Ependes VD railway station

Ependes VD
Carts loaded with sugar beets in front of a freight house
The station in 2010, during the sugar beet harvest
General information
LocationÉpendes
Switzerland
Coordinates46°44′47.090″N 6°36′27.590″E / 46.74641389°N 6.60766389°E / 46.74641389; 6.60766389
Elevation439 m (1,440 ft)
Owned bySwiss Federal Railways
Line(s)Jura Foot line
Distance32.7 km (20.3 mi) from Lausanne[1]
Platforms2 (2 side platform)
Tracks2
Train operatorsSwiss Federal Railways
Construction
ParkingYes (35 spaces)
Bicycle facilitiesYes (15 spaces)
AccessibleNo
Other information
Station code8501110 (EP)
Fare zone41 (mobilis)[2]
History
Previous namesEpendes (until 2020)
Passengers
2023120 per weekday[3] (SBB)
Services
Preceding station RER Vaud Following station
Yverdon-les-Bains
towards Grandson
 R2 Chavornay
towards Cully
Location
Map

Ependes VD railway station (French: Gare d'Ependes VD) is a railway station in the municipality of Épendes, in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Jura Foot line of Swiss Federal Railways.[1]

History

Ependes railway station was inaugurated in 1855 with the opening of the Bussigny to Yverdon-les-Bains section of the Jura Foot line. The current passenger building was built in 1923 and converted in 1959. The guardhouse is the original and has been preserved more or less in its original state.[4]

Services

As of the December 2024 timetable change, the following services stop at Ependes VD:[5][6]

References

  1. ^ a b Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 29. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. ^ "Plan de zones tarifaires" (PDF). Mobilis Vaud. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Passagierfrequenz (2023)". Ependes, Switzerland: SBB CFF FFS. 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2024 – via data.sbb.ch – SBB DATA PORTAL.
  4. ^ Hans Peter Bärtschi (1983). "GD_BAU_SBB64_0088 Ependes (VD), 1983-1984 (Dossier)" (PDF). www.sbbarchiv.ch (in French and German). Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Lausanne - Yverdon-les-Bains - Neuchâtel - Biel/Bienne (RER Vaud Lignes R1, R2)" (PDF) (in French). öv-info. 4 October 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  6. ^ "Départ: Gare de Ependes VD" (PDF) (in French). Swiss Federal Railways. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.