Lausanne railway station () is the main intercity and regional railway station for the city of Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland. It is often known as Lausanne CFF or Lausanne-Gare to distinguish it from the other large station, Lausanne-Flon.
Description
Lausanne is a through station, which sits at the junction of the Simplon, Lausanne–Bern, 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 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 Metro. The metro station, Lausanne-Gare, was opened on 27 October 2008.
Passenger facilities include Bureau de change, left luggage and lost property offices.
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. A new tunnel is also to be built for the Lausanne Metro directly underneath the Renens (West) end of the main line station, with new metro platforms directly connected to the subway, removing the need for some métro passengers to cross the square in front of the station.
Services the following services call at Lausanne: TGV Lyria: six trains per day to Paris-Lyon via either or . EuroCity: four trains per day between Genève-Cornavin and , with one train continuing from Milano Centrale to . InterCity: : hourly service between and via . / : half-hourly service to and hourly service to and . InterRegio: –– / –– half-hourly service between Geneva Airport and . hourly service between Geneva Airport and . RegioExpress: half-hourly service (hourly on weekends) between and , and hourly service from St-Maurice to . On weekends, hourly service to Geneva Airport. two daily round-trips on weekdays to St-Maurice. RER Vaud: / : half-hourly service between and . / : half-hourly (hourly on weekends) service between and ; hourly service to ; limited service from Bex to . / : half-hourly service between and , with every other train continuing from Payerne to . / : half-hourly service to .
Gallery
See also History of rail transport in Switzerland Rail transport in Switzerland
References
External links
Lausanne railway station – SBB Interactive station plan (Lausanne)