Trolleybuses in Montreux/Vevey

Montreux/Vevey
trolleybus system
Van Hool trolleybus in front of Chillon Castle
Operation
LocaleMontreux and Vevey, Switzerland
Open1957 (1957)
StatusOpen
Routes1
Operator(s)VMCV
Infrastructure
Electrification600 V DC[1]
Statistics
Route length12.8 km (8.0 mi)
Overview
Vevey, funiculaire
Vevey, Bergère
Vevey, L'Union
Vevey, gare
Vevey, Ronjat
Vevey, Cour-au-Chantre
Vevey, Hôtel-de-Ville
Vevey, Ste-Claire
Vevey, Clara-Haskil
Vevey, Entre-Deux-Villes
La Tour-de-Peilz, centre
La Tour-de-Peilz, Baumes
La Tour-de-Peilz, La Becque
La Tour-de-Peilz, Portail-Blanc
La Tour-de-Peilz, rte Chailly
La Tour-de-Peilz, Burier
La Tour-de-Peilz, Maladaire
Clarens, St-Georges
Clarens, Basset
Clarens, dépôt VMCV
Clarens, centre
Clarens, Gambetta
Clarens, rue du Port
Montreux, Vernex
Montreux, Centre des Congrès
Montreux, Escaliers de la Gare
Montreux, débarcadère
Montreux, Marché
Montreux, casino
Montreux, Bon-Port
Territet, av. Riviera
Territet, gare
Territet, L'Eaudine
Veytaux, Bonivard
Veytaux, gare
Veytaux, château de Chillon
Veytaux, Grandchamp
Villeneuve VD, Clos du Moulin
Villeneuve VD, La Plage
Villeneuve VD, gare
Villeneuve VD, Eau-Froide
Noville, Les Saviez
Noville, La Mounie
Noville, Pré des Fourches
Rennaz, hôpital
Rennaz, village
Websitehttp://www.vmcv.ch/ VMCV (in French)

The Montreux/Vevey trolleybus system (French: Réseau trolleybus de Montreux/Vevey), also known as the Vevey–Villeneuve trolleybus line, forms part of the public transport network in Montreux and Vevey, in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. It comprises a single 12.75 km (7.92 mi) long trolleybus route along the length of the Riviera vaudoise (Vaud Riviera) on the north shore of Lake Geneva.[2]

Opened in 1957, the line is designated as line 201 (prior to 11 December 2010, line 1) of the local bus network, operated by Transports publics Vevey-Montreux-Chillon-Villeneuve (VMCV). In addition to line 201, the VMCV runs eight motorbus lines. However, with 5,204,000 passengers annually, the trolleybus route is by far the busiest of all the operator's lines, and generates 74 percent of its total revenue.

The Vevey–Villeneuve trolleybus line is the last remaining of several interurban trolleybus lines that have existed in Switzerland.[2] It largely follows Swiss main road no. 9, and passes through the municipalities of Vevey, La Tour-de-Peilz, Montreux, Veytaux and Villeneuve, and as of 2019 served a total of 41 stops.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference buisson1992 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Atlas suisse des tramways et des trolleybus (in German and French). Editions Endstation Ostring. June 2016. ISBN 978-3-9522545-4-7.