Lyon to Geneva by TER

Every couple of hours a French Train Exprès Regional (TER) links Lyon Part Dieu with Geneva.  Change at Geneva for destinations all over Switzerland.

2nd class seats on Geneva-Lyon TER train   Geneva-Lyon TER train at Geneva

2nd class seats on Lyon-Geneva TER.  These are comfortable old mainline Corail cars, some with 8-seat compartments, most open-plan like this.  Larger photo.

 

A TER to Lyon about to leave Geneva.  It's a push-pull train:  There's an electric locomotive at one end, and a driving cab built into the coach at the other end.

2nd class on Geneva-Lyon TER train   2nd class compartments on a Geneva-Lyon TER train

2nd class - table seats

 

2nd class - 8-seat compartments.

Scenery from the train between Lyon and Geneva

Scenery between Lyon & Geneva, along the River Rhône.  The line follows the river for much of the way, mainly on the left hand side going Geneva to Lyon, right hand side Lyon to Geneva.

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Route map

Lyon to Geneva train rioute map

Click for larger map   Highlighted = Lyon-Geneva route.  Green = scenic sections of lineRed = high-speed line.

Reproduced from the excellent European Rail Map with kind permission of the European Rail Timetable people.  I recommend buying the European Rail Map for your travels and a copy of the European Rail Timetable, www.europeanrailtimetable.eu with shipping worldwide.


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