Givisiez railway station

Givisiez railway station (French: Gare de Givisiez) is a railway station in the municipality of Givisiez, in the Swiss canton of Fribourg. It is located at the junction of the standard gauge Fribourg–Ins line of Transports publics Fribourgeois and the Fribourg–Yverdon line of Swiss Federal Railways.[1]

Givisiez
General information
LocationGivisiez
Switzerland
Coordinates46°49′0.32128″N 7°7′47.86172″E / 46.8167559111°N 7.1299615889°E / 46.8167559111; 7.1299615889
Elevation615 m (2,018 ft)
Owned byTransports publics fribourgeois
Line(s)
Distance
[1]
Platforms2 (1 island platform)
Tracks2
Train operators
ConnectionsTransports publics Fribourgeois buses[2]
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code8504181 (GIV)
Fare zone10 (frimobil [de])[3]
History
Opened15 December 2019 (2019-12-15)
Passengers
20231'000 per weekday [4] (BLS, TPF)
Services
Preceding station RER Fribourg Following station
Belfaux-Village
towards Neuchâtel
S20 Fribourg/Freiburg
towards Romont FR
Belfaux-Village
towards Ins
S21
Belfaux CFF S30 Fribourg/Freiburg
Terminus
Location
Map

The current facility opened on 15 December 2019, replacing a platform to the west. The new station has additional track capacity and a longer platform permitting additional service.[5][6]

Services

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As of the December 2023 timetable change, the following services stop at Givisiez:[7][8][9]

References

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  1. ^ a b Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 30. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. ^ "Plan régional | Regionalnetz" (PDF) (in French and German). tpf. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Plan des zones / Zonenplan" (PDF) (in French and German). frimobil. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Passagierfrequenz (2023)". Givisiez, Switzerland: SBB CFF FFS. 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2024 – via data.sbb.ch – SBB DATA PORTAL.
  5. ^ "Dreimal mehr Züge halten in Givisiez". Freiburger Nachrichten (in German). 3 December 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Modernisierung Bahnhof Givisiez". Emch+Berger Gruppe. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Neuchâtel - Ins - Murten - Fribourg/Freiburg (RER Fribourg | Freiburg, lignes S20, S21)" (PDF) (in French). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 18 September 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Yverdon-les-Bains - Payerne - Fribourg/Freiburg" (PDF) (in French). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 27 September 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Départ: Gare de Givisiez" (PDF). Swiss Federal Railways (in French). 10 December 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
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