S3 (RER Vaud)

The S3 is a railway service of RER Vaud that provides hourly service between Vallorbe and Aigle in the Swiss canton of Vaud. A limited number of trains continue to St-Maurice. Swiss Federal Railways, the national railway company of Switzerland, operates the service.

S3
White train on tracks next to platform
An S2 at Arnex in 2009; the S2 became the S3 in December 2022
Overview
Predecessor
First service11 December 2022 (2022-12-11)
Current operator(s)Swiss Federal Railways
Route
TerminiVallorbe
St-Maurice
Stops29
Distance travelled97.9 kilometres (60.8 mi)
Average journey time
  • 1 hour 31 minutes (Vallorbe–Aigle)
  • 10 minutes (Aigle–St-Maurice)
Service frequencyHourly
Line(s) usedSimplon line

Operations

The S3 operates every hour between Vallorbe and Aigle, using the western end of the Simplon line. The S3 makes all local stops between Vallorbe and Cossonay-Penthalaz and between Lausanne and Aigle. The S3 is paired with the S4 between Le Day and Aigle, providing half-hourly service. The S4 makes a limited number of stops between Lausanne and Aigle. Both the S3 and S4 provide limited service beyond Aigle to St-Maurice.[3][4]

History
See also: S2 (RER Vaud) § History, and S5 (RER Vaud) § History

The "first" S3 was one of the six original lines of the RER Vaud, then called the Vaud Express Network (French: Réseau express vaudois, REV), when that system was established in December 2004. It ran hourly between Allaman and Villeneuve, on the Simplon line.[5] With the December 2020 timetable change, the S3 was cut back to Lausanne, with the S5 taking over the Lausanne–Villeneuve service.[6]

The RER Vaud lines were substantially reorganized for the December 2022 timetable change. The "new" S3 was a combination of the former S2 and S5, making local stops on the Simplon line between Vallorbe and Aigle, with limited service from Aigle to St-Maurice.[7]

References
  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 27 November 2022.
  3. "Lausanne - Le Day - Le Brassus/Vallorbe" (PDF) (in French). Swiss Federal Railways. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  4. "Lausanne - Sion - Brig (RER Vaud, lignes S1, S2, S3, S4)" (PDF) (in French). Swiss Federal Railways. 2 November 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  5. Emery, Daniel (2005). "SBB Regional Transport: Evolution of the passenger services - Case Study of the Canton of Vaud" (PDF). p. 5.
  6. "Changements Trafic Grandes Lignes et Trafic régional" (PDF) (in French). Swiss Federal Railways. 13 December 2020. p. 6. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  7. "2023 timetable for French-speaking Switzerland". www.sbb.ch. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
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