Palézieux–Bulle–Montbovon railway line
Metric gauge railway in Switzerland
The Palézieux–Bulle–Montbovon railway line is a 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge railway line in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. It runs 43.2 kilometres (26.8 mi) from Palézieux to Montbovon. The line is owned and operated by Transports publics Fribourgeois (TPF).
History
The first section between Palézieux and Châtel-St-Denis opened on 29 April 1901. It was built by the Chemin de fer Châtel-St-Denis–Palézieux (CP). The Chemins de fer électriques de la Gruyère (CEG) built another line east from Châtel-St-Denis to Vuadens, opening on 23 July 1903. At the same time, the CEG opened a line north from Montbovon to La Tour-de-Trême. The CEG closed the gap in 1904, completing sections between Vaudens and Bulle on 14 July and Bulle and La Tour-de-Trême on 21 September. The CEG acquired the CP on 20 December 1907.
In 1942, the CEG merged with two other companies to form the Chemins de fer fribourgeois Gruyère–Fribourg–Morat (GFM).
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