Vernier railway station
Vernier | |||||||||||||||
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 Railway platform towards La Plaine, before the overhaul | |||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||
| Location | Vernier Switzerland | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°13′14.588″N 6°5′38.011″E / 46.22071889°N 6.09389194°E | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 428 m (1,404 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Swiss Federal Railways | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Lyon–Geneva line | ||||||||||||||
| Distance | 64.8 km (40.3 mi) from Lausanne[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Train operators | Swiss Federal Railways | ||||||||||||||
| Connections | tpg : gare/Croisette, gare/Renfile[2] | ||||||||||||||
 | trolleybus lines   | ||||||||||||||
 | bus lines     | ||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes (50 spaces) | ||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||||||
| Station code | 8501007 (COI) | ||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 10 (unireso)[3] | ||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||
| Opened | 16 March 1858 | ||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Cointrin (until 2011) | ||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 1'400 per weekday[4] (SBB) | ||||||||||||||
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Vernier railway station (French: Gare de Vernier), formerly known as Cointrin, is a railway station in the municipality of Vernier, in the Swiss canton of Geneva. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Lyon–Geneva line of Swiss Federal Railways.[1]
Services
As of the December 2024 timetable change, the following services stop at Vernier:[5][6]
- Léman Express:
- L5: half-hourly service between La Plaine and Genève-Cornavin.
- L6: rush-hour service between Bellegarde and Genève-Cornavin.
References
- ^ a b Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 68. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
- ^ "Plan de réseau TPG" (PDF) (in French). Geneva Public Transport. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ "Plan tarifaire" (in French). unireso. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ "Passagierfrequenz (2023)". Vernier, Switzerland: SBB CFF FFS. 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2024 – via data.sbb.ch – SBB DATA PORTAL.
- ^ "Bellegarde-sur-Valserine – La Plaine – Genève (LEMAN EXPRESS, Lignes RL5, RL6)" (PDF) (in French). öv-info.ch. 1 November 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ "Départ: Gare de Vernier" (PDF) (in French). Swiss Federal Railways. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
External links
Media related to Vernier railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Vernier railway station – SBB
- Vernier railway station – Léman Express