Apples railway station

Apples
White and green train next to a station platform
A train at the station in 2018
General information
LocationHautemorges, Vaud
Switzerland
Coordinates46°33′3.38″N 6°25′25.43″E / 46.5509389°N 6.4237306°E / 46.5509389; 6.4237306
Elevation642 m (2,106 ft)
Owned byTransports de la région Morges-Bière-Cossonay
Line(s)Bière–Apples–Morges line
Distance11.6 km (7.2 mi) from Morges[1]
Platforms3
Tracks6
Train operatorsTransports de la région Morges-Bière-Cossonay
ConnectionsMBC bus line[2]
Construction
AccessibleNo
Other information
Station code8501094 (APPL)
Fare zone35 (mobilis)[3]
History
Opened1 July 1895 (1895-07-01)
Services
Preceding station MBC Following station
Ballens-Froideville
towards Bière
 R56 Reverolle
towards Morges
Terminus R57 Le Manège
towards L'Isle
Location
Map

Apples railway station (French: Gare d'Apples), is a railway station in the municipality of Hautemorges, in the Swiss canton of Vaud. The station is a keilbahnhof. It is located on the 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge Bière–Apples–Morges line of Transports de la région Morges-Bière-Cossonay, at the point where the line splits, with branches going to Bière and L'Isle.[1]

Services

As of the December 2023 timetable change, the following services stop at Apples:[4][5][6][7][8]

References

  1. ^ a b Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Freiburg: EK-Verlag. 2024. p. 29. ISBN 978-3-8446-6441-6.
  2. ^ "Plan de réseau - MBC" (in French). Transports de la région Morges-Bière-Cossonay. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Plan de zones tarifaires". Mobilis Vaud. December 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Morges - Apples - Bière" (PDF) (in French). öv-info.ch. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Apples - L'Isle" (PDF) (in French). öv-info.ch. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  6. ^ "R56 Apples Direction Morges" (PDF). Transports de la région Morges Bière Cossonay (in French). 14 November 2024. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  7. ^ "R56 Apples Direction Bière" (PDF). Transports de la région Morges Bière Cossonay (in French). 14 November 2024. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  8. ^ "R57 Apples Direction L'Isle" (PDF). Transports de la région Morges Bière Cossonay (in French). 14 November 2024. Retrieved 17 November 2024.

Bibliography

  • 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.
  • Hadorn, Gérald; Rochaix, Jean-Louis (1986). Narrow-gauge Railways of the Vaud Countryside. Lausanne: BVA. ISBN 2-88125-004-1..
  • Dehanne, Michel; Grandguillaume, Michel; Hadorn, Gérald; Jarne, Sébastien; Rochaix, Anette; Rochaix, Jean-Louis (2000). Vaud Private Railways 1873–2000. Belmont: La Raillère (formerly BVA). ISBN 978-2-88125-011-8..
  • Rochaix, Jean-Louis; Jarne, Sébastien; Hadorn, Gérald; Grandguillaume, Michel; Dehanne, Michel; Rochaix, Anette (2009). Vaud Private Railways 2000–2009: 10 Years of Modernization. Belmont: La Raillère. p. 420. ISBN 978-2-88125-012-5..