Bex–Villars–Bretaye railway

Bex–Villars–Bretaye railway
2001-built twinset 92 at Barboleusaz station
Overview
Native nameChemin de fer Bex–Villars–Bretaye
LocaleBex, Switzerland
History
Opened10 September 1898
Technical
Line length17.1 km (10.63 mi)
Rack systemAbt
Track gauge3 ft 3+38 in metre gauge
Electrification700 V DC Overhead wire
Highest elevation1,810 m (5,938 ft)
Route map

km
4.6
Col-de-Bretaye
3.9
Bouquetins
2.6
Villars-sur-Ollon Golf
2.0
Col-de-Soud
0.6
Roches Grises
1.4
Chesières
1.1
Chesières-Poste
Petite Gryonne
0.0
12.4
Villars-sur-Ollon
11.4
Arveyes
10.8
La Clairière
Gryonne
9.7
Gryon Barboleuse
9.0
Gryon Bois-Gentil
8.2
Gryon
7.5
Gryon-Chalméry
6.9
Les Posses
5.8
Fontannaz-Seulaz
Avançon
3.2
Bévieux
2.8
Foyer Dents-du-Midi
2.6
Les Salines
Glareys tunnel
2.3
Grand-Moulin
1.8
Bex Pont-Neuf
Avançon
1.3
Bex-Place-du-Marché
0.7
La Ruaz
0.0
Bex

The Bex–Villars–Bretaye Railway (French: Chemin de fer Bex-Villars-Bretaye, BVB) is a metre gauge railway line operating between the towns of Bex and Villars-sur-Ollon and the Col de Bretaye mountain pass, situated in the Chablais region of southwest Switzerland. It is, in fact, two railways, one mixed adhesion and rack worked between Bex and Villars-sur-Ollon, the other, linking Villars to the Col de Bretaye being worked on the Abt rack system. Passengers making the full journey are required to change trains at Villars.