R3 (RER Vaud)

R3
An S2 at Arnex in 2009; the S2 became the S3 in December 2022
Overview
Predecessor
First service11 December 2022 (2022-12-11)
Current operator(s)Swiss Federal Railways
Route
TerminiVallorbe
St-Maurice
Stops22
Distance travelled97.9 kilometres (60.8 mi)
Average journey time
  • 1 hour 32 minutes (Vallorbe–Bex)
  • 4 minutes (Bex–St-Maurice)
Service frequencyHourly
Line(s) usedSimplon line

The R3 is a railway service of RER Vaud that provides hourly service between Vallorbe and Bex in the Swiss canton of Vaud. A limited number of trains continue to St-Maurice. Swiss Federal Railways, the national railway company of Switzerland, operates the service. The service was previously known as the S3.

Operations

The R3 operates every hour between Vallorbe and Bex, using the western end of the Simplon line. The R3 makes a limited number of stops between Lausanne and Bex. The R3 is paired with the R4 between Le Day and Bex, providing half-hourly service. Both the R3 and R4 provide limited service beyond Bex to St-Maurice.[3]

History

See also: S2 (RER Vaud) § History, and S5 (RER Vaud) § History

The "first" S3 was one of the six original lines of the RER Vaud, then called the Vaud Express Network (French: Réseau express vaudois, REV), when that system was established in December 2004. It ran hourly between Allaman and Villeneuve VD, on the Simplon line.[4] With the December 2020 timetable change, the S3 was cut back to Lausanne, with the S5 taking over the Lausanne–Villeneuve service.[5]

The RER Vaud lines were substantially reorganized for the December 2022 timetable change. The "new" S3 was a combination of the former S2 and S5, making local stops on the Simplon line between Vallorbe and Aigle, with limited service from Aigle to St-Maurice.[6] On 10 December 2023, all RER Vaud lines were renamed as "R" and a number, instead of "S".[7] In December 2024, the R3 was extended from Aigle to Bex, the service from Bex to St-Maurice was taken over by the RE33 service.[8]

References

  1. ^ Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Freiburg: EK-Verlag. 2024. pp. 29, 42. ISBN 978-3-8446-6441-6.
  2. ^ "Réseau Express Régional Vaud" (PDF) (in French). Swiss Federal Railways. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
  3. ^ "Le Brassus/Vallorbe - Le Day - Lausanne - Aigle - St-Maurice (RER Vaud, lignes R3, R4)" (PDF) (in French). öv-info.ch. 1 November 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  4. ^ Emery, Daniel (2005). "SBB Regional Transport: Evolution of the passenger services - Case Study of the Canton of Vaud" (PDF). p. 5.
  5. ^ "Changements Trafic Grandes Lignes et Trafic régional" (PDF) (in French). Swiss Federal Railways. 13 December 2020. p. 6. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  6. ^ "2023 timetable for French-speaking Switzerland". www.sbb.ch. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Timetable change on 10 December 2023". www.sbb.ch. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Horaire 25: Un nouvel horaire pour la Suisse occidentale". Swiss Federal Railways (in French). 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
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