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.
Lausanne | |||||
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| Central pass-through railway station | |||||
 The main (north) entrance to the station in 2011 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Place de la Gare 5a Lausanne Switzerland | ||||
| Coordinates | 46°31′0.5″N 6°37′44.8″E / 46.516806°N 6.629111°E | ||||
| Elevation | 447 m (1,467 ft) | ||||
| Owned by | Swiss Federal Railways | ||||
| Line(s) | |||||
| Platforms | 8 | ||||
| Tracks | 10 | ||||
| Train operators | |||||
| Connections | Transports publics de la région lausannoise buses[1] | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||
| Bicycle facilities | 167 | ||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | 8501120 (LS) | ||||
| Fare zone | 11 (mobilis)[2] | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 5 May 1856 | ||||
| Rebuilt |
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| Passengers | |||||
| 2023 | 105'900 per weekday[3] (SBB) | ||||
| Rank | 4 out 1'159 | ||||
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Description
editLausanne 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
editSignificant 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
editAs of the December 2024 timetable change,[update] the following services call at Lausanne:[8]
- TGV Lyria: six trains per day to Paris-Lyon via either Vallorbe or Genève-Cornavin.
- EuroCity: four trains per day between Genève-Cornavin and Milano Centrale, with one train continuing from Milano Centrale to Venezia Santa Lucia.
- InterCity:
: hourly service between Geneva Airport and St. Gallen via Bern.
: half-hourly service to Zürich Hauptbahnhof via Biel/Bienne, with every other train continuing to Rorschach, rush-hour trains continue from Zürich Hauptbahnhof to St. Gallen.
- InterRegio:
Geneva Airport–Bern–Luzern
/ 
Geneva Airport–Lausanne–Brig
- RegioExpress:
- half-hourly service (hourly on weekends) between Annemasse and St-Maurice, and hourly service from St-Maurice to Martigny. On weekends, hourly service to Geneva Airport.
- two daily round-trips on weekdays to St-Maurice.
- RER Vaud:
- R1 / R2: half-hourly service between Grandson and Cully.
- R3 / R4: half-hourly (hourly on weekends) service between Vallorbe and Bex; hourly service to Le Brassus; limited service from Bex to St-Maurice.
- R8 / R9: half-hourly service between Allaman and Payerne, with every other train continuing from Payerne to Murten/Morat.
- S40 / S41: half-hourly service to Fribourg/Freiburg.
Gallery
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Lausanne station from Place de la Gare -
Lausanne station, looking East. -
View under overall canopy (and a Swiss railway clock), looking East. -
Lausanne Metro Line m2 platforms & coach
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Plan de réseau schématique" (PDF) (in French). tl. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ "Plan de zones tarifaires" (PDF). Mobilis Vaud. December 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ "Passagierfrequenz (2023)". Lausanne, Switzerland: SBB CFF FFS. 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2024 – via data.sbb.ch – SBB DATA PORTAL.
- ^ Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. pp. 70–71. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
- ^ Schwandl, Robert. "Lausanne". urbanrail.
- ^ "Lausanne Train Station: Gare de Lausanne CFF Station, Schedule Information from Rail Europe". Rail Europe, Inc. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
- ^ a b "Métros 2025" (PDF). Canton of Vaud. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ "Départ: Gare de Lausanne" (PDF). Swiss Federal Railways (in French). 15 December 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
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