Yverdon-les-Bains railway station
Yverdon-les-Bains railway station (French: Gare d'Yverdon-les-Bains) is a railway station in the municipality of Yverdon-les-Bains, in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It is located at the junction of the standard gauge Fribourg–Yverdon and Jura Foot lines of Swiss Federal Railways and the 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) gauge Yverdon–Ste-Croix line of Travys.[1]
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| Location | Yverdon-les-Bains Switzerland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°46′54.7536″N 6°38′28.1519″E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 434 m (1,424 ft) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Swiss Federal Railways | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 39.1 km (24.3 mi) from Lausanne[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Connections | CarPostal Suisse and travys buses[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 40 (mobilis)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Previous names | Yverdon (until 2001) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2018 | 19,800 per weekday[4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Services
As of the December 2022 timetable change, the following services stop at Yverdon-les-Bains:[5]
- InterCity: hourly service to Lausanne and Geneva Airport and half-hourly service to Zürich Hauptbahnhof; every other train continues from Zürich to Rorschach.
- Regio:
- half-hourly service to Ste-Croix.
- rush-hour service to Neuchâtel.
- RER Vaud S1 / S2: half-hourly service between Grandson and Lausanne or Cully on weekdays.
- RER Fribourg S30: half-hourly service to Fribourg.
PRODES EA 2035
As part of the strategic development program for rail infrastructure (PRODES), the Confederation and SBB are focusing on customer orientation and economical management of resources.
By 2040, nearly two million people will travel by rail every day, 50% more than today. In rail freight, the Confederation also expects traffic to increase by around 45%. The Swiss rail network will have to continue to meet customer needs: interesting connections, punctual trains, affordable tickets. SBB is committed to the sustainable development of public transport and takes on this responsibility vis-à-vis Switzerland.
Predicted service
- InterCity:
- IC5: Half-hourly service between Geneva Airport and St. Gallen.
- IC51 (Sister Line): Hourly service between Geneva Airport and Basel SBB.
- IC5: Half-hourly service between Geneva Airport and St. Gallen.
- RER Vaud:
- RER Fribourg:
- S30: Half-hourly service to Avry.
- Travys:
- Regio: Half-hourly service to Ste-Croix.
References
- Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 29. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
- "Reseau CarPostal Ouest" (PDF) (in French). PostBus Switzerland. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- "Plan Mobilis". Mobilis Vaud. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- "Passagierfrequenz". Swiss Federal Railways. September 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- "Départ: Gare de Yverdon-les-Bains" (PDF) (in French). Swiss Federal Railways. 11 December 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
External links
Media related to Yverdon-les-Bains railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Yverdon-les-Bains railway station – SBB