The R9 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 cantons 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 ...
and
Fribourg
or is the capital of the Cantons of Switzerland, Swiss canton of Canton of Fribourg, Fribourg and district of Sarine (district), La Sarine. Located on both sides of the river Saane/Sarine, on the Swiss Plateau, it is a major economic, adminis ...
, respectively.
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 S9.
Operations
The R9 operates every hour between and , using the
Lausanne–Bern line between Lausanne and , and the
Palézieux–Lyss line between Palézieux and . The R9 runs as an express between Lausanne and Palézieux, stopping only at . The S40 and S40 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
R8 pairs with the R9 for half-hourly service to . Between Payerne and Murten/Morat, the
Bern S-Bahn S5 runs hourly to and the S52 runs limited service to Payerne.
History
RER Vaud introduced the S9 designation with the December 2015 timetable change, replacing the S21. Both routes operated between Lausanne and Payerne. The S9 was extended from Payerne to Kerzers in December 2017.
On 10 December 2023, all RER Vaud lines were renamed as "R" and a number, instead of "S". In December 2024, the R9 was cut back from to Murten/Morat and extended from Lausanne to , replacing the
R5 and
R6 on that section.
References
External links
2025 timetable
{{RER Vaud
RER Vaud lines
Transport in the canton of Fribourg
Transport in the canton of Vaud