The R5 is a railway service of
RER Vaud
RER Vaud () is an S-Bahn network in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is centered on Lausanne and began operating in December 2004.
Lines
the network consists of the following lines:
* : – (– )
* : Grandson – Lausanne (– Cully) ...
that provides hourly service between and in the Swiss canton of
Vaud
Vaud ( ; , ), more formally Canton of Vaud, is one of the Cantons of Switzerland, 26 cantons forming the Switzerland, Swiss Confederation. It is composed of Subdivisions of the canton of Vaud, ten districts; its capital city is Lausanne. Its coat ...
.
Swiss Federal Railways
Swiss Federal Railways (, SBB; , CFF; , FFS) is the national railway company of Switzerland.
The company was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in Bern. It used to be a State-owned enterprise, government institution, but since 1999 it has be ...
, the national railway company of Switzerland, operates the service. The service was previously known as the S5.
Operations
The R5 operates every hour between and , using the
Lausanne–Geneva and
Lausanne–Bern lines. It makes all local stops. It is paired with the
R6, providing half-hourly service between the two cities.
History
RER Vaud introduced the S5 designation with the December 2015 timetable change, replacing the S11, which had operated between Lausanne and , just south of Grandson. The new S5 operated from Grandson via Lausanne to , on the
Lausanne–Bern line. With the December 2020 timetable change the eastern terminus was changed from Palézieux to Aigle, replacing the
S3, with limited service beyond to Bex and St-Maurice. In December 2021, SBB extended the S5 on weekdays from Aigle to Bex.
The RER Vaud lines were substantially reorganized for the December 2022 timetable change. The "new" S5 was a combination of the former
S3 and
S6, making local stops on the Simplon line between Allaman and Palézieux. On 10 December 2023, all RER Vaud lines were renamed as "R" and a number, instead of "S."
References
External links
* 2024 timetable
Allaman–Lausannean
Lausanne–Palézieux
{{RER Vaud
RER Vaud lines
Transport in the canton of Vaud