R4 (RER Vaud)

R4
White train with red front under curved train shed
A Le Brassus-bound S22 at Lausanne in 2021; the S22 was folded in to the S4 in December 2022
Overview
Predecessor
First service11 December 2022 (2022-12-11)
Current operator(s)Swiss Federal Railways
Route
TerminiLe Brassus
St-Maurice
Stops33
Distance travelled
  • 97.9 kilometres (60.8 mi) (Vallorbe–St-Maurice)
  • 115.9 kilometres (72.0 mi) (Le Brassus–St-Maurice)
Average journey time
  • 1 hour 26 minutes (Vallorbe–Aigle)
  • 2 hours 2 minutes (Le Brassus–Aigle)
  • 10 minutes (Aigle–St-Maurice)
Service frequencyHourly
Line(s) usedSimplon line

The R4 is a railway service of RER Vaud that provides hourly service between Le Brassus and Aigle in the Swiss canton of Vaud. A limited number of trains continue from Aigle to St-Maurice. On weekdays, a section of the train operates from Le Day to Vallorbe. Swiss Federal Railways, the national railway company of Switzerland, operates the service. The service was previously known as the S4.

  1. ^ Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 29. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. ^ "Réseau Express Régional Vaud" (PDF) (in French). Swiss Federal Railways. 11 December 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.