Vernier railway station
Vernier | |||||||||||||||
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Railway platform towards La Plaine, before the overhaul | |||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||
| Location | Vernier Switzerland | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°13′14.588″N 6°5′38.011″E / 46.22071889°N 6.09389194°E | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 428 m (1,404 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Swiss Federal Railways | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Lyon–Geneva line | ||||||||||||||
| Distance | 64.8 km (40.3 mi) from Lausanne | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Train operators | Swiss Federal Railways | ||||||||||||||
| Connections | tpg : gare/Croisette, gare/Renfile | ||||||||||||||
| trolleybus lines | |||||||||||||||
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| Construction | |||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes (50 spaces) | ||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||
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| Station code | 8501007 (COI) | ||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 10 (unireso) | ||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||
| Opened | 16 March 1858 | ||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Cointrin (until 2011) | ||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 1'400 per weekday (SBB) | ||||||||||||||
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Vernier railway station (French: Gare de Vernier), formerly known as Cointrin, is a railway station in the municipality of Vernier, in the Swiss canton of Geneva. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Lyon–Geneva line of Swiss Federal Railways.