Lausanne is a passenger railway station in the Swiss city of Lausanne , part of the Swiss Federal Railways . Trains depart from the station in 4 directions of Switzerland: to Bern, Geneva, Olten and Domodossola .
| Station | |
| Lausanne | |
|---|---|
| Swiss Federal Railways | |
 Railway station | |
| Operator | |
| opening date | 1856 |
| Type of | passenger |
| Number of platforms | five |
| Number of paths | 9 |
| Type of platforms | curve |
| Platform shape | low |
| Exit to | station square |
| Location |  Switzerland, Lausanne |
| Transplant at the station | metro Lausanne Gare |
| Change to | trolley buses TL |
| Station code | |
| Code in Express 3 | |
Lausanne station was built in 1856 by the then West Swiss company. In 1906, a competition was announced for the construction of a new station, the facade of which was to be worthy, but not luxurious, the material was given preference to local stone. The competition was won by the architectural workshops of Monod & Laverrière and Taillens & Dubois . The construction of the station in the Art Nouveau style was carried out from 1911 to 1916. In 1992-1996, a major overhaul was carried out at the station. [one]
In 1984, the first TGV high-speed train arrived at the station. In 2008, the Lausanne Gare metro station was opened on the station square. Transit freight trains pass through the station.
Notes
- ↑ Railway station (unavailable link) . // lausanne.ch. Date of treatment June 3, 2012. Archived September 24, 2012.