Lausanne railway station
Railway station in Lausanne, Switzerland
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Summary
Lausanne railway station is an architectural structure[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of architectural structure entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (490 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Lausanne[3]
- Country: Switzerland[4]
- Transport network: RER Vaud[5]
- Instance of: central station[6], junction station[7], station located on surface[8]
- Connecting line: Simplon railway[9], Jura Foot Line[10], Lausanne–Bern railway line[11], Lausanne–Geneva railway[12], Ligne Cossonay – Vallorbe[13]
- Architect: Alphonse Laverrière[14]
- Owned by: Swiss Federal Railways[15]
- Operator: Swiss Federal Railways[16]
- Architectural style: Art Nouveau architecture[17]
- Adjacent station: Prilly-Malley railway station[18], Lausanne-Sébeillon railway station[19], Pully railway station[20], Pully-Nord railway station[21], Railway station SBB[22], Puidoux railway station[23], Fribourg railway station[24], Palézieux railway station[25], Railway station[26], Morges railway station[27]
- Station code: LS[28]
- Part of: list of cultural properties in Lausanne[29]
- Commons category: Lausanne railway station[30]
- Located in/on physical feature: Lausanne[31]
- Interchange station: Lausanne-Gare station[32]
- Number of platform tracks: 8[33]
- Connecting service: IC 1[34], Lyria[35], EuroCity[36], InterRegio[37], RE 33[38], R4[39], R3[40], R1[41], R2[42], R9[43], IC 5[44], R8[45], IR 15[46], IR 90[47]
- Heritage designation: class A Swiss cultural property of national significance[48]
- Official name: Lausanne[49]
- Date of official opening: May 5, 1856[50]
- Different from: Gare de Lozanne[51]
- Elevation above sea level: 447 m[52]
- Number of platform faces: 5[53]
- State of use: in use[54]
- Street address: Place de la Gare[55]
Why It Matters
Lausanne railway station has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]