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Lausanne
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 / 46.516806; 6.629111
Elevation	447 m (1,467 ft)
Owned by	Swiss Federal Railways
Line(s)	Lausanne–Bern line Lausanne–Geneva line Simplon line
Platforms	8
Tracks	10
Train operators	Swiss Federal Railways TGV Lyria
Connections	Transports publics de la région lausannoise buses
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	167
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	8501120 (LS)
Fare zone	11 (mobilis)
History
Opened	5 May 1856 (1856-05-05)
Rebuilt	1911–1916 (total reconstruction) 1992–1996
Passengers
2023	105'900 per weekday (SBB)
Rank	4 out 1'159
Services Preceding station Swiss Federal Railways Following station Genève-CornavinTerminus EuroCity Montreuxtowards Milano Centrale or Venezia Santa Lucia Renens VDtowards Geneva Airport IC 1 Fribourg/Freiburgtowards St. Gallen Renens VDtowards Zürich Hauptbahnhof, St. Gallen or Rorschach IC 5 Terminus Morgestowards Geneva Airport IR 15 Palézieuxtowards Lucerne Renens VDtowards Geneva Airport IR 90 Veveytowards Brig Morgestowards Geneva Airport IR 95 Renens VDtowards Annemasse or Geneva Airport RE33 Veveytowards St-Maurice or Martigny Terminus RegioExpressLimited service Veveytowards St-Maurice Preceding station RER Vaud Following station Prilly-Malleytowards Grandson R1 Pullytowards Cully R2 Prilly-Malleytowards Vallorbe R3 Pullytowards Bex Prilly-Malleytowards Le Brassus or Vallorbe R4 Renens VDtowards Allaman R8 Puidouxtowards Payerne Prilly-Malleytowards Allaman R9 Puidouxtowards Murten/Morat Terminus S40 Pully-Nordtowards Fribourg/Freiburg S41 Preceding station TGV Lyria Following station Vallorbetowards Paris-Lyon Paris to Lausanne Terminus Genève-Cornavintowards Paris-Lyon Genève-Cornavintowards Marseille-Saint-Charles Marseille to Lausanne Preceding station Lausanne Métro Following station Grancytowards Ouchy-Olympique M2transfer at Lausanne-Gare Lausanne-Flontowards Croisettes
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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, 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 Métro. 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 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.

Services

As of the December 2024 timetable change, the following services call at Lausanne:

• 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
  • half-hourly service between Geneva Airport and Brig.
  • hourly service between Geneva Airport and Lucerne.
• 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

• 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

• History of rail transport in Switzerland
• Rail transport in Switzerland

References

1. "Plan de réseau schématique" (PDF) (in French). tl. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
2. "Plan de zones tarifaires" (PDF). Mobilis Vaud. December 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
3. "Passagierfrequenz (2023)". Lausanne, Switzerland: SBB CFF FFS. 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2024 – via data.sbb.ch – SBB DATA PORTAL.
4. Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. pp. 70–71. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
5. Schwandl, Robert. "Lausanne". urbanrail.
6. "Lausanne Train Station: Gare de Lausanne CFF Station, Schedule Information from Rail Europe". Rail Europe, Inc. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
7. ^ "Métros 2025" (PDF). Canton of Vaud. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
8. "Départ: Gare de Lausanne" (PDF). Swiss Federal Railways (in French). 15 December 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.

External links

• Lausanne railway station – SBB
• Interactive station plan (Lausanne)

v t e 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	Croisettes Vennes Fourmi Sallaz CHUV Ours Bessières Riponne–Maurice Béjart Lausanne-Flon Lausanne-Gare Grancy Délices Jordils Ouchy–Olympique

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