Avenches railway station

Coordinates: 46°53′4.553″N 7°2′27.316″E / 46.88459806°N 7.04092111°E / 46.88459806; 7.04092111
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Avenches
Two-story building with gabled roof next to single track and side platform
The station in 2019
General information
LocationAvenches
Switzerland
Coordinates46°53′4.553″N 7°2′27.316″E / 46.88459806°N 7.04092111°E / 46.88459806; 7.04092111
Elevation438 m (1,437 ft)
Owned bySwiss Federal Railways
Line(s)Palézieux–Lyss railway line
Distance69.1 km (42.9 mi) from Lausanne[1]
Platforms
Tracks2
Train operators
Connections [2][3]
Construction
Bicycle facilities50
Other information
Station codeAV
Fare zone
Passengers
2022940 per weekday[6] (BLS, SBB)
Services
Preceding station RER Vaud Following station
Domdidier
towards Palézieux
R8
Limited service
Terminus
Corcelles-Nord
towards Palézieux
Domdidier
towards Lausanne
R9 Faoug
towards Kerzers
Preceding station Bern S-Bahn Following station
Domdidier
towards Payerne
S5
Limited service
Faoug
towards Bern
Location
Avenches is located in Switzerland
Avenches
Avenches
Location within Switzerland
Avenches is located in Canton of Vaud
Avenches
Avenches
Avenches (Canton of Vaud)

Avenches railway station (French: Gare d'Avenches) is a railway station in the municipality of Avenches, in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Palézieux–Lyss line of Swiss Federal Railways.[1]

Services[edit]

As of the December 2023 timetable change, the following services stop at Avenches:[7][8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 18. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. ^ "Plan régional | Regionalnetz" (PDF) (in French and German). tpf. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Plan de réseaux Estavayer, Payerne, Avenches" (PDF) (in French). PostBus Switzerland. December 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Plan des zones / Zonenplan" (PDF) (in French and German). frimobil. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Plan de zones tarifaires". Mobilis Vaud. December 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Passagierfrequenz (2022)". Avenches, Switzerland: SBB CFF FFS. 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2024 – via data.sbb.ch – SBB DATA PORTAL.
  7. ^ "Payerne - Murten/Morat - Kerzers - Bern" (PDF) (in German). 21 September 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Départ: Gare de Avenches" (PDF). Swiss Federal Railways (in French). 10 December 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2024.

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