Assens railway station (Switzerland)
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Assens | ||||||||||||
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 The station building in 2011 | ||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||
| Location | Assens, Vaud Switzerland | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°36′47″N 6°37′14″E / 46.61315°N 6.62053°E | |||||||||||
| Elevation | 625 m (2,051 ft) | |||||||||||
| Owned by | Chemin de fer Lausanne-Échallens-Bercher | |||||||||||
| Line | Lausanne–Bercher line | |||||||||||
| Distance | 11.7 km (7.3 mi) from Lausanne-Flon[1] | |||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||
| Train operators | Chemin de fer Lausanne-Échallens-Bercher | |||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||
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| Station code | 8501172 (ASNS) | |||||||||||
| Fare zone | 50 (mobilis)[2] | |||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||
| Opened | 1874 | |||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1903 (passing loop added) 2016 | |||||||||||
| Electrified | 7 December 1935 | |||||||||||
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Assens railway station (French: Gare de Assens) is a railway station in the municipality of Assens, in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It is located on the 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) Lausanne–Bercher line of the Chemin de fer Lausanne-Échallens-Bercher (LEB).[1][3]
Assens station opened to service in 1874, as an intermediate station on the line between Lausanne-Chauderon and Échallens stations. As originally built, the line followed the road from Assens to Echallens station. A passing loop was added in 1903 and, in 1908, the line between Assens and Echallens was diverted to the west. The line was electrified in 1935.[4][5][6]
In 2016, the station was rebuilt to allow for a 15-minute interval service. The passing loop was extended 200 metres (660 ft) to the south of the station, new 130-metre (430 ft) long side platforms were constructed with a platform height of 55 centimetres (22 in), and the station building was raised by 20 centimetres (7.9 in) to be level with them. The existing underpass was improved and a new park-and-ride facility built to replace the old one.[7]
