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Palézieux railway station

Coordinates: 46°32′34.1″N 6°50′16.4″E / 46.542806°N 6.837889°E / 46.542806; 6.837889
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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]
Platforms
  • 3 (SBB)
  • 2 (TPF)
Tracks5
Train operators
Connections [2][3]
Construction
Parking182
Bicycle facilities74
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code8504014 (PAL)
Fare zone
History
Opened
  • 1862 (1862) (SBB)
  • 1903 (1903) (TPF)
Passengers
20237'800 per weekday [6] (RegionAlps, SBB, TPF)
Services
Preceding station Swiss Federal Railways Following station
Lausanne IR 15 Romont FR
towards Lucerne
Vevey VosAlpes Express Romont FR
Preceding station RER Vaud Following station
Puidoux
towards Allaman
R5 Terminus
Moreillon
towards Allaman
R5
Limited service
R6 Oron
towards Romont FR
Terminus R8 Palézieux-Village
towards Payerne
Puidoux
towards Allaman
R9 Palézieux-Village
towards Murten/Morat
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

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]

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 182 car parking spaces.[7]

Services

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As of the December 2023 timetable change, the following services stop at Palézieux:[8][9][10]

References

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  1. ^ a b Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 30. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. ^ "Plan de réseaux Palézieux, Lavaux, Oron" (PDF) (in French). PostBus Switzerland. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Plan régional | Regionalnetz" (PDF) (in French and German). tpf. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Plan de zones tarifaires". Mobilis Vaud. December 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Plan des zones / Zonenplan" (PDF) (in French and German). frimobil. 11 December 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Passagierfrequenz (2023)". Oron, Switzerland: SBB CFF FFS. 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2024 – via data.sbb.ch – SBB DATA PORTAL.
  7. ^ SBB-CFF-FFS Palézieux station information (English)
  8. ^ "Lausanne - Puidoux - Palézieux (tous les trains)" (PDF). öv-info.ch (in French). 27 September 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  9. ^ "Montbovon - Bulle - Châtel-St-Denis - Palézieux" (PDF). öv-info.ch (in French). 23 November 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  10. ^ "Départ: Gare de Palézieux" (PDF). Swiss Federal Railways (in French). 10 December 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
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