Blonay–Chamby railway line

The Blonay–Chamby railway line is a 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) metre gauge railway line in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. It runs 3.0 kilometres (1.9 mi) from Blonay to Chamby. The line is owned by Transports Montreux–Vevey–Riviera (MVR), who use the line to move rolling stock between the Vevey - les Pleiades line and the Montreux–Lenk im Simmental line. the Blonay–Chamby Museum Railway operates shuttle trains with historic rolling stock over the route at weekends between May and October. It was originally built by the Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans (CEV).

Blonay–Chamby
A steam-powered train of the Blonay–Chamby Museum Railway crosses the Baye de Clarens viaduct in 2016
Overview
OwnerTransports Montreux–Vevey–Riviera
Line number115
Termini
Service
Operator(s)Blonay–Chamby Museum Railway
History
Opened1 October 1902 (1902-10-01)
Technical
Line length3.0 km (1.9 mi)
Number of tracks1
Track gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) metre gauge
ElectrificationOverhead line, 900 V DC
Operating speed20 km/h (12 mph)
Route map

km
0.0
Blonay
620 m
1.0
Chantemerle
Baye de Clarens
1.5
Vers-chez-Robert
Cornaux tunnel
2.0
Cornaux
2.6
Chamby-Musée
3.0
Chamby
749 m
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