Lausanne–Villeneuve railway line

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The Lausanne–Villeneuve railway line is a Swiss standard-gauge rail route along the north shore of Lake Geneva that connects Lausanne with the town of Villeneuve, serving numerous intermediate communities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf railway line
connects Lausanne
Villeneuve
country Switzerland
electrification 15 kV 16.7 Hz AC overhead line
followsShoreOf Lake Geneva
formsCorridorBetween Lausanne
Valais
gauge 1,435 mm
hasService InterRegio trains
RegioExpress trains
regional trains
hasViewOf Alps across Lake Geneva
languageRegion French-speaking Switzerland
linked to: Romandy
laterIntegratedInto Swiss Federal Railways network
lineNumber 100 (SBB internal classification, Lausanne–Brig section)
locatedIn canton of Vaud
linked to: Canton of Vaud
opened 1861
openedBy Compagnie de l’Ouest-Suisse
operator Swiss Federal Railways
owner Swiss Federal Railways
partOf Simplon railway line
Swiss Federal Railways western network
international route towards Italy via Simplon Tunnel
passesNear Chillon Castle
passesThrough Lavaux vineyard terraces
linked to: Lavaux vineyards
serves Chernex (via connections)
Clarens
Cully
Epesses
Grandvaux
La Tour-de-Peilz
Lutry
Montreux
Pully
Rivaz
Saint-Saphorin
Territet
Vevey
Veytaux-Chillon
linked to: Veytaux

Villette
terminus Lausanne railway station
Villeneuve railway station
trackConfiguration double track
UNESCOWorldHeritageContext Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces
linked to: Lavaux vineyards
usedFor freight transport
passenger transport

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Morges railway station locatedOnRailwayLine Lausanne–Villeneuve railway line
Vionnaz servedByRailwayLine Saint-Gingolph–Saint-Maurice line
linked to: Lausanne–Villeneuve railway line
Vevey–Montreux railway line formsTransportCorridorWith Montreux–Villeneuve railway section
linked to: Lausanne–Villeneuve railway line