Travys
| Travys | |
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| Basic information | |
| Company headquarters | Yverdon-les-Bains |
| Web presence | Web presence |
| Lines | |
| Gauge | 1000/1435 mm |
| railroad | 3 |
| bus | 3 |
Travys , French and sometimes also German TRAVYS , short for Transports Vallée de Joux-Yverdon-les-Bains-Ste-Croix , is a public transport company that operates several train and bus routes in the Yverdon region in the north of the canton of Vaud in French-speaking Switzerland operates. It was created on January 1st, 2001 through the merger of the following companies:
- Chemin de fer Yverdon-Ste-Croix (YSteC)
- Chemin de fer Pont-Brassus (PBr)
- Transports publics Yverdon-Grandson et environs (TPYG)
On June 1, 2003, Travys also took over the management of Chemin de fer Orbe-Chavornay (OC) and later the shares of the Usines de l'Orbe (Orbe power plants). In 2008 the OC was fully integrated into the Travys through a merger.
The YSteC and PBr railways as well as the TPYG bus company had already worked closely together for several decades. Since 1954 there was a cooperation between YSteC and TPYG; since 1981 the PBr had a joint management with the YSteC.
Route network
The company owns the following lines:
- the standard-gauge railway between Le Pont and Le Brassus (management by SBB )
- the narrow-gauge railway between Yverdon and Ste-Croix
- the standard gauge Chemin de fer Orbe – Chavornay (OC) between Orbe and Chavornay
- the city bus routes from Yverdon and the bus routes to the neighboring towns of Cheseaux-Noréaz, Montagny and Chamblon
- the express bus line Yverdon - Orbe - Vallorbe (including TGV connecting services)
- the bus route L'Auberson – Sainte-Croix – Bullet – Mauborget
vehicles
Motor vehicles with their own article can be found in the category: Motor vehicle (Travys) .
