Chêne-Bourg railway station

Chêne-Bourg
Underground double-track railway line with side platforms
The station platforms in 2020
General information
LocationChêne-Bourg
Switzerland
Coordinates46°11′47.760″N 6°11′50.399″E / 46.19660000°N 6.19733306°E / 46.19660000; 6.19733306
Elevation414 m (1,358 ft)
Owned bySwiss Federal Railways
Line(s)
Distance73.1 km (45.4 mi) from Lausanne
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Train operatorsSwiss Federal Railways
Connectionstpg : gare-Place, gare-Tour, Place Favre[1]
Tram
Tram
Tram lines and
Bus
Bus
bus lines
Construction
Parking499
Bicycle facilities92
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code8516274 (CHEB)
Fare zone10 (unireso)[2]
History
Opened15 December 2019 (2019-12-15)
Passengers
20235'700 per weekday[3] (SBB)
Services
Preceding station Swiss Federal Railways Following station
Genève-Eaux-Vives
towards St-Maurice
RE33
Annemasse
One-way operation
Preceding station Logo Léman Express - LEX Léman Express Following station
Genève-Eaux-Vives
towards Coppet
L1
Annemasse
L2
Annemasse
towards Annecy
L3
Annemasse
L4
Annemasse
Terminus
Location
Map

Chêne-Bourg railway station (French: Gare de Chêne-Bourg) is a railway station in the municipality of Chêne-Bourg, in the Swiss canton of Geneva. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge CEVA orbital railway line of Swiss Federal Railways.

History

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The original station opened on 27 May 1888, on the Annemasse-Genève-Eaux-Vives line [fr] between Genève-Eaux-Vives and Annemasse.[4] The station closed in 1987 in favor of the newly opened station at Ambilly; this was done so that customs control could be centralized at Genève-Eaux-Vives. The station building was preserved, and re-opened from 2011–2013 to handle TER services after construction on the new CEVA orbital railway line led to the closure of Genève-Eaux-Vives.[5]

As part of the CEVA project, a new underground station was built at Chêne-Bourg; the original station building was moved about 40 metres (130 ft) but remains standing. The new station opened on 15 December 2019.

Services

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As of the December 2023 timetable change, the following services stop at Chêne-Bourg:[6][7]

Notes

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  1. ^ "Plan de réseau TG" (PDF) (in French). Geneva Public Transport. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Plan tarifaire" (in French). unireso. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Passagierfrequenz (2023)". Chêne-Bourg, Switzerland: SBB CFF FFS. 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2024 – via data.sbb.ch – SBB DATA PORTAL.
  4. ^ Frommel & Arikok 2004, pp. 200–231.
  5. ^ Dethurens, Chloé (25 October 2011). "La gare de Chêne-Bourg va rouvrir". Tribune de Genève (in French). Archived from the original on 11 December 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Annemasse - Genève - Coppet (LEMAN EXPRESS, Lignes RL1, RL2, RL3, RL4)" (PDF) (in French). 12 December 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Départ: Gare de Chêne-Bourg" (PDF) (in French). Swiss Federal Railways. 17 June 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.

References

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  • Frommel, Bénédict; Arikok, Enis (2004). Les chemins de fer du Canton de Genève: étude historique, 1840-1960 (in French). Geneva: Service des monuments et sites. OCLC 604066418.
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