Fribourg/Freiburg railway station

Fribourg/Freiburg railway station (French: Gare de Fribourg; German: Bahnhof Freiburg im Üechtland) serves the municipality of Fribourg, capital of the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. Opened in 1862, it is owned and operated by SBB-CFF-FFS.

Fribourg/Freiburg
Fribourg railway station, 2013
General information
LocationAvenue de la Gare
Fribourg
Switzerland
Coordinates46°48′11.77″N 7°9′3.71″E
Elevation629 m (2,064 ft)
Owned bySwiss Federal Railways
Line(s)
Platforms5 (2 island platforms and 1 side platform)
Tracks5
Train operators
  • BLS AG
  • Swiss Federal Railways
  • Transports publics Fribourgeois
Connections
  • TPF buses
  • TPF trolleybuses
Construction
Parking35
Bicycle facilities225
Other information
Station codeFRI
Fare zone10 (frimobil)
History
Opened20 August 1862 (1862-08-20)
Rebuilt1872–1873, 1928
Previous namesFribourg (until 2012)
Passengers
202224'400 per working day (BLS, SBB and partly TPF)
Services
Preceding station Swiss Federal Railways Following station
Lausanne IC 1 Bern
towards St. Gallen
Romont IR 15 Bern
towards Lucerne
Preceding station RER Fribourg Following station
Romont RE2 Düdingen
towards Bern
RE3 Düdingen
Terminus
Givisiez
towards Neuchâtel
S20 Terminus
S20
Weekdays only
Villars-sur-Glâne
towards Romont
Givisiez
towards Ins
S21
Givisiez
towards Yverdon-les-Bains
S30 Terminus
Preceding station Bern S-Bahn Following station
Terminus S1 Fribourg/Freiburg Poya
towards Thun
Location

The station forms part of the Lausanne–Bern railway, which is the original portion of the Olten–Lausanne railway line (French: Ligne du Plateau suisse; German: Mittellandlinie). It is also the junction for the Yverdon-les-Bains–Payerne–Fribourg railway, and the Fribourg–Ins railway.

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