Lausanne

Introduction

The Lausanne train station can be regarded as the most beautiful large station in Switzerland. Basically, most Swiss people agree with this statement, the most important reason is based on its artistic style.

It is located in Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland, and is an important regional station. The Lausanne train station is a transit train station located at the junction of the Lausanne-Geneva railway, the Lausanne-Olten railway and the Simplon railway. The trains at the Lausanne train station are mostly operated by the Swiss Federal Railways, as well as international trains in France, Germany, Italy and Spain.

Although the Lausanne station is about to enter the main phase of the new building, it will not be completed until at least 2020. It will allow more local trains to get in and out of the station and strengthen the subway.

There are currently two passenger passages below the railway line, located on either side of the main station lobby. The passenger passage from the East Wing Hall can lead to stations 3 to 8. The difference from other passages is that the elevator can be used to go straight to the platform; the passage on the right side of the hall has stairs to enter the platform 9.

If you arrive by train from the South (on a train passing through Bern or Montreux), the lift is behind the train; if you arrive from Geneva or Paris, the lift will be in front of the train.

The entrance to the subway is located opposite the departure hall, but it can also be accessed directly through the passageway in the East Wing lobby. With this route, you don't have to board the main building to enter the subway station.

Mannheim Central

Introduction

The main station of Mannheim is a railway station in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. With the daily average of 648 trains and about 100,000 passengers, it has become the train of Stuttgart. The second largest railway hub in southwestern Germany after the terminus is also one of the 82 second-class stations of the German Railways.

Most of the trains that operate via Mannheim are operated by Deutsche Bahn and its subsidiaries, such as the German Railway Long Distance Transport or the Deutsche Bahn Regional Transport. In addition, TGV trains from Frankfurt to Paris and Frankfurt to Marseille will also stop here. It is also an important node for the public transport company Rhein Neckar Transport Group to carry out bus and rail transit.

Platform

Establishing a transfer link between the express trains in Mannheim usually means moving to the separate station where your train will arrive.

Below the platform of Hbf in Mannheim, there are escalators and stairs leading to the passenger passage. If you arrive by train and carry your luggage, you may have to walk up the stairs to reach the escalator.

There are also lifts on each platform, but they are located at the north end of the platform. Located at the rear of the train arriving from Cologne/Frankfurt, Hamburg, etc.; and the front of the train arriving from Stuttgart and Karlsruhe.

Therefore, you may have to travel the length of the entire platform to use the elevator.

Lausanne (, also US: , French: [lozan], German: [loˈzan]; Arpitan: Losena [lɔˈzəna] ; Italian: Losanna; Romansh: Losanna) is the capital city and biggest town of the canton of Vaud in Romandy, Switzerland. A municipality, it is situated on the shores of Lake Geneva (French: Le/Lac Léman). It faces the French town of Évian-les-Bains, with the Jura Mountains to its north-west. Lausanne is located 62 kilometres (38.5 miles) northeast of Geneva. The municipality Lausanne has a population of about 140,000, making it the fourth largest city in Switzerland, with the entire agglomeration area having 420,000 inhabitants (as of March 2015). The metropolitan area of Lausanne-Geneva (including Vevey-Montreux, Yverdon-les-Bains, and foreign parts) was over 1.2 million inhabitants in 2000.Lausanne is a focus of international sport, hosting the International Olympic Committee (which has recognized the city as the "Olympic Capital" since 1994), the Court of Arbitration for Sport and some 55 international sport associations. It lies in a noted wine-growing region. The city has a 28-station metro system, making it the smallest city in the world to have a rapid transit system. Lausanne will host the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics.

Mannheim (German pronunciation: [ˈmanhaɪm] ; Palatine German: Monnem or Mannem) is a city in the southwestern part of Germany, the third-largest in the German state of Baden-Württemberg after Stuttgart and Karlsruhe with a 2015 population of approximately 310,000 inhabitants. The city is at the centre of the larger densely populated Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region which has a population of 2,400,000 and is Germany's eighth-largest metropolitan region. Mannheim is located at the confluence of the Rhine and the Neckar in the northwestern corner of Baden-Württemberg. The Rhine separates Mannheim from the city of Ludwigshafen, just to the west of it in Rhineland-Palatinate, and the border of Baden-Württemberg with Hesse is just to the north. Mannheim is downstream along the Neckar from the city of Heidelberg. Mannheim is unusual among German cities in that its streets and avenues are laid out in a grid pattern, leading to its nickname "die Quadratestadt" ("The City of Squares"). The eighteenth century Mannheim Palace, former home of the Prince-elector of the Palatinate, now houses the University of Mannheim. The city is home to major corporations including Daimler, John Deere, Caterpillar, ABB, Fuchs Petrolub, IBM, Roche, Reckitt Benckiser, Unilever, Phoenix Group, Siemens, and several other well-known companies. In addition, Mannheim's SAP Arena is not only the home of the German ice hockey record champions the Adler Mannheim, but also the well-known handball team, the Rhein-Neckar Löwen. According to the Forbes magazine, Mannheim is known for its exceptional inventive power and was ranked 11th among the Top 15 of the most inventive cities worldwide. The New Economy Magazine elected Mannheim under the 20 cities that best represent the world of tomorrow emphasizing Mannheim's positive economic and innovative environment. Since 2014, Mannheim has been a member of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network and holds the title of "UNESCO City of Music". Mannheim is a Smart City; the city's electrical grid is installed with a power-line communication network.The city's tourism slogan is "Leben. Im Quadrat." (Life. Squared.). The civic symbol of Mannheim is der Wasserturm, a Romanesque water tower completed in 1886 that rises to 60 metres (200 feet) above the highest point of the art nouveau area Friedrichsplatz. Mannheim is the starting and finishing point of the Bertha Benz Memorial Route.