Montreux–Glion–Rochers-de-Naye railway line

Montreux–Glion–Rochers-de-Naye
Double-headed motor coaches Bhe 4/8 301 and 304 at Glion
Overview
StatusOpen
OwnerTransports Montreux-Vevey-Riviera
LocaleCanton of Vaud, Switzerland
Termini
Service
TypeRack railway
History
OpenedGlion–Rochers-de-Naye 1892
Montreux-Glion 1909
Technical
Line length10.3 km (6.4 mi)
Rack systemAbt
Track gauge800 mm (2 ft 7+12 in)
Electrification1000 V, DC, overhead line
Highest elevation1,970 m (6,463 ft)
Maximum incline22%
Route map

km
0
Montreux
395 m
Gare tunnel (Vernex) 56 m
Planches (Chauderon) 61.26 m
Baye de Montreux
0.6
Montreux-Les Planches
Toveyres tunnel (26 m)
1.7
Toveyre
Valmont tunnel (386 m)
2.2
Valmont
2.2
0.0
Glion
687 m
Glion tunnel (45 m)
0.3
Glion-Hôtel-des-Alpes
0.5
Glion-Collège
0.9
Le Tremblex
817 m
Tremblex tunnel (145 m)
Caux-Palace tunnel (32 m)
2.2
Caux
1054 m
2.7
Les Echets
3.1
Haut-de-Caux
3.7
Crêt-d'y-Bau
1286 m
4.3
Paccot
1430 m
Jaman tunnel (77 m)
5.9
Jaman
1742 m
6.5
La Perche
1742 m
Grand tunnel (240 m)
Fontaines tunnel (87 m)
7.6
Rochers de Naye
1970 m

The Montreux–Glion–Rochers-de-Naye railway line is an electrically operated rack railway in Switzerland with a track gauge of 800 mm (2 ft 7+12 in). The line connects the resort of Montreux, on the shores of Lake Geneva, with the summit of the Rochers de Naye mountain. The line operates via the village of Glion, on the mountainside above Montreux, where it connects with the Territet–Glion funicular.

The line was originally built as two separate lines by two different companies, the Chemin de fer Glion–Rochers-de-Naye (GN) and the Chemin de fer Montreux–Glion (MGI). Today, the line is owned and operated by Transports Montreux–Vevey–Riviera.

Since 2017, the line is operated with original Belle Epoque carriages preserved and restored by the company Montreux-Oberland Bernois (MOB).