🇨🇭 Renens VD

Major

Switzerland

Renens VD, UIC 8501118, is the western interchange of the Lausanne agglomeration in the canton of Vaud, where the lines towards Geneva along the lake and towards Yverdon-les-Bains through the Jura foothills separate. The station is also the northern terminus of the m1 metro, which runs to the campuses of the University of Lausanne and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, so a large share of its traffic is made up of students and staff moving between the city and the lakeside universities. Extensive rebuilding has added a raised passenger deck spanning the tracks. Renens stands at roughly 46.54 degrees north, 6.58 degrees east, a few kilometres west of Lausanne's main station.

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Quick Facts

Country	🇨🇭 Switzerland
Type	Major
Coordinates	46.537056, 6.578926
Timezone	Europe/Zurich
Connections	776
UIC Code	8501118

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Frequently Asked Questions

Renens VD is a major suburban interchange station just west of Lausanne, served by the Lausanne Metro (M1 line) and SBB regional trains. The metro connects Renens to Lausanne-Flon in around ten minutes with frequent departures throughout the day.

Renens VD is primarily a transit hub and does not have dedicated left-luggage facilities. Travellers requiring storage should use the SBB lockers at Lausanne main station, which is just one stop away by train.

SBB S-Bahn and RegioExpress trains stop at Renens VD on the Lausanne–Geneva and Lausanne–Yverdon corridors. The Lausanne M1 metro line also originates here, providing a frequent light rail connection into central Lausanne and onward to EPFL and the university campus.

Yes — the M1 metro line from Renens VD stops directly at EPFL and UNIL-Sorge, making it one of the most convenient stations for students and visitors heading to the university campuses. The journey takes approximately five to eight minutes.

Renens VD has been redeveloped as part of a broader urban renewal project and now features a modern station building with several shops, a café, and good accessibility facilities. Bicycle hire and parking are also available at the station.

Operators

DB

National · Germany

OBB

National · Austria

SBB

National · Switzerland

SNCF

National · France

Trenitalia

National · Italy

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