Echallens railway station (French: Gare d'Echallens) is a railway station in the municipality of Échallens, in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It is located on the 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) Lausanne–Bercher line of the Chemin de fer Lausanne-Échallens-Bercher [fr] (LEB). The depot for the LEB is located at the station and approximately half all all trains from Lausanne-Flon terminate here.[1]
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Location | Échallens, Vaud Switzerland | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 46°38′22.24″N 6°37′57.14″E | ||||||||||
Elevation | 617 m (2,024 ft) | ||||||||||
Owned by | Chemin de fer Lausanne-Échallens-Bercher [fr] | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Lausanne–Bercher line | ||||||||||
Distance | 15.1 km (9.4 mi) from Lausanne-Flon[1] | ||||||||||
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Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
Train operators | Chemin de fer Lausanne-Échallens-Bercher [fr] | ||||||||||
Connections | tl and CarPostal Suisse bus lines[2][3] | ||||||||||
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Fare zone | 50 and 51 (mobilis)[4] | ||||||||||
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As of the December 2020 timetable change,[update] the following services stop at Echallens:[5]