Murten/Morat railway station (German: Bahnhof Murten, French: Gare de Morat) is a railway station in the municipality of Murten, in the Swiss canton of Fribourg. It is located at the southern junction of the standard gauge Fribourg–Ins and Palézieux–Lyss lines of Swiss Federal Railways.[1]
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| Location | Murten Switzerland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°55′31.249″N 7°6′55.019″E / 46.92534694°N 7.11528306°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 453 m (1,486 ft) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Swiss Federal Railways | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | 74 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | 200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | 8504128 (MRT) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 50 (frimobil)[4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Previous names | Murten (until 2012) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2023 | 3'600 per weekday[5] (BLS, SBB, TPF) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Services
editAs of the December 2023 timetable change,[update] the following services stop at Murten/Morat:[6][7][8]
- Bern S-Bahn: S5: hourly service to Bern and rush-hour service to Payerne.
- RER Vaud R9: hourly service between Lausanne and Kerzers.
- RER Fribourg S20 / S21:
- Weekdays: half-hourly service between Ins and Romont FR; S20 trains continue to Neuchâtel.
- Weekends: half-hourly service between Ins and Fribourg/Freiburg; S21 trains continue to Romont FR.
References
edit- ^ a b Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 18. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
- ^ "Plan régional | Regionalnetz" (PDF) (in French and German). tpf. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "Liniennetz Bern West" (PDF) (in German). Libero. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "Plan des zones / Zonenplan" (PDF) (in French and German). frimobil. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "Passagierfrequenz (2023)". Murten/Morat, Switzerland: SBB CFF FFS. 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2024 – via data.sbb.ch – SBB DATA PORTAL.
- ^ "Neuchâtel - Ins - Murten - Fribourg/Freiburg (RER Fribourg | Freiburg, lignes S20, S21)" (PDF) (in French). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 18 September 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "Payerne - Murten/Morat - Kerzers - Bern" (PDF) (in German and French). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 21 September 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ "Abfahrt/Départ: Bahnhof/Gare de Murten/Morat" (PDF). Swiss Federal Railways (in German and French). 10 December 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
External links
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Media related to Murten/Morat railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Murten/Morat railway station – SBB
