Morges railway station

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]

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
ParkingYes (282 spaces)
Bicycle facilitiesYes (254 spaces)
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
Gland IR 57 Yverdon-les-Bains
towards Neuchâtel
Nyon IR 15 Lausanne
towards Lucerne
IR 95 Lausanne
towards Brig
Allaman RE33 Renens VD
towards St-Maurice or Martigny
Preceding station RER Vaud Following station
St-Prex
towards Allaman
R8 Lonay-Préverenges
towards Payerne
R9 Morges-St-Jean
towards Murten/Morat
Preceding station MBC Following station
La Gottaz
towards Bière
R56 Terminus
Location
Map

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 2024 timetable change, the following services stop at Morges:[5][7][8]

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" (PDF). Mobilis Vaud. December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 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. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  6. ^ "Plans du réseau MBC" (in French). Transports de la région Morges-Bière-Cossonay. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 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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