Villeneuve VD railway station

Villeneuve VD railway station (French: Gare de Villeneuve VD) is a railway station in the municipality of Villeneuve, in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Simplon line of Swiss Federal Railways.^[1] The station is one city block east of the Villeneuve ferry terminal, with service to various destinations on Lake Geneva.

Villeneuve VD
The station building in 2021
General information
Location	Villeneuve Switzerland
Coordinates	46°23′54.1140″N 6°55′37.1831″E
Elevation	374 m (1,227 ft)
Owned by	Swiss Federal Railways
Line(s)	Simplon line
Distance	29.3 km (18.2 mi) from Lausanne[1]
Platforms	3 1 side platform 1 island platform
Tracks	5
Train operators	Swiss Federal Railways
Connections	CarPostal Suisse buses[2] Transports Publics du Chablais buses[3] VMCV buses and trolleybus line[4]
Construction
Parking	Yes (69 spaces)
Bicycle facilities	Yes (16 spaces)
Accessible	Platform 1 only
Other information
Station code	8501303 (VIL)
Fare zone	77 (mobilis)[5]
History
Previous names	Villeneuve (until 2020)
Passengers
2023	3'900 per weekday[6] (SBB)
Services
Preceding station Swiss Federal Railways Following station Montreux towards Annemasse or Geneva Airport RE33 Aigle towards St-Maurice or Martigny Veytaux-Chillon Weekends only towards Annemasse Aigle towards St-Maurice Montreux towards Lausanne RegioExpress Limited service Preceding station RER Vaud Following station Montreux towards Vallorbe R3 Roche VD towards Bex Veytaux-Chillon towards Le Brassus or Vallorbe R4 Aigle towards Bex
Location

Services

As of the December 2024 timetable change,^[update] the following services stop at Villeneuve VD:^[7][8]

• 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.
  • two round-trips in each direction between Lausanne and St-Maurice.
• RER Vaud R3 / R4: half-hourly (hourly on weekends) service between Vallorbe and Bex; hourly service to Le Brassus; limited service from Bex to St-Maurice.

References

1. Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 42. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
2. "Réseau de lignes Chablais" (PDF) (in French). PostBus Switzerland. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
3. "Plan de réseau TPC" (PDF) (in French). Transports Publics du Chablais. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
4. "Plan de réseau VMCV" (PDF) (in French). Transports publics Vevey-Montreux-Chillon-Villeneuve. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
5. "Plan de zones tarifaires" (PDF). Mobilis Vaud. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
6. "Passagierfrequenz (2023)". Villeneuve, Switzerland: SBB CFF FFS. 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2024 – via data.sbb.ch – SBB DATA PORTAL.
7. "Lausanne - Sion - Brig (RER Vaud, Lignes R1, R2, R3, R4)" (PDF) (in French). öv-info.ch. 1 November 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
8. "Départ: Gare de Villeneuve VD" (PDF) (in French). Swiss Federal Railways. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2024.

External links

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