Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "The Aigle–Leysin railway (French: 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 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in)-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). 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.↑ ↑"@en }
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- Aigle–Leysin_railway abstract "The Aigle–Leysin railway (French: 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 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in)-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). 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.↑ ↑".