Murten/Morat railway station (German: Bahnhof Murten, French: Gare de Morat) is a railway station in the municipality of Murten, in the Swiss canton of Fribourg. It is located at the southern junction of the standard gauge Fribourg–Ins and Palézieux–Lyss lines of Swiss Federal Railways.[1]
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 The station building in 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Murten Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°55′31.249″N 7°6′55.019″E / 46.92534694°N 7.11528306°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 453 m (1,486 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Swiss Federal Railways | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Connections | PostAuto Schweiz and Transports publics Fribourgeois buses[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 50 (frimobil)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Previous names | Murten (until 2012) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2018 | 2,000 per weekday[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Services edit
As of the December 2021 timetable change,[update] the following services stop at Murten/Morat:[5][6]
- Bern S-Bahn: S5: hourly service to Bern and rush-hour service to Payerne.
- RER Vaud R9: hourly service between Lausanne and Kerzers.
- RER Fribourg S20 / S21:
- Weekdays: half-hourly service between Ins and Romont; S20 trains continue to Neuchâtel.
- Weekends: half-hourly service between Ins and Fribourg/Freiburg; S21 trains continue to Romont.
References edit
- ^ a b Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 18. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
- ^ "Liniennetz Freiburg Broye" (PDF) (in German). PostBus Switzerland. October 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ "Plan des zones" (PDF) (in French). frimobil. 15 December 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ "Passagierfrequenz". Swiss Federal Railways. September 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ "Neuchâtel - Ins - Murten - Fribourg/Freiburg RER Fribourg | Freiburg, lignes S20, S21)" (PDF) (in French). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 4 November 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- ^ "Payerne - Murten/Morat - Kerzers - Bern" (PDF) (in German). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 9 November 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
External links edit
Media related to Murten/Morat railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Murten/Morat railway station – SBB
