Montreux Oberland Bernois Railway

The Montreux Oberland Bernois Railway , is a railway operating in southwest Switzerland, one of the oldest electric railways in the country; its main line, 62.4 km in length, built to 1,000 mm gauge, connects Montreux, Gstaad, and Zweisimmen, where passengers can transfer to the BLS AG owned, and standard gauge, Zweisimmen to Spiez line. There is also a 12.9 km branch-line from Zweisimmen to Lenk.

The main line of the MOB was opened in stages, the first, from Montreux to Les Avants on 17 December 1901, followed by the Les Avants to Montbovon section on 1 October 1903. The next stages from Montbovon to Château-d'Œx and then Gstaad followed on 19 August 1904 and 20 December 1904 respectively, the final 16.6 km of the line reaching Zweisimmen on 6 July 1905. The spur line to Lenk was opened in 1912.

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