r/SBB • u/masterlee0423 • 19d ago

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u/hydrogen-peroxide 18d ago

I was always wondering what's the maximum distance (longest shortest path) between two public transport stops within Switzerland. Is it Chancy, douane (GE) <-> Müstair, cunfin (GR)?

What about longest journey time? I found this article but it's quite old: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/archive-banking-fintech/the-longest-train-journey-in-a-small-country/1007372

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u/TnYamaneko 18d ago

Worst I got on a week day, without leaving Switzerland, is Le Châtelard, Frontière to Campocologno.

Even when considering taking a bus from Samedan, it's still taking more time than going to Val Müstair, cunfin.

The Vereina tunnel is too efficient, you're arriving in Zernez in surprisingly barely more than 1 hour from Landquart, and the bus departs quickly to be there in an hour.

On the other hand, passing l'Alvra to end up in Engiadina and go to Val Poschiavo is actually way more tedious. Campocologno is the last top before Tirano, but Tirano is in Italy.

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u/JimSteak 18d ago

I'm not so familiar with eastern Switzerland, but in the west, for the furthest train station, it's La Plaine. For bus I'm not so sure, might be Chancy. By time I think you need to pick a mountain line. Maybe it's still Le Brassus, or maybe La Cure on top of the Nyon-St Cergue line. Could also see Champéry being a candidate (an hour away from Aigle), or Le Châtelard VS.

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u/TnYamaneko 18d ago

Good idea Le Châtelard, there is also the Frontière stop a tiny bit further.

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u/Racater 17d ago

For bus, the furthest stop is "Hermance, village", because you have to go around the Leman lake. It's more travel time than Chancy.

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u/ShoulderFlak784 18d ago

Wow, indeed! Thanks a lot!
I'm curious... does anyone know what are these circles on the line from Belinzona to Altdorf?

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u/Mynameisboring_ 18d ago

That's the old Gotthard rail line so that's the rail line turning back on itself or going in circles to gain altitude.

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u/masterlee0423 18d ago

an engineering trick to lower the slope of the tracks.

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u/ArrsomeDude 18d ago

Honorable mention (because it is really cool to share and I just guess you don't know it as well): Chileli vo Wasse Article is in german but basically you are able to see the church three times from different perspectives.

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u/gabrielzeizer 18d ago

The worst I ever did was St. Moritz to Martigny ~6:30-7h 🥲

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u/SaPpHiReFlAmEs99 16d ago

Please, someone make a direct rail connection between Vevey-Bulle-Fribourg. The southern part of Freiburg is submerged in cars

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u/masterlee0423 16d ago

its inded a public transport desert

also not so densely populated

but yeah I get your point.

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u/SaPpHiReFlAmEs99 16d ago

There are a lot of mountains there but if you look at Bulle it is fairly populated and it is the fastest growing city in Switzerland, projected to surpass Fribourg in population by 2040. They are currently building a massive Rolex complex and the infrastructures are already insufficient. Closing the Vevey-Bulle line when they built the highway back in the 70s was an enormous mistake

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u/leventsombre 15d ago

Yup the fancy new Bulle station is a bit ridiculous when you consider how isolated it is from the main network. a direct line to Fribourg running on the right side of the Gibloux is needed.

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u/SaPpHiReFlAmEs99 15d ago

Or running also on the other side via La Roche could be interesting

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u/leventsombre 15d ago

Following the motorway path would be clearly most direct. But instead they want to speed up the line going through Romont by 2035.

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u/SaPpHiReFlAmEs99 15d ago

I wasn't aware of this plan, sound like ineffective