Lausanne railway station

Lausanne
Lausanne
	The station building in 2011
Location	Place de la Gare 5a; Lausanne; Switzerland
Coordinates	46°31′0.4254″N 6°37′44.7450″E
Elevation	455 m (1,493 ft)
Owned by	Swiss Federal Railways
Line(s)	Lausanne-Geneva line; Olten–Lausanne line; Simplon line;
Platforms	5
Tracks	10
Train operators	Swiss Federal Railways; TGV Lyria;
Connections	Lausanne Metro
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Other information
Fare zone	mobilis: 11
History
Opened	5 May 1856
Rebuilt	1911–1916 (total reconstruction); 1992–1996;
Traffic
Passengers (2018)	102,500 per working day[1]
Rank	5 of 1735
Services
	Genève-Cornavin towards Paris-Lyon
Location
	Lausanne Location within 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.

Description

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

Passenger trains are primarily run by SBB CFF FFS, the Swiss national rail company, 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.

Passenger facilities include Bureau de change, left luggage and lost property offices.[2]

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.[3] 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.[3]

Services

The following services call at Lausanne:[4]

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 to Geneva Airport and half-hourly service to Zürich Hauptbahnhof and St. Gallen.
InterRegio:
- half-hourly service between Geneva Airport and Brig.
- hourly service between Geneva Airport and Lucerne.
RegioExpress:
- half-hourly service between Annemasse and Vevey, with every other train continuing to St-Maurice.
- single daily round-trip between Renens VD and St-Maurice.
RER Vaud:
- S1: hourly service to Grandson.
- S2: hourly service between Vallorbe and Villeneuve; one daily round-trip continues from Villeneuve to St-Maurice.
- S3: hourly service between Allaman and Villeneuve; one daily round-trip continues from Villeneuve to St-Maurice.
- S4: hourly service between Allaman and Palézieux.
- S5: hourly service between Grandson and Palézieux.
- S9: hourly service to Kerzers.
- S: rush-hour service to Le Brassus via Vallorbe.

Gallery

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

References

"Passagierfrequenz (2018)". Berne, Switzerland: SBB CFF FFS. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-06 – via data.sbb.ch – SBB DATA PORTAL.
"Lausanne Train Station: Gare de Lausanne CFF Station, Schedule Information from Rail Europe". Rail Europe, Inc. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
"Métros 2025" (PDF). Canton of Vaud. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
"Départ: Gare de Lausanne" (PDF). Swiss Federal Railways (in French). 3 February 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2020.

External links

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[SBB-1] "Passagierfrequenz (2018)". Berne, Switzerland: SBB CFF FFS. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-06 – via data.sbb.ch – SBB DATA PORTAL.

[railEuropeLausanneCFFProfile-2] "Lausanne Train Station: Gare de Lausanne CFF Station, Schedule Information from Rail Europe". Rail Europe, Inc. Retrieved 2010-01-19.

[VaudPresentation-3] "Métros 2025" (PDF). Canton of Vaud. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.

[depart-4] "Départ: Gare de Lausanne" (PDF). Swiss Federal Railways (in French). 3 February 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2020.

Lausanne Métro
Line M1	Lausanne-Flon Vigie Montelly Provence Malley Bourdonnette UNIL-Dorigny UNIL-Mouline UNIL-Sorge EPFL Bassenges Cerisaie Crochy Epenex Renens VD
Line M2	Les Croisetes Vennes Fourmi La Sallaz CHUV Ours Bessières Riponne Lausanne-Flon Lausanne-Gare Grancy Montriond Délices Jordils Ouchy

Lausanne
Districts, places and parks	Lac de Sauvabelin La Cité Le Flon Montbenon Parc de Milan Parc de Mon Repos Ouchy Vidy (Lousonna)
Buildings and monuments	Beau-Rivage Palace Cathedral Château d'Ouchy Château Saint-Maire Lausanne Palace EPFL Learning Center Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland Palais de Beaulieu Palais de Rumine Tour de Sauvabelin Synagogue
Museums and culture	Ballet Béjart Cantonal Botanical Garden Cantonal Museum of Fine Arts Cantonal Museum of Zoology Cantonal and University Library Conservatory Museum of Contemporary Design and Applied Arts Collection de l'art brut Musée de l'Élysée Olympic Museum Lausanne Opera Swiss Film Archive
Public transport	Bus lines Lausanne-Flon station Lausanne Metro Lausanne Modern Tram Railway station Trolleybuses in Lausanne