Classic route
Broye Line
Yverdon-les-Bains → Fribourg · Switzerland
View on the map →Wikipedia ↗Stations · 13
Single track across Romandy's Broye valley, crossing its sister line at Payerne on the way from Lake Neuchâtel to Fribourg.
Stations
- 0 kmYverdon-les-Bains
- 9 kmYvonand
- 13 kmCheyres
- 18 kmEstavayer-le-Lac
- 24 kmCugy FR
- 28 kmPayerne
- 30 kmCorcelles-Sud
- 32 kmCousset
- 35 kmLéchelles
- 40 kmGrolley
- 44 kmBelfaux CFF
- 46 kmGivisiez
- 50 kmFribourg/Freiburg
The stations OpenStreetMap lists for this service, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 5668542 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 3 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of S 30
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Broye Line?
The Broye Line runs 49 km from Yverdon-les-Bains to Fribourg.
How long does the Broye Line take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 54 min for the 49 km. That is an average of 54 km/h end to end.
Who runs the Broye Line?
SBB, with S 30.
How old is the Broye Line?
The line has been in service since 1876. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
How often does the Broye Line run?
30 direct trains on a weekday (counted on 2 September 2026).
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