Montreux railway station
railway station with station building in Montreux in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland
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Summary
Montreux railway station is a railway station[1]. It ranks in the top 0.93% of railway station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (229 views/month, #173 of 18,574).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Montreux[3]
- Country: Switzerland[4]
- Transport network: RER Vaud[5]
- Instance of: break-of-gauge station[6], station building[7]
- Connecting line: Simplon railway[8], Montreux–Lenk im Simmental line[9], Montreux–Glion–Rochers-de-Naye railway line[10]
- Owned by: Swiss Federal Railways[11]
- Operator: Swiss Federal Railways[12]
- Adjacent station: Clarens railway station[13], Territet railway station[14], Montreux-Collège railway station[15], Montreux-Les Planches railway station[16], Villeneuve railway station[17], Railway station[18], Aigle railway station[19]
- Station code: MX[20]
- Part of: list of cultural properties in Montreux[21]
- Commons category: Montreux railway station[22]
- Inception: 1861[23]
- Described at URL: https://api.geo.admin.ch/rest/services/ech/MapServer/ch.babs.kulturgueter/6242/extendedHtmlPopup[24]
- Number of platform tracks: 8[25]
- Connecting service: InterRegio[26], RE 33[27], Regio[28], R1[29], R2[30], IR 90[31], IR 95[32], EuroCity[33], GoldenPass Express[34]
- Heritage designation: class A Swiss cultural property of national significance[35]
- Official name: Montreux[36]
- Date of official opening: 1861[37]
- Different from: Gare de Montreux-Vieux[38]
- Elevation above sea level: 395 m[39]
- Appears in the heritage monument list: list of cultural properties in Montreux[40]
- Number of platform faces: 7[41], 9[42]
- State of use: in use[43]
- Street address: Avenue des Alpes 74, 1820 Montreux[44]
Why It Matters
Montreux railway station has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]