R6 (RER Vaud)
{{Short description|Railway service in Switzerland}}
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| start = {{rws|Allaman}}
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| end = {{rws|Romont FR}}
| distance = {{convert|61.7|km}}
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The R6 is a railway service of RER Vaud that provides hourly service between {{rws|Allaman}} and {{rws|Palézieux}} in the Swiss canton of Vaud. On weekdays, rush-hour services continue from Palézieux to {{rws|Romont FR}}, in Fribourg. Swiss Federal Railways, the national railway company of Switzerland, operates the service. The service was previously known as the S6.
Operations
The R6 operates every hour between {{rws|Allaman}} and {{rws|Palézieux}}, using the Lausanne–Geneva line between Allaman and {{rws|Lausanne}} and the Lausanne–Bern line between Lausanne and {{rws|Romont FR}}, via {{rws|Palézieux}}. The R6 runs as an express between {{rws|Morges}} and {{rws|Renens VD}}. It is paired with the R5 between Allaman and Palézieux, providing half-hourly service between the two cities. Between Lausanne and Palézieux the R5 and R6 are joined by the R9, and InterRegio 15; combined there is service over the line roughly every 15 minutes. Northeast of Palézieux, the R6 operates to Romont FR during weekday rush-hour only. It is the only stopping service for {{rws|Oron}} and {{rws|Vauderens}}.{{cite web | title= Genève-Aéroport - Genève - Nyon - Morges - Lausanne (RER Vaud, lignes R5, R6) | url=https://www.xn--v-info-vxa.ch/sites/default/files/fap/2024/pdf/150.pdf | date=6 November 2023 | lang=fr | access-date=10 December 2023 | publisher=Swiss Federal Railways}}{{cite web | title=Lausanne - Puidoux- Palézieux (tous les trains) | url=https://www.xn--v-info-vxa.ch/sites/default/files/fap/2024/pdf/249.pdf | date=27 September 2023 | lang=fr | access-date=10 December 2023 | publisher=Swiss Federal Railways}}
History
{{seealso|R4 (RER Vaud)#History}}
RER Vaud introduced the S6 designation with the December 2020 timetable change, replacing the S5, which was re-routed east of Lausanne to serve {{rws|Aigle}}.{{cite web | title=Änderungen Fern- und Regionalverkehr Changements Trafic Grandes Lignes et Trafic régional | lang=fr | publisher=Swiss Federal Railways | url=https://s818278d0e3dbbbe6.jimcontent.com/download/version/1607012544/module/18916156725/name/ab_13_12_2020.pdf | date=2020-12-13 | accessdate=2022-11-25 | pages=8–9}} The RER Vaud lines will be substantially reorganized in the December 2022 timetable change, with the S4 becoming the S6, and the former S6's local schedule being taken over by the S5, which will also be extended to {{rws|Allaman}}.{{Cite web |title=Timetable change on 11 December 2022 |url=https://www.sbb.ch/en/timetable/bahnverkehrsinformation/rer-vaud/timetable-change.html |access-date=2022-11-25 |website=www.sbb.ch |language=en}}
The RER Vaud lines were substantially reorganized for the December 2022 timetable change. The "new" S6 was a renaming of the former S4, making local stops between Lausanne and Palézieux.{{Cite web |title=2023 timetable for French-speaking Switzerland |url=https://www.sbb.ch/en/timetable/online-timetable/timetable-change/western-switzerland.html |access-date=2022-11-26 |website=www.sbb.ch |language=en}} On 10 December 2023, all RER Vaud lines were renamed as "R" and a number, instead of "S."{{Cite web |title=Timetable change on 10 December 2023 |url=https://www.sbb.ch/en/timetable/rail-traffic-information/rer-vaud/timetable-change.html |access-date=2023-12-10 |website=www.sbb.ch |language=en}}
References
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External links
- 2024 timetable: [https://www.oev-info.ch/sites/default/files/fap/2024/pdf/150.pdf Allaman–Lausanne] and [https://www.oev-info.ch/sites/default/files/fap/2024/pdf/249.pdf Lausanne–Romont]
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