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The Aigle–Leysin railway ((フランス語:Chemin de fer Aigle–Leysin), AL) was the earliest of the narrow gauge line in the Chablais area of south west Switzerland. The line was opened on 5 May 1900, a -gauge cog-wheel railway using the Abt rack system. Nowadays it is joined in Aigle's main railway station by express trains of the Swiss Federal Railways together with those of three other, local, narrow-gauge railways: the Aigle-Ollon-Monthey-Champéry Railway (AOMC), the Aigle–Leysin Railway and the Aigle-Sépey-Diablerets Railway (ASD). History * 5 May 1900 : opening of the section from Aigle CFF station - Grand-Hôtel des Bains (Aigle).〔(Aigle-Leysin ), numéro spécial ''Histoire'' de mai 2003 dans ''TPC News'', Transports Publics du Chablais〕 * 5 November 1900 : opening of the section from Grand-Hôtel des Bains - Feydey (Leysin) * 1912 : The line between Leysin-Village et Leysin-Feydey is doubled * September 1915 : Extension of the line to the current terminus at Leysin-Grand Hôtel. * In 1946, the rolling stock was renewed, and the traction current voltage was changed from 650 to 1300 volts. This allowed the journey time to be reduced to around 30 minutes. ==The route== The Aigle–Leysin railway line is long and rises from its terminus outside the main line station in Aigle to its summit at the Grand Hôtel at Leysin. The first 1 km of the route is through the streets of Aigle from the railway station to the railway depot where the train reverses to enable the powered vehicle to be at the rear of the train for the uphill journey, normal working on a rack (cog-wheel) railway. From this point the line climbs steeply through the vineyards, the steepest gradient being 1 in 4.3 (23%). The operating voltage of the line has changed four times, increasing from 600 V DC at opening, first to 650 V DC, then in 1946 to 1300 V DC, and later to the present operating voltage of 1500 V DC. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Aigle–Leysin railway」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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