Echallens railway station (French: Gare d'Echallens) is a railway station in the municipality of Échallens, in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It is located on the 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) Lausanne–Bercher line of the Chemin de fer Lausanne-Échallens-Bercher (LEB). The depot for the LEB is located at the station and approximately half all trains from Lausanne-Flon terminate here.[1]
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Location | Échallens, Vaud Switzerland | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 46°38′22.24″N 6°37′57.14″E / 46.6395111°N 6.6325389°E | ||||||||||||||
Elevation | 617 m (2,024 ft) | ||||||||||||||
Owned by | Chemin de fer Lausanne-Échallens-Bercher | ||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Lausanne–Bercher line | ||||||||||||||
Distance | 15.1 km (9.4 mi) from Lausanne-Flon[1] | ||||||||||||||
Platforms | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Train operators | Chemin de fer Lausanne-Échallens-Bercher | ||||||||||||||
Connections | CarPostal SA bus lines[2] | ||||||||||||||
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Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||
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Station code | 8501173 (ECH) | ||||||||||||||
Fare zone | 50 and 51 (mobilis)[3] | ||||||||||||||
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Services
editAs of the December 2023 timetable change,[update] the following services stop at Echallens:[4][5]
- Regio: service every fifteen minutes to Lausanne-Flon and every half-hour to Bercher.
References
edit- ^ a b Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 29. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
- ^ "Réseau de lignes Echallens / Yverdon / Thierrens" (PDF) (in French). PostBus Switzerland. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Plan Mobilis". Mobilis Vaud. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ "Lausanne-Flon - Echallens - Bercher" (PDF) (in French). öv-info.ch. 27 September 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Départ: Gare d'Echallens" (PDF) (in French). Transports publics de la région lausannoise. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
External links
edit- Media related to Echallens railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Echallens railway station – SBB