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Lausanne–Geneva Railway
The Lausanne–Geneva railway is a double-track main railway line in Switzerland. It is an important for passenger transport and is the most frequented railway in Romandy. It serves as an approach from Geneva to the Simplon Railway and the line to Bern and Zürich. History Opening The origins of the railway stretch back to 1855, when the West Switzerland Company (''Compagnie de l’Ouest Suisse'', OS) opened the Morges–Renens section as part of the Jura Foot Railway. The extension to Lausanne was completed in 1856. In March 1858, the Lyon-Geneva Railway (''Chemin de fer Lyon-Genève'', LG) opened the line between the two cities and this work included the opening of the section between Geneva-Cornavin and the depot of ''La Châtelaine''. A month later, the OS opened its extension to Versoix in two stages. The gap was closed in June of the same year, when the Geneva–Versoix Railway (''Chemin de fer Genève–Versoix'', GV) joined the two cities. In 1949, the section betw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prilly-Malley Railway Station
Prilly-Malley railway station (french: Gare de Prilly-Malley) is a railway station in the municipality of Prilly (in the western suburbs of Lausanne), in the Switzerland, Swiss Canton of Switzerland, canton of Canton of Vaud, Vaud. It is an intermediate stop on multiple standard gauge lines of Swiss Federal Railways. The station opened on June 29, 2012. The canton and the federal government split the construction cost of 65 million francs. Services the following services stop at Prilly-Malley: * RER Vaud: ** / : half-hourly service between and or on weekdays. ** : hourly service between and ; limited service to . ** / : half-hourly service between and ; weekday rush-hour service continues from Palézieux to . References External links * * {{SBB web, 18452, prilly-malley Railway stations in the canton of Vaud Swiss Federal Railways stations Railway stations in Switzerland opened in 2012 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Creux-de-Genthod Railway Station
Creux-de-Genthod railway station (french: Gare de Creux-de-Genthod) is a railway station in the municipality of Genthod, in the Swiss canton of Geneva. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Lausanne–Geneva line of Swiss Federal Railways. Services The following services stop at Creux-de-Genthod: * Léman Express The Léman Express is a commuter rail network for the transborder agglomeration of Grand Genève (''Greater Geneva'') in west Switzerland and the French Alps (Haute-Savoie and Ain). Six lines serve Swiss and French towns along 230 km of rai ... ///: service every fifteen minutes between and via ; from Annemasse every hour to , and every two hours to and . References External links * * {{Switzerland-railstation-stub Railway stations in the canton of Geneva Swiss Federal Railways stations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Versoix Railway Station
Versoix railway station (french: Gare de Versoix) is a railway station in the municipality of Versoix, in the Swiss canton of Geneva. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Lausanne–Geneva line of Swiss Federal Railways. Services The following services stop at Versoix: * Léman Express The Léman Express is a commuter rail network for the transborder agglomeration of Grand Genève (''Greater Geneva'') in west Switzerland and the French Alps (Haute-Savoie and Ain). Six lines serve Swiss and French towns along 230 km of rai ... ///: service every fifteen minutes between and via ; from Annemasse every hour to , and every two hours to and . References External links * * {{SBB web, 1022, versoix Railway stations in the canton of Geneva Swiss Federal Railways stations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pont-Céard Railway Station
Pont-Céard railway station (french: Gare de Pont-Céard) is a railway station in the municipality of Versoix, in the Swiss canton of Geneva. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Lausanne–Geneva line of Swiss Federal Railways. Services The following services stop at Pont-Céard: * Léman Express The Léman Express is a commuter rail network for the transborder agglomeration of Grand Genève (''Greater Geneva'') in west Switzerland and the French Alps (Haute-Savoie and Ain). Six lines serve Swiss and French towns along 230 km of rai ... ///: service every fifteen minutes between and via ; from Annemasse every hour to , and every two hours to and . References External links * * {{SBB web, 1013, pont-céard Railway stations in the canton of Geneva Swiss Federal Railways stations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mies Railway Station
Mies railway station (french: Gare de Mies) is a railway station in the municipality of Mies, in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Lausanne–Geneva line of Swiss Federal Railways. Services The following services stop at Mies: * Léman Express The Léman Express is a commuter rail network for the transborder agglomeration of Grand Genève (''Greater Geneva'') in west Switzerland and the French Alps (Haute-Savoie and Ain). Six lines serve Swiss and French towns along 230 km of rai ... ///: service every fifteen minutes between and via ; from Annemasse every hour to , and every two hours to and . References External links * * Railway stations in the canton of Vaud Swiss Federal Railways stations {{Switzerland-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tannay Railway Station
Tannay railway station (french: Gare de Tannay) is a railway station in the municipality of Tannay, in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Lausanne–Geneva line of Swiss Federal Railways. Services The following services stop at Tannay: * Léman Express The Léman Express is a commuter rail network for the transborder agglomeration of Grand Genève (''Greater Geneva'') in west Switzerland and the French Alps (Haute-Savoie and Ain). Six lines serve Swiss and French towns along 230 km of rai ... ///: service every fifteen minutes between and via ; from Annemasse every hour to , and every two hours to and . References External links * * {{SBB web, 1015, tannay Railway stations in the canton of Vaud Swiss Federal Railways stations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coppet Railway Station
Coppet railway station (french: Gare de Coppet) is a railway station in the municipality of Coppet, in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Lausanne–Geneva line of Swiss Federal Railways. Layout and connections Coppet has an island platform and a side platform which together serve three tracks. (TPN) and Alsa Bustours Gex operate bus services from the station. Services the following services stop at Coppet: * RegioExpress: half-hourly service (hourly on weekends) between and , and hourly service from Vevey to . On weekends, hourly service to . * Léman Express The Léman Express is a commuter rail network for the transborder agglomeration of Grand Genève (''Greater Geneva'') in west Switzerland and the French Alps (Haute-Savoie and Ain). Six lines serve Swiss and French towns along 230 km of rai ... / / / : service every fifteen minutes to Annemasse via , every hour to , and every two hours to and . References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Founex
Founex is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. History Signs of Roman-era inhabitation were found near ''Le Gachet''. The first appearance of the village was in 1224 under the name ''Fosnay''. In 1251 it changed to ''Founai''. During Middle Ages, Founex belonged to the abbey of Saint Maurice. It was later influenced by the Barony of Coppet, the diocese of Geneva and the Bernese occupation. When the separation of Vaud from Bern occurred in 1536 the village came under control of the district of Nyon. In the 14th century a Cistercian abbey Bonmont and the dependent ''la Châtaigneraie'' joined Founex. After the Ancien Régime Founex was, from 1798 to 1803 in the Helvetic Republic's Canton of ''Léman''. The French writer Hélène Grégoire (1904–1998), died in Founex. In 2002, Founex and 8 other villages formed the area called the ''Terre Sainte'', although a formalisation of such union into a legal unification was rejected by the Fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Céligny
Céligny is a municipality in the canton of Geneva, Switzerland. It consists of two small exclaves of the Canton of Geneva surrounded by the Canton of Vaud, near Crans-près-Céligny. History Céligny is first mentioned in 1163 as ''Siliniacum''. Geography Céligny has an area, , of . Of this area, or 65.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 19.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 16.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and or 0.2% is unproductive land.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 11.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.9%. Out of the forested land, 15.1% of the total land area is heavily forested and 4.5% is covered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crans-près-Céligny
Crans (until 2021 Crans-près-Céligny French for ''Crans near Céligny'') is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. History Crans-près-Céligny is first mentioned in 1008 as ''Cranos''. Geography Crans has an area, , of . Of this area, or 56.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 14.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 26.9% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.5% is either rivers or lakes.Swiss Federal Statistical Office-Land Use Statistics 2009 data accessed 25 March 2010 Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 19.0% and transportation infrastructure made up 6.0%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 1.4%. Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
