Montreux Oberland Bernois Railway

Montreux Oberland Bernois Railway
MOB train at Les Avants on 11 July 1985.
Overview
Native nameChemin de fer Montreux Oberland Bernois
Statusoperating hourly services
LocaleVaud, Bernese Highlands
Termini
  • Montreux
  • Lenk i.S.
Stations36
Websitewww.mob.ch
Service
Services1
History
Opened1899
Technical
Line length75.03 km (46.62 mi)
Number of tracks1
Charactercommuter and touristic services
Rack systemNone
Track gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) metre gauge
Electrification900 V DC Overhead line
Highest elevation1,275 m (4,183 ft)
Maximum incline73‰

The Montreux Oberland Bernois Railway (French: Chemin de fer Montreux Oberland Bernois, German: Montreux Berner Oberland Bahn, abbreviated MOB) is a company that operates an electrified railway line, the Montreux–Lenk im Simmental line, in southwest Switzerland, one of the oldest electric railways in the country. Its main line, 62.4 km (38.8 mi) in length, is built to the 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) gauge. It connects Montreux, Gstaad, and Zweisimmen. At Zweisimmen, passengers may transfer to the Zweisimmen to Spiez line — a standard gauge line owned by BLS AG. A 12.9 km (8.0 mi) branch-line also connects Zweisimmen to Lenk.