Gare de Cornavin
Encyclopedia
Genève-Cornavin is Geneva's
main railway station, located in the centre of the city. The immediate area surrounding it is known as Cornavin; both names can be used interchangeably to refer to each other.
The station has over 230 train arrivals and departures every day, 4 ticket counters and 6 ticket machine
s, Please note that the number of ticket counters and Ticket machines has changed after the renovations in 2011, as well as a customs office for international trains to France and beyond. There are only 8 platforms which makes it relatively small compared, for example, to Zurich's 21 platforms.
Platforms 7 and 8 have French and Swiss border controls. Long distance trains and TERs leave for France without making any stops in Switzerland.
The station connects to one Swiss main line, known as the Jura foot railway line
(Olten
- Genève-Aéroport
), which links the city with the rest of Switzerland. Many long distance trains from this line continue to and terminate at Geneva Airport railway station
, 6 minutes ride away. There is also significant traffic to France, along the Lyon-Geneva line, which for the first few km runs as a single track line alongside the double track line to the airport. Traffic to France includes long distance TGVs to Paris and Southern France, regional trains to Lyon via Bellegarde. Cornavin is also the hub of a growing RER
network, with two routes in service, Bellegarde/La Plaine to Cornavin and Coppet to Lancy - Pont-Rouge. The CEVA
plans to connect the spur leading to Lancy - Pont-Rouge to the Eaux-Vives station and thus create a line from Cornavin to Annemasse.
), newsagents, a media shop (CityDisc
), a cybercafe, kiosks, underground car park, an underground shopping arcade, toilets and showers, and luggage lockers.
services to all over Geneva city, its canton
and nearby French locales, a taxi rank, banks, cash machines, post offices, hotels, cinemas, jewellers, book shops, money exchange services, restaurants, bars, and fast food restaurants.
Adventure The Calculus Affair
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Geneva
Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
main railway station, located in the centre of the city. The immediate area surrounding it is known as Cornavin; both names can be used interchangeably to refer to each other.
The station has over 230 train arrivals and departures every day, 4 ticket counters and 6 ticket machine
Ticket machine
A ticket machine, also known as a ticket vending machine , is a vending machine that produces tickets. For instance, ticket machines dispense train tickets at railway stations and tram tickets at some tram stops and in some trams...
s, Please note that the number of ticket counters and Ticket machines has changed after the renovations in 2011, as well as a customs office for international trains to France and beyond. There are only 8 platforms which makes it relatively small compared, for example, to Zurich's 21 platforms.
Platforms 7 and 8 have French and Swiss border controls. Long distance trains and TERs leave for France without making any stops in Switzerland.
The station connects to one Swiss main line, known as the Jura foot railway line
Jura foot railway line
The Jura foot line or Jura south foot line , also called the Swiss railway line, runs from Olten along the foot of the southern Jura range through Solothurn, Grenchen, Biel/Bienne, Neuchâtel Yverdon-les-Bains and Morges to Geneva. It is one of two routes used by intercity trains between Geneva...
(Olten
Olten railway station
Olten station is a major hub railway station in the canton of Solothurn, Switzerland, at the junction of lines to Zürich, Bern, Basel, Lucerne and Biel...
- Genève-Aéroport
Geneva Airport railway station
Geneva Airport railway station is a railway station located under the terminal of the Geneva International Airport , in Grand-Saconnex, Geneva, Switzerland....
), which links the city with the rest of Switzerland. Many long distance trains from this line continue to and terminate at Geneva Airport railway station
Geneva Airport railway station
Geneva Airport railway station is a railway station located under the terminal of the Geneva International Airport , in Grand-Saconnex, Geneva, Switzerland....
, 6 minutes ride away. There is also significant traffic to France, along the Lyon-Geneva line, which for the first few km runs as a single track line alongside the double track line to the airport. Traffic to France includes long distance TGVs to Paris and Southern France, regional trains to Lyon via Bellegarde. Cornavin is also the hub of a growing RER
RER
The RER is a rapid transit system in France serving Paris and its suburbs. The RER is an integration of a modern city-centre underground rail and a pre-existing set of commuter rail lines. It has several connections with the Paris Métro within the city of Paris. Within the city, the RER...
network, with two routes in service, Bellegarde/La Plaine to Cornavin and Coppet to Lancy - Pont-Rouge. The CEVA
CEVA rail
CEVA is the name given to a project to connect the main Swiss railway line into Geneva from the rest of Switzerland to the at present isolated link out of Geneva Eaux Vives station to Annemasse Haute-Savoie,...
plans to connect the spur leading to Lancy - Pont-Rouge to the Eaux-Vives station and thus create a line from Cornavin to Annemasse.
Facilities
Amongst the facilities of the station are a police station, cash machines, cafés, bars, food stands, a bakery, a supermarket (ApertoAperto (supermarket)
Aperto is a franchise of supermarkets located in Swiss train stations. As of now, there are 16 locations. It is open every day, as opposed to most Swiss businesses, which are closed on Sundays. Typical hours are from 6 a.m...
), newsagents, a media shop (CityDisc
CityDisc
CityDisc is a music, video, video game and book franchise with 33 locations throughout Switzerland. The first locales primarily featured music; as a result, CityDisc is mostly known for its large selection of music, including rarer items such as oldies collections, local folk compilations and video...
), a cybercafe, kiosks, underground car park, an underground shopping arcade, toilets and showers, and luggage lockers.
Nearby area features
Located directly outside the station are bus and tram stops for Transports Publics GenevoisTransports Publics Genevois
Geneva Public Transport operates most of the public transportation system in Geneva Canton, Switzerland, including the city of Geneva. The agency's head office is in Grand-Lancy, Lancy....
services to all over Geneva city, its canton
Canton of Geneva
The Republic and Canton of Geneva is the French speaking westernmost canton or state of Switzerland, surrounded on almost all sides by France. As is the case in several other Swiss cantons The Republic and Canton of Geneva is the French speaking westernmost canton or state of Switzerland,...
and nearby French locales, a taxi rank, banks, cash machines, post offices, hotels, cinemas, jewellers, book shops, money exchange services, restaurants, bars, and fast food restaurants.
In Popular Culture
The station entrance and a platform was seen in the TintinTintin
Tintin, Tin-Tin or Tin Tin may refer to:* The Adventures of Tintin , the series of classic comic books created by Belgian artist Hergé...
Adventure The Calculus Affair
The Calculus Affair
The Calculus Affair is the eighteenth of The Adventures of Tintin, a series of classic comic-strip albums, written and illustrated by Belgian writer and illustrator Hergé, featuring young reporter Tintin as a hero....
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Services
External links
- Swiss Railway — trains to and from Cornavin
- Les principaux éléments historiques en relation avec CEVA