Geneva Airport railway station
Geneva Airport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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An InterCity train departing from the station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Grand-Saconnex Switzerland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°13′57.0″N 6°6′43.2″E / 46.232500°N 6.112000°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 411 m (1,348 ft) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Swiss Federal Railways | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line | Lausanne–Geneva line | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 66.2 km (41.1 mi) from Lausanne[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 (2 island platforms) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Train operators | Swiss Federal Railways | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | tpg[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Construction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Underground | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes (290 spaces) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes (180 spaces) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | 8501026 (GEAP) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IATA code | GVA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 10 (unireso)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1987 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 14'600 per weekday[4] (SBB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 60 out of 1'159 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Geneva Airport railway station (French: Gare de Genève-Aéroport) is a train station located underground next to the terminal building of Geneva International Airport (French: Aéroport international de Genève) (IATA code: GVA), in Grand-Saconnex, Geneva, Switzerland.[5] It is located at the end of the standard gauge Lausanne–Geneva line of Swiss Federal Railways.[1]
The station is 250 metres (820 ft) away from the airport terminal via a covered walkway, and very close to the Palexpo fairground.
Services
The station is a terminus station served by an average of four trains an hour. They all call at Geneva main station (Genève-Cornavin) (6/7 minutes away) and continue to Lausanne, Neuchâtel, Fribourg, Bern, Lucerne, Zurich, Winterthur, St. Gallen, and/or the Valais Alps (Sion & Brig):[6][7][8]
- InterCity
- (Hourly) to St. Gallen via Renens VD, Lausanne, Fribourg/Freiburg, Bern, Zürich HB, Zürich Airport, and Winterthur
- InterRegio
- (Hourly) to Lucerne via Nyon, Morges, Lausanne, Palézieux, Romont FR, Fribourg/Freiburg, Bern, Zofingen, and Sursee.
- (Limited service) to Neuchâtel via Nyon, Gland, Morges and Yverdon-les-Bains.
- (Hourly) to Brig via Renens VD, Lausanne, Vevey, Montreux, Aigle, St-Maurice, Martigny, Sion, Sierre/Siders and Visp
- (Hourly) to Brig via Nyon, Morges, Lausanne, Vevey, Montreux, Aigle, Martigny, Sion, Sierre/Siders, Leuk, and Visp
- RegioExpress: on weekends, hourly service to Martigny.
- Léman Express L7: some services to Annemasse via Lancy-Pont-Rouge
See also
References
- ^ a b Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 68. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
- ^ "Plan de réseau TPG" (PDF) (in French). Geneva Public Transport. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ "Plan tarifaire" (in French). unireso. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ "Passagierfrequenz (2023)". Geneva, Switzerland: SBB CFF FFS. 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2024 – via data.sbb.ch – SBB DATA PORTAL.
- ^ "Trafimage Bahnhofpläne".
- ^ "Genève-Aéroport - Genève - Nyon - Morges - Lausanne (RER Vaud, Lignes R8, R9)" (PDF) (in French). öv-info.ch. 1 November 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ^ "Départ/Departure: Gare de/Station Genève-Aéroport" (PDF) (in French and English). Swiss Federal Railways. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ "Je me déplace". Léman Express (in French). Retrieved 19 December 2025.
External links
- Media related to Genève-Aéroport railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Geneva Airport railway station – SBB
- Interactive station plan (Genève Aéroport)