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Lausanne railway station

Lausanne railway station

Railway station in Lausanne, Switzerland

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]

  • 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

References

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