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Bulle–Romont
Overview
Owner	Transports publics Fribourgeois
Line number	254
Termini	Bulle Romont FR
History
Opened	1 July 1868 (1868-07-01)
Technical
Line length	18.2 km (11.3 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary
Maximum incline	2.5%
Route map Legend km elev TPF to Broc TPF to Montbovon 0.0 Bulle 771 m TPF to Palézieux 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 SBB to Lausanne 18.2 Romont FR 707 m SBB to Fribourg This diagram: view talk edit

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).

History

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

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

Notes

1. Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 30. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
2. Wägli & Jacobi 2010, p. 17.
3. Wägli & Jacobi 2010, p. 71.
4. Wägli & Jacobi 2010, p. 110.
5. Wägli & Jacobi 2010, p. 115.

References

• Wägli, Hans G.; Jacobi, Sébastien (2010). Schienennetz Schweiz - Bahnprofil Schweiz CH+ [Swiss rail network] (in German) (3rd ed.). Zürich: AS Verlag. ISBN 978-3-909111-74-9.

• Railway lines in Switzerland
• Transport in the canton of Fribourg
• Railway lines opened in 1868
• 15 kV AC railway electrification