Lausanne–Echallens–Bercher railway

The Lausanne–Echallens–Bercher Railway (French: Chemin de fer Lausanne-Échallens-Bercher, LEB) is a metre gauge railway in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. The line connects the city of Lausanne with Bercher via Echallens, and is 23.6 km (14.7 mi) long.[1]

Lausanne–Echallens–Bercher railway
Overview
Native nameChemin de fer Lausanne-Échallens-Bercher
LocaleVaud
TerminiLausanne-Flon
Bercher
Stations21
Websitehttp://www.leb.ch
Service
Typenarrow gauge commuter rail
History
Opened4 November 1873
Technical
Track length23.6 km (14.7 mi)[1]
Track gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in)[1]
Electrification1500 V DC[1]
Maximum incline6%
Route diagram
 distance
elevation
-0.9 km
-0.6 mi
 Lausanne-Flon
 472 m (1,549 ft)
 Chauderon tunnel
 445 m (1,460 ft)
-0.4 km
-0.2 mi
 Lausanne-Chauderon
 471 m (1,545 ft)
 Chauderon tunnel
 540 m (1,770 ft)
1.0 km
0.6 mi
 Montétan
 498 m (1,634 ft)
1.6 km
1 mi
 Union-Prilly
 510 m (1,670 ft)
2.2 km
1.4 mi
 Prilly-Chasseur
 524 m (1,719 ft)
2.7 km
1.7 mi
 Cery-Fleur-de-Lys
 542 m (1,778 ft)
3.3 km
2.1 mi
 Jouxtens-Mézery
 552 m (1,811 ft)
4.2 km
2.6 mi
 Le Lussex
 590 m (1,940 ft)
5.0 km
3.1 mi
 Romanel-sur-Lausanne
 590 m (1,940 ft)
5.8 km
3.6 mi
 Vernand-Camarès
 597 m (1,959 ft)
6.7 km
4.2 mi
 Bel-Air LEB
 605 m (1,985 ft)
7.4 km
4.6 mi
 Cheseaux
 608 m (1,995 ft)
8.2 km
5.1 mi
 Les Ripes
 623 m (2,044 ft)
9.2 km
5.7 mi
 Étagnières
 628 m (2,060 ft)
10.8 km
6.7 mi
 Assens
 625 m (2,051 ft)
14.2 km
8.8 mi
 Échallens
 617 m (2,024 ft)
14.8 km
9.2 mi
 Sur Roche
 625 m (2,051 ft)
15.2 km
9.4 mi
 Grésaley
 622 m (2,041 ft)
17.4 km
10.8 mi
 Sugnens
 647 m (2,123 ft)
20.2 km
12.6 mi
 Fey
 645 m (2,116 ft)
22.8 km
14.2 mi
 Bercher
 627 m (2,057 ft)

History
Old logo.

After an initial test train ran between Lausanne-Chauderon station and Prilly-Chasseur on 3 October 1873, the first section of line came into service from Lausanne to Cheseaux on 4 November. The line through to Échallens opened in June 1874. Under a legally separate entity, the route to Bercher was completed and opened on 28 November 1889.

At the Lausanne end of the line, developments came later. Chauderon station was moved underground and the original station razed in 1995. Trains continued to terminate at Chauderon until 2000, when an extension to Lausanne-Flon station opened, permitting interchange with the Lausanne Métro.

Future

Together, the railway company, the canton, and the city of Lausanne have plans to upgrade the line to permit more frequent trains. Building of a new double track tunnel between Chauderon and Montétan stations is expected to take place by 2022, permitting up to 8 trains to run per hour in each direction on the urban section as far as Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne.[2]

References
  1. "Lausanne – Bercher EMU delivered". railwaygazette.com. Railway Gazette. August 14, 2019. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
  2. "le LEB - Site officiel de la Ville de Lausanne". City of Lausanne. Retrieved 2014-08-13.


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