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Lausanne
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
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
Rebuilt	1911–1916 (total reconstruction); 1992–1996;
Passengers
2023	105'900 per weekday (SBB)
Rank	4 out 1'159
Services
	Genève-Cornavin towards Paris-Lyon
Location
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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.^[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 2024 timetable change,^[update] the following services call at Lausanne:^[8]

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

References

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