Puidoux railway station

Puidoux railway station (French: Gare de Puidoux), also known as Puidoux-Chexbres railway station (until 2018), is a railway station in the municipality of Puidoux, in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Lausanne–Bern line and the western terminus of the Vevey–Chexbres line, both owned by Swiss Federal Railways.^[1]

Puidoux
The station platforms in 2013
General information
Location	Puidoux Switzerland
Coordinates	46°29′37.806″N 6°45′56.466″E
Elevation	617 m (2,024 ft)
Owned by	Swiss Federal Railways
Line(s)	Lausanne–Bern line Vevey–Chexbres line
Distance	12.1 km (7.5 mi) from Lausanne[1]
Platforms	3 1 island platform 1 side platform
Tracks	4
Train operators	Swiss Federal Railways
Connections	CarPostal SA bus line[2]
Construction
Parking	Yes (100 spaces)
Bicycle facilities	Yes (20 spaces)
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	8504012 (PUI)
Fare zone	64 (mobilis)[3]
History
Previous names	Puidoux-Chexbres (until 2018), Chexbres (before 1904)
Passengers
2023	2'200 per weekday[4] (SBB)
Services
Preceding station RER Vaud Following station Grandvaux towards Lausanne S40 Palézieux towards Fribourg/Freiburg S41 Moreillon towards Fribourg/Freiburg Chexbres-Village towards Vevey R7 Palézieux Terminus Lausanne towards Allaman R8 Palézieux towards Payerne R9 Palézieux towards Murten/Morat
Location

Before Chexbres-Village railway station was opened nearby in 1904, it was known as Chexbres railway station.

Services

As of the December 2024 timetable change,^[update] the following services stop at Puidoux:^[5][6][7]

• RER Vaud:
  • S40 / S41: half-hourly service between Lausanne and Fribourg/Freiburg.
  • R7: hourly service between Palézieux and Vevey.
  • R8 / R9: half-hourly service between Allaman and Payerne, with every other train continuing from Payerne to Murten/Morat.