Le Day Viaduct
The Le Day viaduct is a railway viaduct in Vallorbe in the Jura-Nord vaudois District of the Swiss canton of Vaud. It stands near the hamlet of Le Day and crosses the Orbe.Photo: Scotlandyard, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Le Day railway station and Fort de Pré-Giroud.
Le Day railway station
Railway station
Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Le Day railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Vallorbe, in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It sits at the junction of the standard gauge Simplon line of Swiss Federal Railways and Vallorbe–Le Brassus line of SBB and Travys. Le Day railway station is situated 370 metres southeast of Le Day Viaduct.
Fort de Pré-Giroud
Museum
Photo: Paebi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Fort de Pré-Giroud, also known as the Fort de Vallorbe, is a 20th-century Swiss fortification located in the Jura Mountains near the Swiss border with France. Fort de Pré-Giroud is situated 2 km southeast of Le Day Viaduct.
Vallorbe railway station
Railway station
Photo: G CHP, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Vallorbe railway station is a station at the border of Switzerland and France on the TGV Lyria line between Paris and Lausanne. It is located at the south-eastern entrance of the tunnel which tunnels one of Jura's mountain ranges, Le Mont d’Or. Vallorbe railway station is situated 2 km southwest of Le Day Viaduct.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ballaigues and Vallorbe.
Ballaigues
Village
Photo: DidiWeidmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ballaigues is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
Vallorbe
Village
Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vallorbe is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
Vaulion
Village
Photo: Ludo29, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vaulion is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. Vaulion is situated 4 km south of Le Day Viaduct.
Le Day Viaduct
- Type: Bridge
- Description: Rail viaduct
- Categories: railway bridge and transportation
- Location: Vallorbe, Jura-Nord vaudois District, Vaud, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.72239° or 46° 43′ 21″ northLongitude
6.39587° or 6° 23′ 45″ eastOpen location code
8FR8P9CW+X8OpenStreetMap ID
way 1300051108OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q3556701
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“Le Day Viaduct” goes by many names.
- French: “viaduc du Day”
- French: “Viaduc du day”
- French: “Viaduc du Day”
- German: “Viadukt von Le Day”
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