Nyon–St-Cergue–Morez Railway
Narrow gauge railway line in western Switzerland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Nyon–St-Cergue–Morez Railway (NStCM), French: Chemin de fer Nyon–Saint-Cergue–Morez, is a narrow gauge railway in western Switzerland which nowadays operates between Nyon, on the northern shore of Lake Geneva and the French border at La Cure, the La Cure–Morez section having closed in 1958. The railway reaches a height of 1,228 metres (4,029 feet) above sea level at the Col de la Givrine and it is the highest in the Jura Mountains.
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Native name | Chemin de fer Nyon–Saint-Cergue–Morez |
Locale | Vaud, Switzerland |
Termini | La Cure, Nyon |
Stations | 17 |
Service | |
Type | Commuter rail |
Services | 1 |
History | |
Opened | 1916 |
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Line length | 26.70 km (16.59 mi) |
Number of tracks | 1 |
Track gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge |
Electrification | Overhead lines, 1500 V DC (since 1985) |
Operating speed | 60 km/h (37 mph) |
Highest elevation | 1,232 m (4,042 ft) |
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