Genève-Champel railway station
Genève-Champel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 A Léman Express train at the station in 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Geneva Switzerland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°11′31.895″N 6°9′12.596″E / 46.19219306°N 6.15349889°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 389 m (1,276 ft) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Swiss Federal Railways | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | CEVA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 68.9 km (42.8 mi) from Lausanne[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Train operators | Swiss Federal Railways | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | tpg : gare, gare/Hôpital, gare/Peschier[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Bicycle facilities | 38 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | 8516272 (CHHO) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 10 (unireso)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 15 December 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 6'400 per weekday[4] (SBB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Genève-Champel railway station (French: Gare de Genève-Champel) is a railway station in the municipality of Geneva, in the Swiss canton of Geneva. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge CEVA orbital railway line of Swiss Federal Railways.[1] The station opened in December 2019 as part of the launch of the new Léman Express network.[5] During the planning and development process the station was known as Champel-Hôpital.[6]
Services
[edit]As of the December 2023 timetable change,[update] the following services stop at Genève-Champel:[7][8]
- RegioExpress: half-hourly service (hourly on weekends) between ‹See TfM›Annemasse and Vevey, and hourly service from Vevey to St-Maurice (only on weekdays).
- Léman Express L1 / L2 / L3 / L4: service every fifteen minutes between Coppet and Annemasse; from Annemasse every hour to ‹See TfM›Annecy, half-hourly or hourly service or service every two hours to ‹See TfM›Évian-les-Bains and every two hours to ‹See TfM›Saint-Gervais-les-Bains-Le Fayet.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Freiburg: EK-Verlag. 2024. pp. 52, 68. ISBN 978-3-8446-6441-6.
- ^ "Plan de réseau TG" (PDF) (in French). Geneva Public Transport. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ "Plan tarifaire" (in French). unireso. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ "Passagierfrequenz (2023)". Geneva, Switzerland: SBB CFF FFS. 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2024 – via data.sbb.ch – SBB DATA PORTAL.
- ^ Lecomte, Christian (15 December 2019). "Le Léman Express, marche ou grève". Le Temps (in French). ISSN 1423-3967. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ^ Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 68. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
- ^ "Annemasse - Genève - Coppet (LEMAN EXPRESS, Lignes RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4)" (PDF) (in French). 12 December 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ "Départ: Gare de Genève-Champel" (PDF) (in French). Swiss Federal Railways. 17 June 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
External links
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Media related to Genève-Champel railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Genève-Champel railway station – SBB
