Palézieux railway station serves the municipality

Municipalities of Switzerland

Communes , also known as municipalities, are the smallest government division in Switzerland, numbering 2,596 . While many have a population of a few hundred citizens, the largest cities such as Zürich or Geneva also have the legal status of municipalities...

 of Palézieux

Palézieux

Palézieux is a municipality in the district of Lavaux-Oron in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.-History:Palézieux is first mentioned in 1134 as de Palaisol....

, in the canton

Cantons of Switzerland

The 26 cantons of Switzerland are the member states of the federal state of Switzerland. Each canton was a fully sovereign state with its own borders, army and currency from the Treaty of Westphalia until the establishment of the Swiss federal state in 1848...

 of Vaud

Vaud

Vaud is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland and is located in Romandy, the French-speaking southwestern part of the country. The capital is Lausanne. The name of the Canton in Switzerland's other languages are Vaud in Italian , Waadt in German , and Vad in Romansh.-History:Along the lakes,...

, Switzerland

Switzerland

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There are two railway stations in the municipality, at Palézieux-Village and Palézieux-Gare. Palézieux-Village station is on Swiss Federal Railways' Broye valley line (from Payerne) which then connects with their Olten-Lausanne mainline, at a junction just to the north of Palézieux-Gare. The station at Palézieux-Gare (which is called simply Palézieux) is 20.6 kilometres (12.8 mi) northeast of Lausanne station (by rail) and is also the terminus of the metre gauge

Metre gauge

Metre gauge refers to narrow gauge railways and tramways with a track gauge of . In some African, American and Asian countries it is the main gauge. In Europe it has been used for local railways in France, Germany, and Belgium, most of which were closed down in mid 20th century. Only in Switzerland...

 Transports publics Fribourgeois

Transports publics Fribourgeois

The Transports Publics Fribourgeois is a renaming of the former Chemins de fer Fribourgeois Gruyère-Fribourg-Morat when the municipal Transport en commun de Fribourg was absorbed in 2000.- The Railways :...

(TPF) railway line to the Gruyère. It is possible to travel by train between the two stations in the municipality.

The station has two parts, one for the national railways (SBB-CFF-FFS) and the other for a local metre gauge line; it is the only station on the Transports publics Fribourgeois network which is in the canton of Vaud.

There are three through-platforms on the standard gauge

Standard gauge

The standard gauge is a widely-used track gauge . Approximately 60% of the world's existing railway lines are built to this gauge...

 SBB-CFF-FFS mainline, with further platforms at the adjacent metre gauge railway terminus. The station is staffed by SBB-CFF-FFS (ticket sales, etc) Monday to Friday. There are 179 car parking spaces.

IR

On the Olten-Lausanne mainline, InterRegio (IR) trains call at Palézieux, whilst InterCity (IC) trains do not (they pass through, not stopping between Lausanne and Fribourg). This provides the station with regular, direct passenger trains from this station to Geneva

Geneva

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, Geneva Airport, Lausanne

Lausanne

Lausanne is a city in Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland, and is the capital of the canton of Vaud. The seat of the district of Lausanne, the city is situated on the shores of Lake Geneva . It faces the French town of Évian-les-Bains, with the Jura mountains to its north-west...

, Romont

Romont

Romont may refer to:*Romont, Fribourg, Switzerland*Romont, Berne, Switzerland...

, Fribourg

Fribourg

Fribourg is the capital of the Swiss canton of Fribourg and the district of Sarine. It is located on both sides of the river Saane/Sarine, on the Swiss plateau, and is an important economic, administrative and educational center on the cultural border between German and French Switzerland...

, Bern, and Luzern.

R

There are few trains that call at the stations between Romont and Palézieux (including Oron

Oron-la-Ville

Oron-la-Ville is a municipality in the district of Lavaux-Oron in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.-History:Oron-la-Ville is first mentioned about 280 as Uromago. In 1018 it was mentioned as Auronum.-Geography:...

) because of the busy mainline nature of the railway. Monday-Friday there are some (Regio) passenger services provided in the early morning and in the evening.

RER/RE

Services S2, S4 and S21 are all part of the Réseau Express Vaudois

Léman RER

The Léman RER , referred to as S-Bahn Léman in German-speaking areas, is a planned commuter rail network for the cities of Lausanne and Geneva in west Switzerland.- Réseau Express Vaudois :...

 network. All call at Puidoux

Puidoux

Puidoux is a municipality in Switzerland in the canton of Vaud, located in the district of Lavaux-Oron.-History:Puidoux is first mentioned in 1134 as Puidos. It was part of Saint-Saphorin until 1810 when it became an independent municipality....

-Chexbres

Chexbres

Chexbres is a municipality in the Swiss canton Vaud, located in the district of Lavaux. Chexbres is a wine-growing village and enjoys a good selection of local vintages...

 between Palézieux and Lausanne, and S2 and S4 call at all minor stops south of Palézieux.
An hourly S-Bahn

S-Bahn

S-Bahn refers to an often combined city center and suburban railway system metro in Austria, Germany, Switzerland and Denmark...

/RER type service runs between Lausanne and Payerne

Payerne

Payerne is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It was the seat of the district of Payerne, and is now part of the district of Broye-Vully....

 — service S21 — which calls at both Palézieux and Palézieux-Village stations. There are additional RegioExpress (RE) trains — two in the morning and two in the evening — on this route, to cater for peak-time demand in and out of Lausanne; these do not call at Palézieux-Village, but do call at Palézieux.
Two further hourly S-Bahn/RER services (S2 and S4) run between Palézieux and Lausanne (and onwards to Vallorbe

Vallorbe

Vallorbe is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.-History:Vallorbe is first mentioned in 1139 as de valle urbanensi. In 1148 it was mentioned as de valle urbe.-Geography:...

 and Morges

Morges

Morges is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Morges and is also the seat of the district.-History:...

 respectively), calling at many minor stations.

Transports publics Fribourgeois

There are also hourly, direct services provided by TPF (on their metre gauge line) to Châtel-Saint-Denis

Châtel-Saint-Denis

Châtel-Saint-Denis is a municipality and district capital of the district of Veveyse in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland.The bog and Lac de Lussy are a nature preserve.-External links:* /...

, Bulle

Bulle

Bulle is a municipality in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. In January 2006 Bulle incorporated the formerly independent municipality of La Tour-de-Trême.-History:...

, Gruyères

Gruyères

Gruyères is a town in the district of Gruyère in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. Its German name is Greyerz.The medieval town is an important tourist location in the upper valley of the Saane river, and gives its name to the well-known cheese. In this town, a trackless train is the only...

 and Montbovon.