 The line was built by the Lausanne-Ouchy (LO) Railway Company, established in 1874, as a funicular - the first in Switzerland.Service began on the line on 15 March 1877, and on 5 December 1879 a separate line from Lausanne station to the town centre, the Lausanne-Gare (LG) was commissioned, meaning both districts were connected to the station.Plans were laid for a tram network in 1894, and Lausanne Corporation tramways, or "Société des tramways lausannois" , as the current transport network was called.