Morges railway station (french: Gare de Morges) is a railway station in the municipality of
Morges
Morges (; la, Morgiis, plural, probably ablative, else dative; frp, Môrges) is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud and the seat of the district of Morges. It is located on Lake Geneva.
History
Morges is first mentioned in 1288 as ' ...
, in the
Swiss
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canton of
Vaud
Vaud ( ; french: (Canton de) Vaud, ; german: (Kanton) Waadt, or ), more formally the canton of Vaud, is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of ten districts and its capital city is Lausanne. Its coat of arms b ...
. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge
Lausanne–Geneva line of
Swiss Federal Railways
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and the eastern terminus of the gauge
Bière–Apples–Morges line of
Transports de la région Morges-Bière-Cossonay
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(MBC).
Layout and connections
Morges has two
island platform
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s and a
side platform
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serving five passenger tracks. The gauge trains of the
Transports de la région Morges-Bière-Cossonay
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(MBC) use track 5, on the north side of the station; the standard gauge trains of
Swiss Federal Railways
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use the other four tracks. MBC also operates bus services from the station.
Services
the following services stop at Morges:
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InterCity
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: hourly service between and .
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InterRegio: half-hourly service to Geneva Airport and hourly service to or .
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RegioExpress
RegioExpress (RE) is a fast regional train service in Switzerland, run by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS) or other railway companies (such as TILO, BLS, tpf, transN, THURBO or RhB). It is comparable to the Regional-Express in Germany, ...
: half-hourly service (hourly on weekends) between and , and hourly service from Vevey to . On weekends, hourly service to Geneva Airport.
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Regio: half-hourly service to .
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RER Vaud
RER Vaud (french: Réseau express régional vaudois) is an S-Bahn network in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is centered on Lausanne and began operating in December 2004.
History
With the December 2022 timetable change the RER Vaud network ...
/ : half-hourly service between and ; weekday rush-hour service continues from Palézieux to .
References
External links
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* {{SBB web, 1037, morges
Railway stations in the canton of Vaud
Swiss Federal Railways stations