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Sion
The station building in 2008
General information
Location	Sion Switzerland
Coordinates	46°13′39.191″N 7°21′33.109″E / 46.22755306°N 7.35919694°E / 46.22755306; 7.35919694
Elevation	490 m (1,610 ft)
Owned by	Swiss Federal Railways
Line(s)	Simplon line
Distance	92.4 km (57.4 mi) from Lausanne
Platforms	3 1 side platform 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Train operators	RegionAlps Swiss Federal Railways
Connections	CarPostal SA bus lines Theytaz Excursions bus lines Bus Sédunois bus lines
Construction
Parking	167
Bicycle facilities	344
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	8501506 (SIO)
Passengers
2023	14'900 per weekday (RegionAlps, SBB)
Services
Preceding station [REDACTED] Swiss Federal Railways Following station Montreuxtowards Genève-Cornavin EuroCity Brigtowards Milano Centrale or Venezia Santa Lucia Martignytowards Geneva Airport IR 90 Sierre/Siderstowards Brig Preceding station RegionAlps Following station Châteauneuf-Contheytowards Monthey or St-Gingolph R91 St-Léonardtowards Brig
Location

Sion railway station (French: Gare de Sion, German: Bahnhof Sitten) is a railway station in the municipality of Sion, in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is an intermediate stop on the Simplon line and is served by local and long-distance trains.

Services

As of the December 2023 timetable change, the following services stop at Sion:

• EuroCity: four trains per day between Genève-Cornavin and Milano Centrale, with one train continuing from Milano Centrale to Venezia Santa Lucia.
• InterRegio: half-hourly service between Geneva Airport and Brig.
• Regio: half-hourly service between Monthey and Brig, with every other train continuing from Monthey to St-Gingolph.

See also

• Rail transport in Switzerland

References

1. ^ Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Freiburg: EK-Verlag. 2024. p. 44. ISBN 978-3-8446-6441-6.
2. "Réseau de lignes Sion" (PDF) (in French). PostBus Switzerland. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
3. "Passagierfrequenz (2023)". Sion, Switzerland: SBB CFF FFS. 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2024 – via data.sbb.ch – SBB DATA PORTAL.
4. "Lausanne - Sion - Brig (RER Vaud, Lignes R1, R2, R3, R4)" (PDF) (in French). öv-info.ch. 7 November 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
5. "Départ: Gare de Sion" (PDF) (in French). Swiss Federal Railways. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2024.

External links

• [REDACTED] Media related to Sion railway station (Switzerland) at Wikimedia Commons
• Sion railway station (Switzerland) – SBB
• Sion railway station (Switzerland) – RegionAlps (in French)

• Railway stations in the canton of Valais
• Swiss Federal Railways stations