R9 (RER Vaud)

The R9 is a railway service of RER Vaud that provides hourly service between Allaman and Murten/Morat in the Swiss cantons of Vaud and Fribourg, respectively. Swiss Federal Railways, the national railway company of Switzerland, operates the service. The service was previously known as the S9.

R9
An S9 (left) and Bern S-Bahn S5 (right) at Murten/Morat in 2019
Overview
First service	13 December 2015 (2015-12-13)
Current operator(s)	Swiss Federal Railways
Route
Termini	Allaman Murten/Morat
Stops	23
Distance travelled	98.0 kilometres (60.9 mi)
Average journey time	1 hour 50 minutes
Service frequency	Hourly
Line(s) used	Palézieux–Lyss line Lausanne–Bern line Lausanne–Geneva line
Route map Legend hh:mm S5 S52 S20 S21 to Bern/Neuchâtel 0:00 Murten/Morat S5 S52 S20 S21 S20 S21 to Fribourg/Freiburg 0:03 Faoug S5 0:07 Avenches S5 S52 0:10 Domdidier S52 0:12 Dompierre FR S52 0:15 Corcelles-Nord S52 S30 S30 to Fribourg/Freiburg 0:19 Payerne S52 R8 S30 S30 S30 S30 to Yverdon-les-Bains 0:30 Granges-Marnand R8 0:33 Henniez 0:37 Lucens R8 0:42 Moudon R8 0:50 Ecublens-Rue R8 0:55 Châtillens R8 0:59 Palézieux-Village R8 S40 S41 to Fribourg/Freiburg 1:04 Palézieux S50 S51 to Bulle 1:13 Puidoux R7 R8 S40 S41 R7 to Vevey R1 R2 R3 R4 to Cully to Ouchy–Olympique to Croisettes Lausanne-Gare 1:24 Lausanne 1:28 Prilly-Malley 1:31 Renens VD to Lausanne-Flon R1 R2 R3 R4 to Cossonay-Penthalaz 1:36 Lonay-Préverenges R8 1:37 Morges-St-Jean 1:40 Morges R8 Regional services to Bière 1:43 St-Prex R8 1:46 Etoy R8 1:49 Allaman R8 Regional services to Genève-Cornavin [1][2] This diagram: view talk edit

Operations

The R9 operates every hour between Lausanne and Murten/Morat, using the Lausanne–Bern line between Lausanne and Palézieux, and the Palézieux–Lyss line between Palézieux and Murten/Morat. The R9 runs as an express between Lausanne and Palézieux, stopping only at Puidoux. The S40 and S40 make local stops, combining with the R8, R9 and the InterRegio 15 for service roughly every 15 fifteen minutes. North of Palézieux, the R8 pairs with the R9 for half-hourly service to Payerne. Between Payerne and Murten/Morat, the Bern S-Bahn S5 runs hourly to Avenches and the S52 runs limited service to Payerne.^[3][4][5]

History

RER Vaud introduced the S9 designation with the December 2015 timetable change, replacing the S21. Both routes operated between Lausanne and Payerne. The S9 was extended from Payerne to Kerzers in December 2017.

On 10 December 2023, all RER Vaud lines were renamed as "R" and a number, instead of "S".^[6] In December 2024, the R9 was cut back from Kerzers to Murten/Morat and extended from Lausanne to Allaman, replacing the R5 and R6 on that section.^[7][8]