Vevey railway station

Vevey
The entrance to the station in 2008
General information
LocationPlace de la Gare
Vevey
Switzerland
Coordinates46°27′46.8″N 6°50′36.2″E / 46.463000°N 6.843389°E / 46.463000; 6.843389
Elevation386 m (1,266 ft)
Owned bySwiss Federal Railways
Line(s)
Distance18.4 km (11.4 mi) from Lausanne
Platforms5
Tracks6
Train operators
ConnectionsVMCA buses and trolleybuses
Construction
ParkingYes (46 spaces)
Bicycle facilitiesYes (434 spaces)
AccessiblePartly
Other information
Station code8501200 (VV)
IATA codeZKZ
Fare zone70 (mobilis)
History
Opened2 April 1861 (1861-04-02)
Passengers
202326'700 per weekday (MVR, RegionAlps, SBB)
Services
Preceding station SBB CFF FFS Following station
Lausanne IR 90 Montreux
towards Brig
IR 95
Lausanne RE33 Montreux
towards St-Maurice or Martigny
Lausanne
Terminus
RegioExpress
Limited service
La Tour-de-Peilz
towards St-Maurice
Burier
One-way operation
Palézieux VosAlpes Express Aigle
Preceding station RER Vaud Following station
Cully
towards Vallorbe
R3 La Tour-de-Peilz
towards Bex
St-Saphorin
towards Le Brassus or Vallorbe
R4
Chexbres-Village
towards Palézieux
R7 Terminus
Corseaux-Cornalles
Limited service
towards Palézieux
Preceding station Transports Montreux–Vevey–Riviera Following station
Vevey Vignerons R35 Terminus
Location

Vevey railway station (French: Gare de Vevey) is a public transport hub not far from the shore of Lake Geneva. It serves the municipality of Vevey, in the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland.

SBB-CFF-FFS passenger trains call here while operating on the lakeside section of the standard gauge Simplon railway line. The station is also the western terminus of the standard gauge Chemin de fer Vevey-Chexbres to Puidoux-Chexbres on the Olten–Lausanne railway line, and a metre gauge line from Vevey to Blonay and Les Pléiades.