Lausanne – Geneva railway line

Lausanne – Lancy / Geneva Airport
Timetable field :	150
Route length:	70 km
Gauge :	1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Power system :	15 kV 16.67 Hz  ~
Dual track :	Yes
Legend from Bern and Brig S 1 S 2 S 3 S 4 S 21 Lausanne metro 0.0 Lausanne end point S 11 S 21 m2 Lausanne light rail 1.6 Lausanne-Sébeillon (freight yard) Prilly - Malley opened in 2011 4.5 Renens VD m1 Lausanne light rail to Olten and to Vallorbe S 1 S 2 S 11 7.4 from Olten and Vallorbe 8.4 Denges - Echandens Lausanne-Triage ( marshalling yard ) 10.1 Lonay - Préverenges 11.2 Morges St-Jean 12.5 Morges MBC to Bière / L'Isle-Mont-la-Ville 14.7 Tolochenaz not served since 2011 16.9 St-Prex 19.4 Etoy by Gimel 21.4 Allaman end point S 3 S 4 24.4 Perroy 26.7 role Transition to the Rolle – Gimel overland tram 33.8 Gland after Begnins 37.0 Prangins 38.5 Nyon to La Cure after Crassier 41.9 Crans-près-Celigny 43.5 Celigny 44.8 Founex 47.0 Coppet Division of the tracks for long-distance and regional traffic 48.2 Tannay 49.5 bad 51.1 Pont-Céard 52.0 Versoix 53.8 Creux-de-Genthod 54.8 Genthod -Bellevue 55.8 Les Tuileries 56.6 Chambésy Genève-Sécheron 60.3 Geneva St-Jean opencast tunnel (843m) to Annemasse Saut-de-Mouton tunnel (1729 m) from Annemasse 64.0 to La Plaine – Bellegarde – Lyon ICC tunnel (338 m) 66.2 Genève-Aéroport

Renens station with the Sud-Est TGV , on the right the Lausanne light rail stub track

The Lausanne – Geneva railway line is a double-track main line in Switzerland . It has an important role in passenger transport and is the most traveled railway line in French-speaking Switzerland . It serves as a feeder from Geneva to the Simplon line and the line to Bern-Zurich .

history

opening

The beginnings of the railway line go back to 1855 when the Compagnie de l'Ouest Suisse opened the Morges - Renens section as part of the opening of the Jura foot line. In 1856 the extension to Lausanne was completed.

In March 1858, the Chemin de fer Lyon-Genève (LG) opened the line between the two cities and opened the section between Geneva-Cornavin and the La Châtelaine service station . A month later, the OS started its extension to Versoix in two stages. The gap was closed in June of the same year when the Chemin de fer Genève – Versoix (GV) linked the two cities.

In 1949, the section between Geneva and the La Praille industrial area was opened as the start of the long-awaited connection between Geneva's Cornavin main train station and the Geneva-Eaux Vives SNCF terminal station. The link will go into operation in 2019 under the project name CEVA . The route was reserved for freight traffic until 2002, before the Lancy- Pont Rouge station was opened and passenger traffic was now also handled. The stop played an important role during the European Football Championship 2008 , as the Stade de Genève is in the immediate vicinity.

In 1971 the Lausanne marshalling yard was put into operation, which is located directly on the line near Denges - Echandens .

In 1987 Geneva Airport was connected with a branch line from the La Châtelaine service station on the route to Lyon . The line to Genève-Aéroport station was operated with 15 kV AC voltage from the start and has been expanded to double-track since the start of operations. It is reserved for long-distance traffic.

In 2011, the Malley-Prilly stop was opened between Rennes and Lausanne as part of an expansion plan for the Réseau Express Vaudois . At the same time, however, the operation of the Tolochenaz stop was canceled.

Expansion and electrification

As early as 1868, the Morges – Allaman and Gland – Geneva sections were expanded to double track. The Allaman – Gland and Renens – Lausanne sections followed in 1872, before the last remaining section, Morges – Renens, also became double-tracked in 1879.

The hour of electrification struck in 1925 when the line was electrified with the SBB single-phase alternating voltage 15 kV 16.67 Hz. The branch line to Lancy followed in 1951. The Geneva – La Châtelaine section was electrified with the SNCF direct voltage of 1500 volts and only received alternating voltage after the opening of the Geneva airport railway in 1987.

In the course of the Bahn 2000 , after four years of construction and twelve years of planning, a third track was put into operation between Coppet and Geneva, on which regional traffic has been handled since then. Long-distance and freight traffic continue to use the previous double lane. The stations between Coppet and Geneva were reduced to single-track stops - the platforms on the old line were demolished.

Accidents

On September 15, 1959, a fallen train safety magnet of an RBe 4/4 at a level crossing near Gland caused the derailment of a city express train from St. Gallen to Geneva at 125 km / h . Fortunately, only one person was injured.

On August 29, 1973, twelve wagons of a freight train that transported aluminum to Chippis derailed in the Saint-Prex station . There was a collision with a Lausanne – Geneva passenger train standing in the station. Seven passengers were injured.

business

The route is of great importance for passenger traffic; it connects Geneva to the rest of the SBB rail network.

Long-distance transport

InterCity trains run the full route to Bern - Zurich HB - St. Gallen , as well as InterRegio trains from Geneva Airport to Lucerne and Brig . From Geneva to Lausanne, the EuroCity trains with ETR 610 to Milan - Venice and the RegioExpress trains Geneva-Cornavin-Lausanne run over the route. In addition, the Geneva Airport – Morges section is used by ICN tilting trains via the Jura foot line to Basel SBB and St. Gallen.

In addition, the Lausanne – Renens section is used for long-distance traffic to Paris and via the Jura foot line.

Regional traffic

Regional traffic in the greater Lausanne area is handled by the RéseauExpressVaudois . The S3 runs between Allaman and Lausanne, which is reinforced with the S4 from Morges. The S1, S2 and S11 lines also use the section between Renens and Lausanne.

In the greater Geneva area, regional trains operate on the Coppet –Lancy – Pont Rouge route, which run on a separate track between Coppet and Geneva.

Regional traffic between Allaman and Coppet was discontinued, with the exception of Rolle , Gland and Nyon stations, all train stations were closed. The remaining stations are served by InterRegio and RegioExpress trains.

future

The SBB is expecting a passenger increase of 120% for the route by 2030, so that various measures are planned as part of the Léman 2030 project . According to a framework agreement between the Federal Office of Transport , the Cantonal Governments of the Canton of Vaud and Geneva and the SBB, they are to be completed in three stages.

• Phase 1 Lausanne: Four-track expansion between Renens and Lausanne as well as platform extensions in the Lausanne train station
• Phase 1 Geneva: Construction of crossings on the regional Coppet - Geneva rail at the Mies and Chambesy stations , as well as three-track expansion of the Coppet - Nyon line for freight traffic
• Phase 2: Third track between Allaman and Renens and separation of regional, long-distance and freight traffic
• Phase 3: Four-track expansion in the Geneva and Lausanne agglomerations as well as expansion of the Geneva airport train station

An S-Bahn station called Prilly - Malley has been opened between Renens and Lausanne , which is to provide a connection to the planned m3 line of the Métro Lausanne .

Individual evidence

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4. ↑ Train de Saint-Gall déraille près de Gland. (Le Temps - archives historiques) (No longer available online.) Journal de Genève, Genève, September 16, 1959, p. 2 , archived from the original on December 2, 2013 ; Retrieved November 16, 2013 (French). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
5. ^ La cause du déraillement de Gland est décelée. (Le Temps - archives historiques) (No longer available online.) Journal de Genève, Genève, September 18, 1959, p. 2 , archived from the original on December 2, 2013 ; Retrieved November 16, 2013 (French). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
6. ↑ Douze wagon déraillent et tamponnent un omnibus. (Le Temps - archives historiques) (No longer available online.) Gazette de Lausanne, Lausanne, August 31, 1973, p. 9 , archived from the original on December 2, 2013 ; Retrieved November 15, 2013 (French). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
7. ↑ [4] Framework agreement on the future of the Lausanne – Genève-Aéroport railway connection (PDF)
8. ↑ SBB: Lémon 2030
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