Montreux

General Information

Services are run by three operators (one for the buses, one for the furnicular railways and the scenic tourist trains and the main-line railways run by the state railways company)
Bus Trolleybus Tram Metro/Underground/U-Bahn Railway Funicular Cable Car Ferry Other Form of Transport Rating
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Les transports publics VMCV
web www.vmcv.ch
description Very new looking trolley busses operate on the route along the side of the lake from the centre of Montreux to Chateau Chillon and beyond, also serving the funicular railway station at Territet
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Schweizerische Bundesbahnen (SBB)/Chemis de fer Fédéraux Suisses (CFF)/Ferrovie Federali Svizzere (FFS)/Swiss Federal Railways
web www.rail.ch
description Mixture of very modern and very old carriages, however the stereotypes are correct the trains were on time to the second!!
   
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Transports Montreux-Vevey-Riviera (MVR) part of the Golden Pass Services
web www.mob.ch
description Running from the station at Glion back down to the lake at Territet this modern funicular gives excellent views on the short and alarmingly fast descent!
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Cog Wheel railway: Transports Montreux-Vevey-Riviera (MVR) part of the Golden Pass Services
web www.mob.ch
description Climbing steeply up the side of the mountains overlooking Montreux through twisting and bending tunnels to Glion and then further on giving spectacular views over the lake. Although the trains are old and creaky they still give an excellent service