Palézieux railway station

Palézieux railway station serves the village of Palézieux, within the municipality of Oron, in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. The station is located at the junction of the standard gauge Lausanne–Bern and Palézieux–Lyss lines of Swiss Federal Railways (SBB), 20.6 kilometres (12.8 mi) from Lausanne. The station is also the terminus of the 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) gauge Palézieux–Bulle–Montbovon line of Transports publics Fribourgeois. Palézieux's other station, Palézieux-Village, is located to the north on the Palézieux–Lyss line.[1]

Palézieux
Three-story hip-roofed building next to double-track railway line with canopy-covered side platforms
The station building in 2017
General information
LocationOron
Switzerland
Coordinates46°32′34.1″N 6°50′16.4″E / 46.542806°N 6.837889°E / 46.542806; 6.837889
Elevation668 m (2,192 ft)
Owned bySwiss Federal Railways
Line(s)
Distance20.6 km (12.8 mi) from Lausanne[1]
Platforms3 (SBB)
Train operators
ConnectionsCarPostal Suisse buses[2]
Other information
Fare zone
History
Opened
  • 1862 (1862) (SBB)
  • 1903 (1903) (TPF)
Passengers
20184,600 per weekday (excluding TPF)[5]
Services
Preceding station Swiss Federal Railways Following station
Lausanne IR 15 Romont
towards Lucerne
Preceding station RER Vaud Following station
Moreillon
towards Allaman
R5 Terminus
R6 Oron
towards Romont
Terminus R8 Palézieux-Village
towards Avenches
Puidoux
towards Lausanne
R9 Palézieux-Village
towards Kerzers
Preceding station RER Fribourg Following station
Terminus S50 Bossonnens
towards Montbovon
S51 Bossonnens
towards Gruyères
Route map
SBB to Bern
SBB to Payerne
Palézieux-Village
(633 m)
Palézieux
(669 m)
TPF to Bulle
SBB to Lausanne
Location
Map

The station has two parts, one for the national railways (SBB) and the other for the metre gauge line; it is the only station on the Transports publics Fribourgeois network which is in the canton of Vaud. There are three through-platforms on the SBB mainline, with further platforms at the adjacent metre gauge railway terminus. The station is staffed by SBB Monday to Friday. There are 179 car parking spaces.[6]

Services edit

As of the December 2023 timetable change, the following services stop at Palézieux:[7][8]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 30. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. ^ "Reseau CarPostal Ouest" (PDF) (in French). PostBus Switzerland. 15 December 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Plan de zones tarifaires" (PDF). Mobilis Vaud. December 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Plan des zones" (PDF) (in French). frimobil. 15 December 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Passagierfrequenz". Swiss Federal Railways. September 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  6. ^ SBB-CFF-FFS Palézieux station information (English)
  7. ^ Swiss Federal Railways (27 September 2023). "Lausanne - Puidoux - Palézieux (tous les trains)" (PDF) (in French). Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  8. ^ Transports publics fribourgeois (23 November 2023). "Montbovon - Bulle - Châtel-St-Denis - Palézieux" (PDF) (in French). Retrieved 13 December 2023.

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