Lausanne railway station

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
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
Location

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 2023 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 to Geneva Airport and St. Gallen and half-hourly service to Zürich Hauptbahnhof.
Geneva Airport–Bern–Zürich HB–St. Gallen
Geneva Airport/Lausanne–Biel/Bienne–Zürich HB (–St. Gallen/Rorschach)
InterRegio:
Geneva Airport–Bern–Luzern
Geneva Airport–Lausanne–Brig
- half-hourly service between Geneva Airport and Brig.
- hourly service between Geneva Airport and Lucerne.
- two-round trips on weekdays to Neuchâtel.
RegioExpress:
- half-hourly service (hourly on weekends) between Annemasse and Vevey, and hourly service from Vevey to St-Maurice. On weekends, hourly service to Geneva Airport.
- single daily round-trip between Renens VD and St-Maurice.
RER Vaud:
- R1 / R2: half-hourly service to Grandson and to Cully on weekdays.
- R3 / R4: half-hourly (hourly on weekends) service between Vallorbe and Aigle; hourly service to Le Brassus; hourly service to St-Maurice on weekdays.
- R5 / R6: half-hourly service between Allaman and Palézieux; weekday rush-hour service continues from Palézieux to Romont FR.
- R9: hourly service to Kerzers.