Renens VD railway station

Renens VD railway station is a railway and metro station in Renens, Vaud, Switzerland, west of the city of Lausanne. It is served by trains of the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) on the Lausanne–Geneva railway and the M1 metro line in Lausanne (also called TSOL). It is one of the termini of the Lausanne Metro system.^[1]

Renens VD
The station building in 2023
General information
Location	Place de la Gare Renens Switzerland
Coordinates	46°32′13.2″N 6°34′44.0″E
Elevation	415 m (1,362 ft)
Owned by	Swiss Federal Railways
Line(s)	Jura Foot line Lausanne–Geneva line Simplon line Metro line M1
Distance	4.5 km (2.8 mi) from Lausanne[1]
Platforms	6 3 island platforms 1 side platforms
Tracks	7
Train operators	Swiss Federal Railways
Connections	Transports publics de la région lausannoise[2]
Construction
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes (121 spaces)
Accessible	Yes
Architect	Taillens & Dubois (1908)
Other information
Station code	8501118 (REN)
Fare zone	12 (mobilis)[3] (Greater Lausanne)
History
Opened	1855; M1 (1991)
Passengers
2023	26'700 per weekday[4] (SBB)
Rank	29 out of 1'159
Services
Preceding station Swiss Federal Railways Following station Genève-Cornavin towards Geneva Airport IC 1 Lausanne towards St. Gallen Yverdon-les-Bains towards Zürich Hauptbahnhof, St. Gallen or Rorschach IC 5 Lausanne Terminus Genève-Cornavin towards Geneva Airport IR 90 Lausanne towards Brig Morges towards Annemasse or Geneva Airport RE33 Lausanne towards St-Maurice or Martigny Preceding station RER Vaud Following station Bussigny towards Grandson R1 Prilly-Malley towards Cully R2 Bussigny towards Vallorbe R3 Prilly-Malley towards Bex Bussigny towards Le Brassus or Vallorbe R4 Denges-Echandens towards Allaman R8 Lausanne towards Payerne Lonay-Préverenges towards Allaman R9 Prilly-Malley towards Murten/Morat Preceding station Lausanne Métro Following station Terminus M1 Epenex towards Lausanne-Flon
Location

Layout and connections

Renens VD has three island platforms and one side platform. A single island platform serves the Lausanne Metro with two tracks (Nos. 61–62) which terminate at the station. The remaining platforms serve five main-line tracks (Nos. 1–7).^[5] Transports publics de la région lausannoise operates bus services from the station.^[6]

Services

As of the December 2024 timetable change,^[update] the following services call at Renens VD:^[7]

• InterCity:
  • hourly service between Geneva Airport and St. Gallen via Zürich Hauptbahnhof.
  • half-hourly service between Lausanne and Zürich Hauptbahnhof via Biel/Bienne, with every other train continuing to Rorschach, rush-hour trains continue from Zürich Hauptbahnhof to St. Gallen.
• RegioExpress: half-hourly service (hourly on weekends) between Annemasse and St-Maurice, and hourly service from St-Maurice to Martigny. On weekends, hourly service to Geneva Airport.
• InterRegio: hourly service between Geneva Airport and Brig.
• RER Vaud:
  • R1 / R2: half-hourly service between Grandson and Cully.
  • R3 / R4: half-hourly (hourly on weekends) service between Vallorbe and Bex; hourly service to Le Brassus; limited service from Bex to St-Maurice.
  • R8 / R9: half-hourly service between Allaman and Payerne, with every other train continuing from Payerne to Murten/Morat.

Gallery

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  reception building, opened 1908

References

1. Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 70. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
2. "Plan schématique" (PDF) (in French). Transports publics de la région lausannoise. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
3. "Plan Mobilis Lausanne" (PDF). mobilis. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
4. "Passagierfrequenz (2023)". Renens VD, Switzerland: SBB CFF FFS. 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2024 – via data.sbb.ch – SBB DATA PORTAL.
5. "Renens VD" (PDF) (in French). Swiss Federal Railways. August 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
6. "Plans du réseau" (in French). Transports publics de la région lausannoise. 15 June 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
7. "Départ: Gare de Renens VD" (PDF). Swiss Federal Railways (in French). 15 December 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.

External links

• Media related to Renens VD railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Renens VD railway station – SBB