Essert-sous-Champvent railway station
Essert-sous-Champvent | |||||||||||
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 The station in 2022 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Champvent Switzerland | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°47′42″N 6°34′48″E / 46.79500°N 6.58000°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 507 m (1,663 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Travys | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Yverdon–Ste-Croix line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 5.5 km (3.4 mi) from Yverdon-les-Bains[1] | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Train operators | Travys | ||||||||||
| Connections | travys buses[2] | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Station code | 8504293 (ESSC) | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | 46 and 121 (mobilis)[3] | ||||||||||
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Essert-sous-Champvent railway station (French: Gare de Essert-sous-Champvent) is a railway station in the municipality of Champvent, in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It is an intermediate stop and a request stop on the 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) gauge Yverdon–Ste-Croix line of Travys.[1]
History
Following the December 2024 timetable change, rail services at this station have been limited to shorten travel times along the line and ensure better connections with long-distance trains at Yverdon-les-Bains. Consequently, on weekdays between 5 am and 9 pm, trains no longer stop at this station; instead, an existing bus service frequency was increased, it operates to Yverdon-les-Bains.[4]
Services
As of the December 2024 timetable change, the following services stop at Essert-sous-Champvent:[5][6]
- Regio:
- Weekdays: hourly service in the early mornings and late evenings between Ste-Croix and Yverdon-les-Bains.
- Weekends: hourly service between Ste-Croix and Yverdon-les-Bains.
References
- ^ a b Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 29. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
- ^ "Plan des lignes" (in French). travys. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
- ^ "Plan de zones tarifaires" (PDF). Mobilis Vaud. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
- ^ "Horaire 2025: de nombreux changements dans le Nord vaudois". Travys (in French). 19 November 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
- ^ "Ste-Croix - Yverdon-les-Bains" (PDF) (in French). öv-info.ch. 16 October 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
- ^ "Départ: Essert-sous-Champvent" (PDF) (in French). Travys. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
External links
Media related to Essert-sous-Champvent railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Essert-sous-Champvent railway station – SBB