Vevey railway station
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Vevey
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The entrance to the station.
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| Location | Place de la Gare 1800 Vevey Vevey, Vaud Switzerland |
| Coordinates | 46°27′46″N 06°50′36″E / 46.46278°N 6.84333°ECoordinates: 46°27′46″N 06°50′36″E / 46.46278°N 6.84333°E |
| Elevation | 383 m (1,257 ft) |
| Operated by |
SBB-CFF-FFS Transports Montreux–Vevey–Riviera |
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Lausanne–Domodossola Vevey–Puidoux-Chexbres Vevey–Les Pléiades |
| Platforms | 5 |
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| Opened | 2 April 1861 |
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 Vevey
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Vevey railway station (French: Gare de Vevey) is a public transport hub not far from the shore of Lake Geneva. It serves the municipality of Vevey, in the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland.
SBB-CFF-FFS passenger trains call here while operating on the lakeside section of the standard gauge Simplon railway line.
The station is also the western terminus of the standard gauge Chemin de fer Vevey-Chexbres to Puidoux-Chexbres on the Olten–Lausanne railway line, and a metre gauge line from Vevey to Blonay and Les Pléiades.
Vevey station was opened on 2 April 1861, when the then Jura–Simplon Railway (JS) opened the Lausanne–Villeneuve section of its standard gauge Simplon railway line to Sion. This line is now owned and operated by SBB-CFF-FFS.
In 1902, operations began on the present day Transports Montreux–Vevey–Riviera metre gauge line to Blonay and Les Pléiades. In 1904, the line to Châtel-Saint-Denis, also metre gauge, became available for traffic. In the same year, the standard gauge Chemin de fer Vevey–Chexbres (VCh) line was opened to link Vevey with Puidoux-Chexbres.
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