Givisiez railway station

Givisiez railway station (French: Gare de Givisiez) is a railway station in the municipality of Givisiez, in the Swiss canton of Fribourg. It is located at the junction of the standard gauge Fribourg–Ins line of Transports publics Fribourgeois and the Fribourg–Yverdon line of Swiss Federal Railways.[1]

Givisiez
General information
LocationGivisiez
Switzerland
Coordinates46°49′0.32128″N 7°7′47.86172″E / 46.8167559111°N 7.1299615889°E / 46.8167559111; 7.1299615889
Elevation615 m (2,018 ft)
Owned byTransports publics fribourgeois
Line(s)
Distance
[1]
Train operators
ConnectionsTransports publics Fribourgeois buses[2]
Other information
Fare zone10 (frimobil [de])[3]
History
Opened15 December 2019 (2019-12-15)
Services
Preceding station RER Fribourg Following station
Belfaux-Village
towards Neuchâtel
S20 Fribourg/Freiburg
towards Romont
Belfaux-Village
towards Ins
S21
Belfaux CFF S30 Fribourg/Freiburg
Terminus
Location
Map

The current facility opened on 15 December 2019, replacing a platform to the west. The new station has additional track capacity and a longer platform permitting additional service.[4][5]

Services edit

As of the December 2021 timetable change, the following services stop at Givisiez:[6][7]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 30. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. ^ "Liniennetz Freiburg Broye" (PDF) (in German). PostBus Switzerland. October 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Plan des zones" (PDF) (in French). frimobil. 15 December 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Dreimal mehr Züge halten in Givisiez". Freiburger Nachrichten (in German). 3 December 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Modernisierung Bahnhof Givisiez". Emch+Berger Gruppe. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Neuchâtel - Ins - Murten - Fribourg/Freiburg RER Fribourg | Freiburg, lignes S20, S21)" (PDF) (in French). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 4 November 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Yverdon-les-Bains - Payerne - Fribourg/Freiburg" (PDF) (in French). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 11 October 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.

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