Grenoble

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.

Grenoble ( grə-NOH-bəl, French: [ɡʁənɔbl] ; Arpitan: Grenoblo) is a city in southeastern France, at the foot of the French Alps where the river Drac joins the Isère. Located in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, Grenoble is the capital of the department of Isère and is an important European scientific centre. The city advertises itself as the "Capital of the Alps", due to its size and its proximity to the mountains. Grenoble's history goes back over 2,000 years, to a time when it was a small Gallic village. It became the capital of the Dauphiné in the 11th century.Industrial development increased the prominence of Grenoble through several periods of economic expansion over the last three centuries. This started with a booming glove industry in the 18th and 19th centuries, continued with the development of a strong hydropower industry in the late 19th to early 20th centuries, and ended with a post-World War II economic boom symbolized by the holding of the X Olympic Winter Games in 1968. The city has grown to be one of Europe's most important research, technology, and innovation centers, with each fifth inhabitant working directly in these domains.The population of the city (commune) of Grenoble was 158,180 at the 2016 census, while the population of the Grenoble metropolitan area (French: aire urbaine de Grenoble or "agglomération grenobloise") was 687,985. The residents of the city are called "Grenoblois". The many suburb communes that make up the rest of the metropolitan area include three with populations exceeding 20,000: Saint-Martin-d'Hères, Échirolles, and Fontaine.

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.