Scenic route
Tonkin Line
Saint-Gingolph → Saint-Maurice · Switzerland
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Opened in 1859 by the Ligne d'Italie, running from the Rhône at Saint-Maurice out to Lake Geneva at Le Bouveret and the French border.
Stations
- 0 kmSaint-Gingolph
- 4 kmLe Bouveret
- 7 kmLes Evouettes
- 11 kmVouvry
- 13 kmVionnaz
- 19 kmCollombey
- 21 kmMonthey
- 24 kmMassongex
- 27 kmSt-Maurice
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 11627858 — 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 2 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits 0.1 km from the shape of R 91
- 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 Tonkin Line?
The Tonkin Line runs 27 km from Saint-Gingolph to Saint-Maurice.
How long does the Tonkin Line take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 46 min for the 27 km. That is an average of 35 km/h end to end.
Who runs the Tonkin Line?
RegionAlps, with R 91, Regional.
How old is the Tonkin Line?
The line has been in service since 1859. 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.
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