Nyon–St-Cergue–Morez Railway
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| Overview | |
| Type | Commuter rail |
| Locale | Vaud, Switzerland |
| Termini | La Cure |
| Stations | 17 |
| Services | 1 |
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| Opened | 1916 |
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| Line length | 26.70 km (16.59 mi) |
| Number of tracks | 1 |
| Track gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) |
| Electrification | Overhead lines, 1500 V DC (since 1985) |
| Operating speed | 0 mph (0 km/h) |
| Highest elevation | 1,232 m (4,042 ft) |
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The Nyon–St-Cergue–Morez railway (NStCM), French: Chemin de Fer Nyon–St. Cergue–Morez, is a narrow gauge railway in western Switzerland which nowadays operates between Nyon, on the northern shore of Lake Geneva and the French border at La Cure, the La Cure–Morez section having closed in 1958. The railway reaches a height of 1,228 metres (4,029 feet) above sea level at the Col de la Givrine and it is the highest in the Jura Mountains.
The line, built to 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) gauge, was opened in three sections, the first from Nyon, a town on the shores of Lake Geneva, to the Jura mountain resort village of Saint-Cergue on 12 July 1916, then to the French border at La Cure, opened on 18 August 1917. The third section, built by the French Company Chemins de fer électriques du Jura (CFEJ), taking the line over the border was opened to the French town of Morez on 7 March 1921 giving a total length of 39 km (24 mi). In effect this small line linked the Swiss railways main line from Geneva to Lausanne to that of the Chemin de Fer Paris, Lyon, Mediterranee (PLM) (from 1938 this was the SNCF). With the exception of the period from 1940 to 1948 this enabled direct services to operate on a daily basis, although wintertime conditions often made this a difficult feat. Because of its steep gradients the line was electrified from the outset at the unusual, if not unique, 2,200 Volts DC. The 12-kilometre (7.5 mi) French section from La Cure to Morez closed on 28 September 1958.
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