Montbovon railway station
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| Location | Haut-Intyamon, Fribourg Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°29′08″N 7°02′32″E / 46.485426°N 7.04214°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 797 m (2,615 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Transports publics Fribourgeois | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | 8504070 (MTB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 22/23 (frimobil)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 23 July 1903 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2023 | 840 per weekday [3] (MOB, TPF) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Montbovon railway station (French: Gare de Montbovon), is a railway station in the municipality of Haut-Intyamon, in the Swiss canton of Fribourg. It is the terminus station on the 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge Palézieux–Bulle–Montbovon railway line of Transports publics Fribourgeois (TPF) and an intermediate stop on the Montreux–Lenk im Simmental line of Montreux Oberland Bernois Railway (MOB).[1]
The station building was built in 1903 by Ody & Fils by the design of the architects Broillet & Wulffleff.[4] The station was opened by the Chemins de fer électriques de la Gruyère at the same time as the Tour-de-Trême to Montbovon section of the Palézieux-Bulle-Montbovon line, on 23 July 1903.[5] The Les Avants to Montbovon section of the MOB line was inaugurated a few months later, on 10 October 1903.[6][7]
At the outset of World War 2, the Swiss Army established a reserve of steam locomotives at Montbovon. This included G 3/3 8 and Mallet G 2×2/2 2, both from the recently electrified Lausanne–Échallens–Bercher railway (LEB). The former locomotive was new to that line, and after post-war industrial use is now back hauling heritage trains on the LEB. The Mallet had been acquired by the LEB from the Yverdon–Ste-Croix railway, and was scrapped after its war-time service.[8]
Due to its high level of use and its role at the junction of two strategic metre gauge lines, the station underwent a major renovation between 2017 and 2019.[9] In order to comply with the Swiss Disability Discrimination Act, a new underpass has been built under the station, leading to the platforms via gently sloping ramps. The platforms have been extended to 214 and 259 metres, raised and fitted with canopies.[10][11] The work is estimated to have cost CHF 32 million, 26 million from TPF and 6 million from MOB.[12]
Services
As of the December 2023 timetable change,[update] the following services stop at Montbovon:[13][14]
- RER Fribourg S50: hourly service to Palézieux.
- GoldenPass Express: 4 daily round-trips between Montreux and Interlaken Ost.
- Panorama Express/Regio: half-hourly service during peak hours or hourly service between Montreux and Château-d'Oex and hourly service to Zweisimmen.
