Vevey railway station
railway station in Vevey in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland
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Summary
Vevey railway station is a railway station[1]. It ranks in the top 0.96% of railway station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (76 views/month, #178 of 18,574).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Vevey[3]
- Country: Switzerland[4]
- Transport network: RER Vaud[5]
- Instance of: break-of-gauge station[6]
- Connecting line: Simplon railway[7], Vevey–Les Pléiades railway line[8], Vevey–Chexbres railway line[9]
- Owned by: Swiss Federal Railways[10]
- Operator: Swiss Federal Railways[11]
- Adjacent station: St-Saphorin railway station[12], La Tour-de-Peilz railway station[13], Vevey-Funi railway station[14], Vevey Vignerons railway station[15], Cully railway station[16], Lausanne railway station[17], Montreux railway station[18], Chexbres-Village railway station[19]
- Station code: VV[20]
- Commons category: Vevey railway station[21]
- Has part(s): Station Building[22]
- Inception: 1861[23]
- Number of platform tracks: 5[24]
- Connecting service: InterRegio[25], RE 33[26], Regio[27], R3[28], R4[29], R7[30], R1[31], R2[32], IR 90[33], IR 95[34]
- Official name: Vevey[35]
- Date of official opening: 1861[36]
- Elevation above sea level: 386 m[37]
- Number of platform faces: 3[38]
- State of use: in use[39]
- Street address: Rue de la Gare 3, 1800 Vevey[40]
Why It Matters
Vevey railway station has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]