Genève-Cornavin railway station

The facilities at the station include a police station, a pharmacy, several supermarkets, coffee shops, bakeries, food stands, clothing shops and multiple other establishments. == Nearby area features ==

Located directly outside the station are bus and tram stops for Transports Publics Genevois services to all over Geneva city, its canton and nearby French locales, a taxi rank, banks, cash machines, post offices, hotels, cinemas, jewellers, book shops, money exchange services, restaurants, bars, and fast food restaurants. ==In popular culture==

The station entrance and a platform is seen in The Adventures of Tintin comic The Calculus Affair (1956). ==Planned extension of the railway station==

The Swiss Federal Railways announced they would extend the railway station by constructing two new railway tracks. The station needs extending due to the planned increase in traffic over the coming years. The initial project cost 800 million Swiss francs and involved the demolition of 350 dwellings next to the station. A second project supported by residents of the neighborhood plans to build the two new tracks under the station with a total cost around 1.7 billion Swiss francs. The Swiss Federal Rail plans for the new extension to be completed by 2025. In April 2013, an initiative was launched to claim the extension under the station by the "Collectif 500", a neighborhood association. ==Services==

the following services stop at Geneva: • TGV Lyria: • service every two hours to Paris-Lyon. • three trains per day to . • one daily round-trip between and Lausanne in the summer. • EuroCity: four trains per day to , with one train continuing from Milano Centrale to . • InterCity: hourly service between and via Zürich Hauptbahnhof. • InterRegio: • half-hourly service between Geneva Airport and . • hourly service between Geneva Airport and . • limited service between Geneva Airport and . • TER: service to , , , and . • RegioExpress: half-hourly service (hourly on weekends) between and , and hourly service from St-Maurice to . On weekends, hourly service to Geneva Airport. • Léman Express: • / / / : service every fifteen minutes between and Annemasse; from Annemasse every hour to , half-hourly or hourly service or service every two hours to and every two hours to . • : half-hourly service to . • : rush-hour service to Bellegarde. == PRODES EA 2035 ==

As part of the strategic development program for rail infrastructure (PRODES), the Confederation and SBB are focusing on customer orientation and economical management of resources. By 2040, nearly two million people will travel by rail every day, 50% more than today. In rail freight, the Confederation also expects traffic to increase by around 45%. The Swiss rail network will have to continue to meet customer needs: interesting connections, punctual trains, affordable tickets. SBB is committed to the sustainable development of public transport and takes on this responsibility vis-à-vis Switzerland. Predicted Services The following services will stop from 2035 at Geneva: • TGV Lyria: • Service every two hours to Paris-Lyon. • Three trains per day starting at Lausanne. • One daily round-trip to Marseille-Saint-Charles in the summer. • EuroCity: Eight trains per day to Milano Centrale, with two trains continuing from Milano Centrale to Venezia Santa Lucia. • InterCity: • IC1: Hourly service between Geneva Airport and Romanshorn • IC11 (Sister Line): Hourly Service between Geneva Airport and Lucerne • IC5: Half-hourly service between Geneva Airport and St. Gallen, with every other train continuing to St. Margrethen. • IC51 (Sister Line): Hourly service between Geneva Airport and Basel SBB • IC9: Half-hourly service between Geneva Airport and Brig • InterRegio: • IR18: Hourly service between Annemasse and Bern • IR95: Half-Hourly between Geneva Airport and St-Maurice • IR98: Hourly service between Annemasse and Aigle • TER: Service to , , , and . • Léman Express: • ///: service every fifteen minutes between and Annemasse; from Annemasse every hour to , and every two hours to and . • : service to . • : service to Bellegarde. ==Gallery==

File:2014-GareCornavin-NouveauHall3.jpg|Inside File:Geneva Cornavin 2.JPG|Tracks 6 and 7 File:Lex-rabe-522-geneve-voie1.jpg|Regional train File:Genève Cornavin 2023 2.jpg|Long-distance trains File:TGV Lyria No. 4721 at Geneva Central Station (2026).jpg|TGV Lyria to Paris ==See also==