Bière railway station

Bière railway station (French: Gare de Bière), is a railway station in the municipality of Bière, in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It is the western terminus on the 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) metre gauge Bière–Apples–Morges line of Transports de la région Morges-Bière-Cossonay.

Bière
Green and white train next to station platform
A train at the station in 2023
General information
LocationBière, Vaud
Switzerland
Coordinates46°32′16.80″N 6°19′58.80″E / 46.5380000°N 6.3330000°E / 46.5380000; 6.3330000
Elevation694 m (2,277 ft)
Owned byTransports de la région Morges-Bière-Cossonay
Line(s)Bière–Apples–Morges line
Distance19.08 km (11.86 mi) from Morges
Platforms2
Tracks2
Train operatorsTransports de la région Morges-Bière-Cossonay
ConnectionsMBC bus line[1]
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code8501096 (BIER)
Fare zone36 (mobilis)[2]
History
Opened1 July 1895 (1895-07-01)
Services
Preceding station MBC Following station
Terminus R56 Ballens
towards Morges
Location
Map

Services

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As of the December 2023 timetable change, the following services stop at Bière:[3][4]

  • Regio: half-hourly service (hourly on weekends) to Morges.

References

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  1. ^ "Plan de réseau - MBC" (in French). Transports de la région Morges-Bière-Cossonay. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Plan de zones tarifaires". Mobilis Vaud. December 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Morges - Apples - Bière" (PDF) (in French). öv-info.ch. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  4. ^ "R56 Bière Direction Morges" (PDF). Transports de la région Morges Bière Cossonay (in French). 14 November 2024. Retrieved 17 November 2024.

Bibliography

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  • 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..
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