Ependes VD railway station

Ependes VD
The station in 2010, during the sugar beet harvest
General information
Location	Épendes Switzerland
Coordinates	46°44′47.090″N 6°36′27.590″E
Elevation	439 m (1,440 ft)
Owned by	Swiss Federal Railways
Line(s)	Jura Foot line
Distance	32.7 km (20.3 mi) from Lausanne[1]
Platforms	2 (2 side platform)
Tracks	2
Train operators	Swiss Federal Railways
Construction
Parking	Yes (35 spaces)
Bicycle facilities	Yes (15 spaces)
Accessible	No
Other information
Station code	8501110 (EP)
Fare zone	41 (mobilis)[2]
History
Previous names	Ependes (until 2020)
Passengers
2023	120 per weekday[3] (SBB)
Services
Preceding station RER Vaud Following station Yverdon-les-Bains towards Grandson R2 Chavornay towards Cully
Location

Ependes VD railway station (French: Gare d'Ependes VD) is a railway station in the municipality of Épendes, in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Jura Foot line of Swiss Federal Railways.^[1]

History

Ependes railway station was inaugurated in 1855 with the opening of the Bussigny to Yverdon-les-Bains section of the Jura Foot line. The current passenger building was built in 1923 and converted in 1959. The guardhouse is the original and has been preserved more or less in its original state.^[4]

Services

As of the December 2024 timetable change,^[update] the following services stop at Ependes VD:^[5][6]

• RER Vaud R2: hourly service between Grandson and Cully.

References

1. Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 29. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
2. "Plan de zones tarifaires" (PDF). Mobilis Vaud. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
3. "Passagierfrequenz (2023)". Ependes, Switzerland: SBB CFF FFS. 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2024 – via data.sbb.ch – SBB DATA PORTAL.
4. Hans Peter Bärtschi (1983). "GD_BAU_SBB64_0088 Ependes (VD), 1983-1984 (Dossier)" (PDF). www.sbbarchiv.ch (in French and German). Retrieved 31 July 2024.
5. "Lausanne - Yverdon-les-Bains - Neuchâtel - Biel/Bienne (RER Vaud Lignes R1, R2)" (PDF) (in French). öv-info. 4 October 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
6. "Départ: Gare de Ependes VD" (PDF) (in French). Swiss Federal Railways. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.

External links

• Media related to Ependes VD railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Ependes VD railway station – SBB