Lausanne railway station

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.

Lausanne
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
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[1]
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	167
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	8501120 (LS)
IATA code	QLS
Fare zone	11 (mobilis)[2]
History
Opened	5 May 1856 (1856-05-05)
Rebuilt	1911–1916 (total reconstruction) 1992–1996
Passengers
2023	105'900 per weekday[3] (SBB)
Rank	4 out 1'159
Services Preceding station SBB CFF FFS Following station Genève-Cornavin Terminus EuroCity Montreux towards Milano Centrale or Venezia Santa Lucia Renens VD towards Geneva Airport IC 1 Fribourg/Freiburg towards St. Gallen Renens VD towards Zürich Hauptbahnhof, St. Gallen or Rorschach IC 5 Terminus Morges towards Geneva Airport IR 15 Palézieux towards Lucerne Renens VD towards Geneva Airport IR 90 Vevey towards Brig Morges towards Geneva Airport IR 95 Renens VD towards Annemasse or Geneva Airport RE33 Vevey towards St-Maurice or Martigny Terminus RegioExpress Limited service Vevey towards St-Maurice Preceding station RER Vaud Following station Prilly-Malley towards Grandson R1 Pully towards Cully R2 Prilly-Malley towards Vallorbe R3 Pully towards Bex Prilly-Malley towards Le Brassus or Vallorbe R4 Renens VD towards Allaman R8 Puidoux towards Payerne Prilly-Malley towards Allaman R9 Puidoux towards Murten/Morat Terminus S40 Pully-Nord towards Fribourg/Freiburg S41 Preceding station TGV Lyria Following station Vallorbe towards Paris-Lyon Paris to Lausanne Terminus Genève-Cornavin towards Paris-Lyon Genève-Cornavin towards Marseille-Saint-Charles Marseille to Lausanne Preceding station Lausanne Métro Following station Grancy towards Ouchy-Olympique M2 transfer at Lausanne-Gare Lausanne-Flon towards Croisettes
Location Lausanne Location in Switzerland Show map of Switzerland Lausanne Location in the canton of Vaud Show map of Canton of Vaud

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

See also

• History of rail transport in Switzerland
• Rail transport in Switzerland