R6 (RER Vaud)

The R6 is a railway service of RER Vaud that provides hourly service between Allaman and Palézieux in the Swiss canton of Vaud. On weekdays, rush-hour services continue from Palézieux to Romont FR, in Fribourg. Swiss Federal Railways, the national railway company of Switzerland, operates the service. The service was previously known as the S6.

R6
A Palézieux-bound S4 at Grandvaux in 2009; the S4 became the S6 in December 2022
Overview
First service	11 December 2022 (2022-12-11)
Current operator(s)	Swiss Federal Railways
Route
Termini	Allaman Romont FR
Stops	16
Distance travelled	61.7 kilometres (38.3 mi)
Average journey time	46 minutes (Allaman–Palézieux) 17 minutes (Palézieux–Romont)
Service frequency	Hourly
Line(s) used	Lausanne–Geneva line Lausanne–Bern line
Route map Legend hh:mm RE2 RE3 S20 S21 to Fribourg/Freiburg 0:00 Romont FR RE2 RE3 S20 S21 RE2 RE3 to Bulle 0:06 Vauderens 0:11 Oron R8 R9 to Payerne 0:17 0:18 Palézieux S50 S51 to Bulle 0:22 Moreillon R5 0:26 Puidoux R5 R7 R9 R7 to Vevey 0:29 Grandvaux R5 0:33 La Conversion R5 0:35 Pully-Nord R5 R1 R2 R3 R4 to Cully to Ouchy–Olympique to Croisettes Lausanne-Gare 0:39 0:42 Lausanne 0:43 Prilly-Malley 0:47 Renens VD to Lausanne-Flon R1 R2 R3 R4 to Cossonay-Penthalaz 0:54 Morges R5 Regional services to Bière 0:57 St-Prex R5 0:59 Etoy R5 1:03 Allaman R5 Regional services to Genève-Cornavin [1][2] This diagram: view talk edit

Operations

The R6 operates every hour between Allaman and Palézieux, using the Lausanne–Geneva line between Allaman and Lausanne and the Lausanne–Bern line between Lausanne and Romont FR, via Palézieux. The R6 runs as an express between Morges and Renens VD. It is paired with the R5 between Allaman and Palézieux, providing half-hourly service between the two cities. Between Lausanne and Palézieux the R5 and R6 are joined by the R9, and InterRegio 15; combined there is service over the line roughly every 15 minutes. Northeast of Palézieux, the R6 operates to Romont FR during weekday rush-hour only. It is the only stopping service for Oron and Vauderens.^[3][4]

History

See also: R4 (RER Vaud) § History

RER Vaud introduced the S6 designation with the December 2020 timetable change, replacing the S5, which was re-routed east of Lausanne to serve Aigle.^[5] The RER Vaud lines will be substantially reorganized in the December 2022 timetable change, with the S4 becoming the S6, and the former S6's local schedule being taken over by the S5, which will also be extended to Allaman.^[6]

The RER Vaud lines were substantially reorganized for the December 2022 timetable change. The "new" S6 was a renaming of the former S4, making local stops between Lausanne and Palézieux.^[7] On 10 December 2023, all RER Vaud lines were renamed as "R" and a number, instead of "S."^[8]

References

1. Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. pp. 29, 42, 70–71. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
2. "Réseau Express Régional Vaud" (PDF) (in French). Swiss Federal Railways. 11 December 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
3. "Genève-Aéroport - Genève - Nyon - Morges - Lausanne (RER Vaud, lignes R5, R6)" (PDF) (in French). Swiss Federal Railways. 6 November 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
4. "Lausanne - Puidoux- Palézieux (tous les trains)" (PDF) (in French). Swiss Federal Railways. 27 September 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
5. "Änderungen Fern- und Regionalverkehr Changements Trafic Grandes Lignes et Trafic régional" (PDF) (in French). Swiss Federal Railways. 13 December 2020. pp. 8–9. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
6. "Timetable change on 11 December 2022". www.sbb.ch. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
7. "2023 timetable for French-speaking Switzerland". www.sbb.ch. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
8. "Timetable change on 10 December 2023". www.sbb.ch. Retrieved 10 December 2023.

External links

• 2024 timetable: Allaman–Lausanne and Lausanne–Romont