Orbe-Chavornay railway

Orbe-Chavornay railway line
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	TRAVYS
Locale	Canton of Vaud, Switzerland
Termini	Orbe Chavornay
Stations	4
Service
Type	Light rail
Services	1
Operator(s)	TRAVYS
History
Opened	1894
Technical
Line length	3.9 km (2.4 mi)
Number of tracks	Single track
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	750 V DC overhead wire
Route map Legend SBB to Yverdon-les-Bains 0.0 km 0 mi Orbe 0.5 km 0.3 mi St-Eloi 1.5 km 0.9 mi Les Granges (Orbe) 3.9 km 2.4 mi Chavornay SBB to Lausanne [1] This diagram: view talk edit

The Orbe-Chavornay railway (OC) is a 3.9 km standard gauge railway in Vaud, Switzerland, linking the towns of Orbe and Chavornay (where there is an interchange with trains of the Swiss Federal Railways. The line was opened in 1894 and was operated by electric traction from the start - the first electrified standard-gauge railway in Switzerland. The line was initially operated with a direct current overhead power supply 600 Volts and is now 750 Volts.

Since 2001 the line has been operated by the Transports Vallée de Joux - Yverdon-les-Bains - Ste-Croix (TRAVYS).