Villeneuve VD railway station (French: Gare de Villeneuve VD) is a railway station in the municipality of Villeneuve, in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Simplon line of Swiss Federal Railways.[1] The station is one city block east of the Villeneuve ferry terminal, with service to various destinations on Lake Geneva.
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| Location | Villeneuve Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°23′54.1140″N 6°55′37.1831″E / 46.398365000°N 6.926995306°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 374 m (1,227 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Swiss Federal Railways | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Simplon line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 29.3 km (18.2 mi) from Lausanne[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tracks | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Train operators | Swiss Federal Railways | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Platform 1 only | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | 8501303 (VIL) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 77 (mobilis)[5] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Previous names | Villeneuve (until 2020) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2023 | 3'900 per weekday[6] (SBB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Services
editAs of the December 2023 timetable change,[update] the following services stop at Villeneuve VD:[7][8]
- RegioExpress:
- hourly service between St-Maurice and Annemasse (on weekdays) or Geneva Airport (on weekends).
- rush-hour service between Renens VD or Lausanne and St-Maurice.
- RER Vaud R3 / R4: half-hourly (hourly on weekends) service between Vallorbe and Aigle; hourly service to Le Brassus; hourly service to St-Maurice on weekdays.
References
edit- ^ a b Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 42. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
- ^ "Réseau de lignes Chablais" (PDF) (in French). PostBus Switzerland. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Plan de réseau TPC" (PDF) (in French). Transports Publics du Chablais. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Plan de réseau VMCV" (PDF) (in French). Transports publics Vevey-Montreux-Chillon-Villeneuve. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Plan de zones tarifaires". Mobilis Vaud. December 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Passagierfrequenz (2023)". Villeneuve, Switzerland: SBB CFF FFS. 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2024 – via data.sbb.ch – SBB DATA PORTAL.
- ^ "Lausanne - Sion - Brig (RER Vaud, Lignes R1, R2, R3, R4)" (PDF) (in French). öv-info.ch. 7 November 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Départ: Gare de Villeneuve VD" (PDF) (in French). Swiss Federal Railways. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
External links
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Media related to Villeneuve railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Villeneuve VD railway station – SBB
