Genève-Cornavin railway station
railway station in Switzerland
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Summary
Genève-Cornavin railway station is a junction station[1]. It draws 978 Wikipedia views per month (junction station category, ranking #4 of 21).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Geneva[3], Canton of Geneva[4]
- Country: Switzerland[5]
- Transport network: Léman Express[6], TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes[7]
- Instance of: border train station[8], railway station[9]
- Connecting line: Lausanne–Geneva railway[10], Ligne de Genève à La Plaine[11], railway extension Geneva-Annemasse[12], Lyon–Geneva railway[13]
- Architect: Julien Flegenheimer[14]
- Owned by: Swiss Federal Railways[15]
- Operator: Swiss Federal Railways[16]
- Architectural style: Neoclassicalism[17]
- Adjacent station: Vernier railway station[18], Lancy-Pont-Rouge railway station[19], Geneva Airport railway station[20], Genève-Sécheron railway station[21], Railway station SBB[22], Nyon railway station[23], Coppet railway station[24]
- Postal code: 1201[25]
- Station code: GE[26]
- Part of: list of cultural properties in Geneva[27]
- Commons category: Genève Cornavin railway station[28]
- Inception: 1858[29]
- Significant event: conflagration[30]
- Interchange station: Gare Cornavin[31]
- Official website: https://www.sbb.ch/en/station-services/at-the-station/railway-stations/geneva-station.html[32]
- Number of platform tracks: 8[33]
- Connecting service: Lyria[34], IC 1[35], EuroCity[36], RE 33[37], Léman Express Line 6[38], Léman Express Line 5[39], Léman Express Line 1[40], Léman Express Line 2[41], Léman Express Line 3[42], Léman Express Line 4[43], Q120094795[44], IR 15[45], IR 90[46], IR 95[47]
- Heritage designation: class B Swiss cultural property of regional significance[48]
- Official name: Genève[49]
- Date of official opening: January 1, 1858[50]
- Elevation above sea level: 392 m[51]
- Open days: Saturday and Sunday[52], Monday to Friday[53]
Why It Matters
Genève-Cornavin railway station has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]