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Bulle–Romont railway line

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The Bulle–Romont railway line is a standard gauge railway line in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. It runs 18.2 kilometres (11.3 mi) from Bulle to Romont FR. The line is owned and operated by Transports publics Fribourgeois (TPF).

Line number254
Termini
Opened1 July 1868 (1868-07-01)
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Bulle–Romont
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OwnerTransports publics Fribourgeois
Line number254
Termini
History
Opened1 July 1868 (1868-07-01)
Technical
Line length18.2 km (11.3 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary
Maximum incline2.5%
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km
0.0
Bulle
771 m
Planchy depot and workshop
3.1
Vuadens-Nord
closed 2011
789 m
5.3
Vaulruz-Nord
827 m
7.7
Sâles
836 m
9.6
Rueyres-Treyfayes
closed 2011
811 m
11.6
Vuisternens-devant-Romont
791 m
14.5
Mézières, closed 1992
18.2
Romont FR
707 m
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History

The Chemin de fer Bulle–Romont (BR) opened the line between Bulle and Romont on 1 July 1868.[2] The line was electrified on 8 May 1946.[3]

In 1942, the BR merged with two other companies to form the Chemins de fer fribourgeois Gruyère–Fribourg–Morat (GFM).[4] The GFM, in turn, became the Transports publics Fribourgeois (TPF) in 2000.[5]

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