Cheseaux railway station
Cheseaux | |||||||||||
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 The station entrance in 2011 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Vaud Switzerland | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°35′04″N 6°36′22″E / 46.5844°N 6.6060°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 607 m (1,991 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owner | Chemin de fer Lausanne-Échallens-Bercher | ||||||||||
| Line | Lausanne–Bercher line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 8.3 km (5.2 mi) from Lausanne-Flon[1] | ||||||||||
| Platforms | |||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
Train operators | Chemin de fer Lausanne-Échallens-Bercher | ||||||||||
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| Construction | |||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Station code | 8501169 (CHES) | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | 16 (mobilis)[4] | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 5 November 1873 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 20 June 2002 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 7 December 1935 | ||||||||||
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Cheseaux railway station (French: Gare de Cheseaux) is a railway station in the municipality of Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, 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).[1][5]
The station has three through tracks and a siding, with a platform face alongside each through track provided by one side platform and one island platform. The island platform is accessed by a subway, with stairs and a lift. The station building is to a contemporary design, and the subway tiling includes stylized coats of arms of the municipalities on the line.
History
Cheseaux station opened to service on 5 November 1873, as the provisional outer terminus of the first section of the LEB from Chauderon station. The line was extended to Échallens station in 1874, and Cheseaux became an intermediate station. The line through the station was electrified in 1935.[6]
Between 1997 and 2001, major roadworks were carried out to create a bypass around the village center. As part of this work, the track between Bel-Air and Cheseaux station was relocated and bridges built over the Mèbre river and the Lausanne road. The station was rebuilt, with the pedestrian level crossing in the station replaced by a subway, a new building provided, and a lift and stairs installed. The rebuilt station reopened on 20 June 2002.[7][8]
Services
As of the December 2023 timetable change, the following services stop at Cheseaux:[9][10]
- Regio: service every fifteen minutes between Lausanne-Flon and Echallens, with every other train continuing from Echallens to Bercher.
When the railway runs heritage steam services, Cheseaux is used as the southern terminus, as its track layout allows the heritage train to stand clear of regular services, and the locomotive to run around its train.[11]
Gallery
Station platforms looking towards Bercher
Plaque commemorating the station rebuild
Stylised coat of arms of Assens in the subway
References
- 1 2 Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 71. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
- ↑ "Plan de réseau schématique" (in French). Transports publics de la région lausannoise. 15 June 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ↑ "Réseau de lignes Echallens / Yverdon / Thierrens" (PDF) (in French). PostBus Switzerland. 10 December 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ↑ "Plan Mobilis". Mobilis Vaud. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ↑ "Map of route from Prilly to Assens" (Map). map.geo.admin.ch. Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- ↑ "150 ans d'histoire et de modernité" [150 years of history and modernity] (in French). Chemin de fer Lausanne-Échallens-Bercher. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
- ↑ Dehanne, Michel; Grandguillaume, Michel; Hadorn, Gérald; Jarne, Sébastien; Rochaix, Anette; Rochaix, Jean-Louis (2000). Chemins de fer privés vaudois 1873 - 2000 [Private railways of Vaud 1873 - 2000] (in French). Belmont: La Raillère (formerly BVA). p. 112. ISBN 978-2-88125-011-8.
- ↑ Rochaix, Jean-Louis; Jarne, Sébastien; Hadorn, Gérald; Grandguillaume, Michel; Dehanne, Michel; Rochaix, Anette (2009). Chemins de fer privés vaudois 2000 - 2009 [Private railways of Vaud 2000 - 2009] (in French). Belmont: La Raillère. p. 420. ISBN 978-2-88125-012-5.
- ↑ "Lausanne-Flon - Echallens - Bercher" (PDF) (in French). öv-info.ch. 27 September 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ↑ "Départ: Gare de Cheseaux" (PDF) (in French). Transports publics de la région lausannoise. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ↑ Waite, James (2010). "The Chemin de Fer Lausanne-Echallens-Bercher". internationalsteam.co.uk. Archived from the original on 23 April 2026. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
External links
Media related to Cheseaux railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Cheseaux railway station – SBB