Fribourg/Freiburg railway station

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Fribourg/Freiburg
Fribourg railway station, 2013
General information
LocationAvenue de la Gare
Fribourg
Switzerland
Coordinates46°48′11.77″N 7°9′3.71″E / 46.8032694°N 7.1510306°E / 46.8032694; 7.1510306
Elevation629 m (2,064 ft)
Owned bySwiss Federal Railways
Line(s)
Platforms
Tracks5
Train operators
Connections
Construction
ParkingYes (69 spaces)
Bicycle facilitiesYes (225 spaces)
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code8504100 (FRI)
IATA codeZHF
Fare zone10 (frimobil)
History
Opened20 August 1862 (1862-08-20)
Rebuilt1872–1873, 1928
Previous namesFribourg (until 2012)
Passengers
202333'400 per weekday (BLS, RegionAlps, SBB, TPF)
Services
Preceding station SBB CFF FFS Following station
Lausanne IC 1 Bern
towards St. Gallen
Romont FR IR 15 Bern
towards Lucerne
Romont FR VosAlpes Express Terminus
Preceding station RER Fribourg Following station
Romont FR RE2 Düdingen
towards Bern
RE3 Düdingen
Terminus
Terminus S20 Givisiez
towards Neuchâtel
S21
through to S40 S30 Givisiez
through to S41 S30
Villars-sur-Glâne
towards Lausanne
S40 through to S30
S41
Preceding station Bern S-Bahn Following station
Terminus S1 Fribourg/Freiburg Poya
towards Thun
Location

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.

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.