Simplon Railway

Simplon Railway
Simplon Railway
	1928 poster, showing the line passing the Chateau du Chillon
Overview
Native name	Simplonstrecke or Simplonlinie
Termini	Vallorbe; Domodossola;
Technical
Line length	232.5 km (144.5 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary
Operating speed	Passenger:; 160 km/h (100 mph); Passenger (2030):; 200 km/h (125 mph); Freight:; 140 km/h (87 mph);
Route map
Route map
	Dijon–Vallorbe railway
	to Dijon
	France
	Switzerland
	SNCF
	SBB
	CHE–FRA
	border
	Pontarlier–Vallorbe railway
	to Pontarlier
	Vallorbe–Le Brassus line
	to Le Pont
	Jura Foot Railway
	to Yverdon-les-Bains & Olten
	MBC funicular
	to Cossonay
	6.9
	14.9
	12.9
	7.7
	Lausanne–Geneva railway
	to Geneva
	8.03
	8.15
	3.76
	3.79
	1.52
	0.05
	0.00
	junction
	Olivier Français Tunnel
	Lausanne-Tridel
	waste incinerator
	Lausanne Metro
	to Ouchy│to Lausanne-Flon
	Lausanne–Bern railway
	to Palézieux & Bern
	Vevey–Chexbres railway
	to Puidoux-Chexbres
	Vevey–Les Pléiades line
	(MVR) to Blonay & Les Pléiades
	Vevey
	funicular
	VCMP funicular
	to Mont Pèlerin
	Montreux–Glion–Rochers-de-Naye line
	(MVR) to Rochers de Naye
	Montreux–Lenk im Simmental line
	(MOB) to Zweisimmen
	Territet–Glion funicular
	(MVR) to Glion
	TMF funicular
	to Mont Fleuri
	Aigle–Leysin railway
	(TPC) to Leysin-Grand-Hôtel
	Aigle–Sépey–Diablerets railway
	(TPC) to Les Diablerets
	former passen-
	ger station
	Aigle–Ollon–Monthey–Champéry railway
	(TPC) to Champery
	Bex–Villars–Bretaye railway
	(TPC) to Col de Bretaye
	Massongex bridge
	over the Rhone
	Canton of Vaud
	Canton of Valais
	Saint-Gingolph–Saint-Maurice railway
	to Saint-Gingolph
	Martigny–Châtelard Railway
	(TMR) to Le Châtelard
	Martigny–Orsières railway
	to Martigny–Bourg
	Chemins de fer Martigny-Orsières
	(TMR) to Orsières & Le Châble

The Simplon Railway is a line that links Lausanne in Switzerland and Domodossola in Italy, via Brig. The 20 km (12 mi)-long Simplon Tunnel (opened in 1906) is a major part of it. The line between Lausanne and Vallorbe is sometimes considered to form part of the line, making it 233 km (145 mi) long.

Together with the Lötschberg Railway to its north, it forms the second most important trans-Alpine railway line in Switzerland after the Gotthard Railway, which lies to its east and is about 240 km (150 mi) long.

ETCS level 2 is expected to be installed on the line between Lausanne and Brig before 2022.