Givisiez railway station
Railway station in Givisiez, Switzerland
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Givisiez railway station (French: Gare de Givisiez) is a railway station in the municipality of Givisiez, in the Swiss canton of Fribourg. It is located at the junction of the standard gauge Fribourg–Ins line of Transports publics Fribourgeois and the Fribourg–Yverdon line of Swiss Federal Railways.[1]
LocationGivisiez
Switzerland
Switzerland
Coordinates46°49′00″N 7°07′48″E
Elevation615 m (2,018 ft)
Owned bySwiss Federal Railways
Givisiez | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Givisiez Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°49′00″N 7°07′48″E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 615 m (2,018 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Swiss Federal Railways | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 (1 island platform) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Connections | Transports publics Fribourgeois buses[2][3] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | 8504181 (GIV) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 10 (frimobil)[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 15 December 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2023 | 1'000 per weekday[5] (SBB, TPF) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The current facility opened on 15 December 2019, replacing a platform to the west. The new station has additional track capacity and a longer platform permitting additional service.[6][7]
Services
As of the December 2024 timetable change,[update] the following services stop at Givisiez:[8][9][10]
- RER Fribourg:
- S20 / S21: half-hourly service between Neuchâtel and Fribourg/Freiburg.
- S30 S30: half-hourly service between Yverdon-les-Bains and Fribourg/Freiburg.
