
2.35
Prilly-Malley
since 2011
430.4 m
1.52
-0.05
Lausanne-Sébeillon
freight yard
449.8 m
Olivier Français Tunnel (3796 m)
TL Lausanne Metro
3.97
Lausanne-Tridel
waste incinerator
594.5 m
1.13
Lausanne junction
442.2 m
0.00
0.00
Lausanne
447.1 m
TL to Ouchy and TL: Lausanne-Flon
SBB to Palézieux and Bern
2.51
Pully
424.8 m
Paudèze bridge (162 m)
Paudex Tunnel (72 m)
5.05
Lutry
402.1 m
Tour-de-Bertholod Tunnel (126 m)
6.68
Villette VD
387.4 m
8.52
Cully
391.7 m
9.98
Epesses
383.1 m
13.55
Rivaz
377.0 m
14.55
St-Saphorin
376.9 m
chainage correction +0.02
SBB from Puidoux-Chexbres
La Veveyse
MVR from Blonay and Les Pléiades
MVR funicular from Mont Pèlerin
VMCV: Vevey funicular
18.40
Vevey
386.1 m
19.90
La Tour-de-Peilz
390.4 m
21.53
Burier
395.9 m
Crêtes Tunnel (302 m)
CCB from Blonay
23.10
Clarens
399.6 m
CCB: Clarens Lac
24.54
Montreux
395.4 m
MVR to Rochers de Naye
MOB line to Zweisimmen
TP: Trait–Planches
level junction with VMCV
MVR funicular to Glion
26.02
Territet
386.2 m
TMF to Mont Fleuri (funicular)[5]
27.09
Veytaux-Chillon
379.8 m
VMCV
29.34
Villeneuve
374.8 m
33.84
Roche VD
379.6 m
37.71
Yvorne
395.0 m
TPC to Leysin-Grand-Hôtel
39.31
Aigle
403.9 m
TPC to Les Diablerets
43.60
St-Triphon
former station
390.7 m
TPC to Champery
TPC from Col de Bretaye
47.56
Bex
411.0 m
49.42
Massongex bridge (87 m) over Rhone
VD
VS
SBB from Saint-Gingolph
50.07
Les Paluds
408.0 m
St-Maurice Tunnel (490 m)
51.56
St-Maurice
421.5 m
57.86
Evionnaz
449.0 m
61.51
Vernayaz
452.2 m
TMR from Le Châtelard
66.50
Martigny
467.0 m
TrMB to Martigny–Bourg
TMR to Orsières and Le Châble
70.86
Charrat-Fully
460.5 m
75.27
Saxon
465.2 m
79.57
Riddes
470.6 m
Rhône Riddes (66 m)
Zavannens Tunnel (276 m)
82.12
Chamoson-St-Pierre-de-Clages
488.2 m
85.31
Ardon
487.9 m
88.07
Châteauneuf-Conthey
488.7 m
92.43
Sion
490.6 m
98.15
St-Léonard
504.9 m
101.56
Granges-Lens
former station
507.9 m
SMC to Montana-Crans (funicular)
108.13
Sierre/Siders
Gobet Tunnel (251 m)
chainage correction -0.04
Raspille Tunnel (80 m)
112.25
Salgesch
575.9 m
Salgesch–Leuk new line since 2004
Varonne Tunnel (137 / 2816 m)
Dala bridge (79 m)
Leuk Tunnel (125 / 1388 m)
Rhône bridge (180 m)
LLB to Leukerbad
117.58
Leuk
623.3 m
chainage correction -0.04
122.11
Turtmann
624.2 m
chainage correction -0.01
125.87
Gampel-Steg
631.9 m
130.09
Raron
638.8 m
BLS (Lötschberg Base Tunnel) from Spiez
130.09
St. German
646.5 m
chainage correction -0.01
Vispa bridge (45 / 45 / 45 m)
MGB from Zermatt
136.66
Visp
646.5 m
141.1
Gamsen SBB
660.9 m
BLS (Lötschberg railway line) from Spiez
MGB until 2007 via Naters
145.55
Brig
car loading
677.7 m
MGB to Andermatt
147.15
Brig Tunnel
682.4 m
Simplon Tunnel (19'823 / 19'803 m)
156.24
Switzerland
Italy
156.34
Tunnel station
700.2 m
156.77
high point
701.9 m
Iselle Tunnel (169 m)
167.22
19.06
Iselle di Trasquera
car loading
629.5 m
SBB
RFI
property boundary
Trasquera Tunnel (1792 m)
Varzo spiral tunnel
12.55
Varzo
529.0 m
Varzo Tunnel (81 m)
Mognatta Tunnel (422 m)
Gabbio Mollo Tunnel (568 m)
S. Giovanni Tunnel (425 m)
Diveria bridge (40 m)
Rio Confinale Tunnel (51 m)
Preglia/Rio Rido Tunnel (2327 m)
Preglia bridge (82 m)
3.83
Preglia
331.0 m
Bogna bridge (96 m)
0.00
5.06
Domodossola I
270.1 m
SSIF [de] / FART line to Locarno
Via Torino bridge (335 m)
RFI to Novara
Toce bridge (298 m)
0.00
Domodossola II
marshalling yard
239.0 m
RFI to Milan
Source: Swiss railway atlas[6]
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The Simplon Railway is a line that links Lausanne in Switzerland and Domodossola in Italy, via Brig. The 20 km (12 mi)-long Simplon Tunnel (opened in 1906) is a major part of it. The line between Lausanne and Vallorbe is sometimes considered to form part of the line, making it 233 km (145 mi) long.
Together with the Lötschberg Railway to its north, it forms the second most important trans-Alpine railway line in Switzerland after the Gotthard Railway, which lies to its east and is about 240 km (150 mi) long.
ETCS level 2 is expected to be installed on the line between Lausanne and Brig before 2022.[7]
^via Lausanne marshalling yard D
^from Lausanne–Archy
^via Prilly-Malley
^via Lausanne-Sébeillon
^"Territet–Mont Fleuri funicular" (in German). www.bahndaten.ch. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
^Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz [Swiss railway atlas]. Schweers + Wall. 2012. pp. 28–9, 41–3, 44–6, 54–5, 70–1. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
^"SBB steps up ETCS rollout". Railway Gazette.com. 16 Mar 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
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