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Morges railway station

Coordinates: 46°30′40.0″N 6°29′38.4″E / 46.511111°N 6.494000°E / 46.511111; 6.494000
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Morges
Two-story building with hip roof and single-story wings
The station in 2016
General information
LocationMorges
Switzerland
Coordinates46°30′40.0″N 6°29′38.4″E / 46.511111°N 6.494000°E / 46.511111; 6.494000
Elevation381 m (1,250 ft)
Owned bySwiss Federal Railways
Line(s)
Distance12.5 km (7.8 mi) from Lausanne[1]
Platforms
Tracks5
Train operators
ConnectionsBus interchange MBC
Construction
Parking282
Bicycle facilities254
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code8501037 (MOR)
Fare zone30 (mobilis)[2]
Passengers
202324'200 per weekday[3] (SBB (excluding MBC))
Services
Preceding station Swiss Federal Railways Following station
Genève-Cornavin IC 5
Yverdon-les-Bains
towards Rorschach
Nyon IR 15 Lausanne
towards Lucerne
IR 90 Lausanne
towards Brig
Allaman RE33 Renens VD
towards St-Maurice
Preceding station RER Vaud Following station
St-Prex
towards Allaman
R5 Morges-St-Jean
towards Palézieux
R6 Renens VD
towards Romont FR
Preceding station MBC Following station
La Gottaz
towards Bière
R56 Terminus
Location
Map

Morges railway station (French: Gare de Morges) is a railway station in the municipality of Morges, in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Lausanne–Geneva line of Swiss Federal Railways and the eastern terminus of the 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) gauge Bière–Apples–Morges line of Transports de la région Morges-Bière-Cossonay (MBC).[1]

Layout and connections

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Morges has two island platforms and a side platform serving five passenger tracks.[4] The 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) gauge trains of the Transports de la région Morges-Bière-Cossonay (MBC) use track No. 5, on the north side of the station; the standard gauge trains of Swiss Federal Railways use the other four tracks.[5] MBC also operates bus services from the station.[6]

Services

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As of the December 2023 timetable change, the following services stop at Morges:[5][7][8]

  • InterCity: hourly service between Geneva Airport and Rorschach.
  • InterRegio: half-hourly service to Geneva Airport and hourly service to Brig or Lucerne.
  • RegioExpress: half-hourly service (hourly on weekends) between ‹See TfM›Annemasse and Vevey, and hourly service from Vevey to St-Maurice. On weekends, hourly service to Geneva Airport.
  • Regio: half-hourly service (hourly on weekends) to Bière.
  • RER Vaud R5 / R6: half-hourly service between Allaman and Palézieux; weekday rush-hour service continues from Palézieux to Romont FR.

References

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  1. ^ a b Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Freiburg: EK-Verlag. 2024. p. 29, 41, 70. ISBN 978-3-8446-6441-6.
  2. ^ "Plan de zones tarifaires". Mobilis Vaud. December 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Passagierfrequenz (2023)". Saint-Prex, Switzerland: SBB CFF FFS. 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2024 – via data.sbb.ch – SBB DATA PORTAL.
  4. ^ "Stop: platform length (body)". data.sbb.ch. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Départ: Gare de Morges" (PDF) (in French). Swiss Federal Railways. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Plan de réseau - MBC" (in French). Transports de la région Morges-Bière-Cossonay. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Genève-Aéroport - Genève - Nyon - Morges - Lausanne (RER Vaud, Lignes R5, R6)" (PDF) (in French). öv-info.ch. 6 November 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Morges - Apples - Bière" (PDF) (in French). öv-info.ch. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
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