Lausanne railway station
Introduction '''Lausanne railway station''' () 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.
Description Lausanne is a through station, which sits at the junction of the Simplon, Lausanne–Bern, and Lausanne–Geneva railway lines. 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.Passenger facilities include Bureau de change, left luggage and lost property offices.
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. 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.
Services  the following services call at Lausanne:* TGV Lyria: six trains per day to Paris-Lyon via either  or . * EuroCity: four trains per day between Genève-Cornavin and , with one train continuing from Milano Centrale to . * InterCity: hourly service to  and  and half-hourly service to Zürich Hauptbahnhof. *  ––Zürich HB–*  /––Zürich HB (–/)* InterRegio:*  ––*  ––** half-hourly service between Geneva Airport and . ** hourly service between Geneva Airport and . * RegioExpress:** half-hourly service (hourly on weekends) between  and , and hourly service from Vevey to . On weekends, hourly service to Geneva Airport. ** single daily round-trip between  and St-Maurice. * RER Vaud:**  / : half-hourly service to  and to  on weekdays. **  / : half-hourly (hourly on weekends) service between  and ; hourly service to ; hourly service to  on weekdays. **  / : half-hourly service between  and ; weekday rush-hour service continues from Palézieux to . ** : hourly service to .
Gallery File:Gare-lausanne-IMG 0002.JPG|Lausanne station from Place de la GareFile:Bahnhof_Lausanne.JPG|Lausanne station, looking East.File:TGV_in_Lausanne_CFF.jpg|View under overall canopy (and a Swiss railway clock), looking East.File:M2-Lausanne-Gare1.jpg|Lausanne Metro Line m2 platforms & coach
See also * History of rail transport in Switzerland* Rail transport in Switzerland
References
External links * Lausanne railway station – SBB* Interactive station plan (Lausanne)