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- Rail traffic at Renens VD station is currently restricted due to damaged overhead lines. In the morning he was completely interrupted for several hours.
- The train routes from Lausanne to Geneva and towards Yverdon-les-Bains VD are affected.
- Delays, cancellations and diversions are to be expected.
- According to SBB, the restrictions are expected to last until Friday at 1 a.m.
Trains run between Lausanne and Renens and between Morges and Bussigny. Around 30 replacement buses run between them. Travel times were sometimes extended by up to two hours.
According to the latest reports from SBB, the Lausanne-Geneva connection will be restored from 10:45 a.m.: Two long-distance trains per hour in each direction will run on the entire Lausanne-Geneva route.
The SBB initially called for people to avoid traveling on the affected route. In addition to S-Bahn trains, the Inter-City trains IC5 and IC1 as well as the Interregio IR90 are also affected.
The railway disruption led to numerous traffic jams on the roads in the morning, particularly in the Lausanne catchment area. In the city of Geneva, the transport company discontinued line 9 and made the six SBB buses available.
The contact lines were damaged during maintenance work at Renens train station on Thursday night. Repair teams are on site and will repair the damage, according to the SBB.
SRF 4 News, November 9th, 2023, 6:30 a.m.; sda/flal/lehl
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