Replacement transport services
During the service interruption at Geneva station (from 7pm on Saturday, 23 November 2024 until 3pm on Sunday, 24 November 2024), a large number of replacement buses, coaches and trams will be available to help you travel. We strongly recommend that you check the online timetable or the SBB Mobile app before each journey for the most up-to-date information.
In addition, timetable changes are planned for Léman Express connections from 7.50pm on Friday, 22 November 2024 to 4.30am on Monday, 25 November 2024. SNCF TER and TGV Lyria services will be interrupted between Geneva and Bellegarde (F). Replacement bus services will also be provided for these journeys.
Longer journey times
Please allow for longer journey times. For example, it will take around 30 minutes longer to reach Geneva Airport by direct bus from Nyon. Announcements will be made on board trains and at stations.
Passenger assistance
More than 70 passenger assistants will be on hand at stations to help you and answer your questions during the service interruption. For further information, please call the SBB Contact Center on 0848 44 66 88 (CHF 0.08/min.).
Travel to Geneva Airport
Longer journey times are planned for travel to Geneva Airport. Trains will stop at Nyon and connections to the airport will be provided by direct bus. This journey will take around 30 minutes longer.
For passengers travelling to the airport from Annemasse, the Léman Express trains will stop at Lancy Pont-Rouge. Passengers can continue their journey by taking tram 15 to Geneva Cornavin station and then switching to line 5, which will have more frequent services.
Services on tpg lines 5 and 15 will be increased to guarantee connections to the airport.
SBB encourages passengers to check the online timetable or the SBB Mobile app before departure. Announcements will also be made on board trains and at stations. In addition, more than 70 passenger assistants will be on hand at stations during the service interruption. If you have any questions, the SBB Contact Center will be happy to help on 0848 44 66 88 (CHF 0.08/min.).
Impact on travel in the Geneva Cornavin station area from Friday, 22 to Monday, 25 November 2024
To manage the replacement buses around Geneva Cornavin station, Place de Cornavin will be cleared of all services except those provided by tpg, and Passage des Alpes will become one-way (downhill). The impact on mobility is as follows:
Motorised vehicles: Passage des Alpes will be closed to traffic, with the exception of buses and taxis, which will be authorised to travel downhill (Montbrillant → Cornavin). Vehicles will be diverted via Quai Wilson, Avenue de la Paix and Avenue Giuseppe-Motta. Access to the Geneva Cornavin car park from Passage des Alpes is prohibited.
Cyclists and pedestrians: all pedestrian routes will be accessible over the weekend. Cyclists will be able to cross Passage des Alpes in both directions; they must dismount when travelling uphill (Cornavin → Montbrillant).
Taxi users: the taxi pick-up area usually located in the station forecourt on Place de Cornavin will be moved to the Geneva Cornavin underground car park, level –1. This area will be specially reorganised during the weekend, with signage to help you get there.
Public transport (tpg): tpg lines 60 and 61 will stop and turn back at Place des Nations (access to Cornavin station will be available via tram line 15). All other bus services will operate as usual; lines 5 and 15 will have more frequent services, primarily to provide connections to the airport.
Changes to platform numbering
From 3pm on Sunday, 24 November, some platforms at Geneva station will be renumbered to prepare for the opening of the future underground station. The changes are as follows:
- Platform 5 will be renumbered as platform 10
- Platforms 6, 7 and 8 will be renumbered as platforms 5, 6 and 7 respectively
These changes anticipate the new numbering of the surface tracks from 1 to 7 and are designed to ease the transition to the future underground station. SBB asks passengers to pay close attention to the new station signage.