Les Ripes railway station
Les Ripes | |||||||||||
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 The station platform in 2011 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Étagnières, Vaud Switzerland | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°35′32″N 6°36′29″E / 46.59219°N 6.60806°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 623 m (2,044 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owner | Chemin de fer Lausanne-Échallens-Bercher | ||||||||||
| Line | Lausanne–Bercher line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 9.1 km (5.7 mi) from Lausanne-Flon[1] | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Train operators | Chemin de fer Lausanne-Échallens-Bercher | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Station code | 8587727 (RIPE) | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | 16 (mobilis)[2] | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 31 May 1999 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2015 | ||||||||||
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Les Ripes railway station (French: Halte Les Ripes) is a railway station in the municipality of Étagnières, 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][3]
The station opened on 31st May 1999. As built, it had a station building and a single track and platform. In 2015, the station was rebuilt, with the construction of a dynamic passing loop and a second platform, and the relocation of the station building to the north. A nearby level crossing was replaced by a railway bridge.[4][5][6]
Services
As of the December 2023 timetable change, the following services stop at Les Ripes:[7][8]
- Regio: service every fifteen minutes between Lausanne-Flon and Echallens, with every other train continuing from Echallens to Bercher.
References
- 1 2 Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 71. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
- ↑ "Plan Mobilis". Mobilis Vaud. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ↑ "Map of route from Prilly to Assens" (Map). map.geo.admin.ch. Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
- ↑ 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. 244. ISBN 978-2-88125-011-8.
- ↑ Müller, Sylvain (2015-04-14). "Le LEB s'active pour augmenter ses cadences" [LEB is working to increase its production rates]. 24 heures (in French). Archived from the original on 18 December 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
- ↑ Müller, Sylvain (2015-08-19). "Le trafic sera rétabli sur la ligne du LEB dès lundi" [Service will be restored on the LEB line starting Monday]. 24 heures (in French). Archived from the original on 18 December 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
- ↑ "Lausanne-Flon - Echallens - Bercher" (PDF) (in French). öv-info.ch. 27 September 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ↑ "Départ: Gare de Les Ripes" (PDF) (in French). Transports publics de la région lausannoise. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
External links
Media related to Les Ripes railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Les Ripes railway station – SBB