The R8 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 S8.
Operations
The R8 operates every hour between and , using the
Lausanne–Geneva line between Allaman and , the
Lausanne–Bern line between Lausanne and , and the
Palézieux–Lyss line between Palézieux and Payerne. The R8 runs as an express between Lausanne and Palézieux, stopping only at . The S40 and S41 make local stops, combining with the R8, R9 and the
InterRegio
The InterRegio, often shortened to IR, is a train categories in Europe, train category for mainly domestic train services in use in some European countries, with Swiss Federal Railways operating the most dense network. InterRegio trains are semi ...
15 for service roughly every 15 fifteen minutes. North of Palézieux, the
R9 pairs with the R8 for half-hourly service to .
History
SBB introduced the S8 in December 2017. It operated on weekdays only. With the December 2021 timetable change, the S8 began operating on Saturdays as well. On 10 December 2023, it began operating on Sundays as well. In addition, all RER Vaud lines were renamed as "R" and a number, instead of "S". In December 2024, the R8 was extended to , replacing the
R5 and
R6 on the Allaman–Lausanne section.
References
External links
2025 timetable
{{RER Vaud
RER Vaud lines
Transport in the canton of Vaud