Lausanne railway station
Railway station in Lausanne, Switzerland
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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 or Lausanne-Gare to distinguish it from the other large station, Lausanne-Flon.
Lausanne
Switzerland
Lausanne | |||||||
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The main (north) entrance to the station in 2011 | |||||||
| General information | |||||||
| Location | Place de la Gare 5a Lausanne Switzerland | ||||||
| Coordinates | 46°31′00″N 6°37′45″E | ||||||
| Elevation | 447 m (1,467 ft) | ||||||
| Owned by | Swiss Federal Railways | ||||||
| Lines | |||||||
| Platforms | 8 | ||||||
| Tracks | 10 | ||||||
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| Connections | Transports publics de la région lausannoise buses[1] | ||||||
| Construction | |||||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||
| Cycle facilities | 167 | ||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||
| Other information | |||||||
| Station code | 8501120 (LS) | ||||||
| IATA code | QLS | ||||||
| Fare zone | 11 (mobilis)[2] | ||||||
| History | |||||||
| Opened | 5 May 1856 | ||||||
| Rebuilt |
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| Passengers | |||||||
| 2023 | 105'900 per weekday[3] (SBB) | ||||||
| Rank | 4 out 1'159 | ||||||
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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 Metro. 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 Metro directly underneath the Renens (West) end of the main line station, with new metro 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 2025 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.
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: half-hourly service to Biel/Bienne and hourly service to Rorschach and Basel SBB.
- InterRegio:
Geneva Airport–Bern–Luzern
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Geneva Airport–Lausanne–Brig
- 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 and coach
