Avenches railway station

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 code8504126 (AV)
Fare zone
Passengers
20231'000 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
Map

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]

  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 (2023)". Avenches, Switzerland: SBB CFF FFS. 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2024 – via data.sbb.ch – SBB DATA PORTAL.