Lausanne railway station

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Lausanne
Central pass-through railway station
Gare de Lausanne 25.09.2011.JPG
The main (north) entrance to the station in 2011
General information
LocationPlace de la Gare 5a
Lausanne
Switzerland
Coordinates 46°31′0.5″N6°37′44.8″E / 46.516806°N 6.629111°E / 46.516806; 6.629111
Elevation447 m (1,467 ft)
Owned by Swiss Federal Railways
Line(s)
Platforms5
Tracks10
Train operators
Connections Transports publics de la région lausannoise buses [1]
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Other information
Fare zone11 (mobilis) [2]
History
Opened5 May 1856 (1856-05-05)
Rebuilt
  • 1911–1916 (total reconstruction)
  • 1992–1996
Passengers
2018102,500 per working day [3]
Services
Preceding station SBB logo simplified.svg Swiss Federal Railways Following station
Genève-Cornavin
Terminus
 EuroCity Sion
towards Milano Centrale
Genève-Cornavin
towards Geneva Airport
IC 1 Fribourg/Freiburg
towards St. Gallen
Terminus IC 5
Yverdon-les-Bains
towards Zürich Hauptbahnhof
Morges
towards Geneva Airport
IR 15 Palézieux
towards Lucerne
IR 90 Vevey
towards Brig
Renens VD
towards Annemasse or Geneva Airport
RE33 Vevey
towards St-Maurice
Renens VD
Terminus
 RegioExpress
Limited service
Preceding station RER Vaudois.png RER Vaud Following station
Prilly-Malley
towards Grandson
R1 Pully
towards Cully
R2
Renens VD
towards Vallorbe
R3 Pully
towards St-Maurice
Prilly-Malley
towards Le Brassus or Vallorbe
R4
Prilly-Malley
towards Allaman
R5 Pully-Nord
towards Palézieux
R6 Pully-Nord
towards Romont
Terminus R9 Puidoux
towards Kerzers
Preceding station TGV Lyria - logo officiel 2017.svg TGV Lyria Following station
Vallorbe
towards Paris-Lyon
Paris to LausanneTerminus
Genève-Cornavin
towards Paris-Lyon
Preceding station Logo Metro Lausanne.svg Lausanne Métro Following station
Grancy
towards Ouchy-Olympique
M2
transfer at Lausanne-Gare
Lausanne-Flon
towards Croisettes
Location
Lausanne railway station

Lausanne railway station (French : Gare de Lausanne) is the main intercity and regional railway station for the city of Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland. It is often known as Lausanne CFF to distinguish it from others in the town.

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Description

Lausanne is a through station, which sits at the junction of the Simplon, Lausanne–Bern, and Lausanne–Geneva railway lines. [4] Due to this, express passenger trains are available to a wide variety of destinations across the country.

Passenger trains are primarily run by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), with additional international trains run by companies from neighbouring France (TGV Lyria).

There is also a network of local services from Lausanne, primarily as part of the RER Vaud, and platforms for line 2 of the Lausanne Métro. The metro station, Lausanne-Gare, was opened on 27 October 2008. [5]

Passenger facilities include Bureau de change, left luggage and lost property offices. [6]

Developments

Significant improvements are planned for the station by 2020. A third subway is to be constructed for platform access, along with longer platforms to allow larger trains. [7] A new tunnel is also to be built for the Lausanne Métro directly underneath the Renens (West) end of the main line station, with new métro platforms directly connected to the subway, removing the need for some métro passengers to cross the square in front of the station. [7]

Services

As of the December 2022 timetable change, the following services call at Lausanne: [8]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Plan de réseau schématique" (PDF) (in French). tl. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Plan de zones tarifaires" (PDF). Mobilis Vaud. December 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  3. ↑ "Passagierfrequenz". Swiss Federal Railways. September 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  4. ↑ Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. pp. 70–71. ISBN   978-3-89494-130-7.
  5. ↑ Schwandl, Robert. "Lausanne". urbanrail.
  6. ↑ "Lausanne Train Station: Gare de Lausanne CFF Station, Schedule Information from Rail Europe". Rail Europe, Inc. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
  7. 1 2 "Métros 2025" (PDF). Canton of Vaud. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  8. ↑ "Départ: Gare de Lausanne" (PDF). Swiss Federal Railways (in French). 11 December 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
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