Echallens railway station () is a railway station in the municipality of ÃÂchallens, in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It is located on the LausanneâÂÂBercher line of the Chemin de fer Lausanne-ÃÂchallens-Bercher (LEB).
The depot for the LEB is located at the station and approximately half all trains from Lausanne-Flon terminate here. There are two through tracks and one terminal track, each with a platform face provided by one side platform and one island platform. There are also a number of sidings within the depot.
Echallens station opened to service on 2 June 1864, as the outer terminus of the Lausanne-ÃÂchallens line from Chauderon station. As originally built, the line followed the road from Assens station, reaching Echallens station from the east.
On 24 November 1889, the extension from ÃÂchallens to Bercher opened. This was built by a separate company, the Compagnie du Central Vaudois, although operations were managed by the LE company. Like the LE itself, the new line entered ÃÂchallens station from the east, requiring any through trains to reverse direction in what was still a terminal station.
In 1908, the line from Assens was diverted so as to enter Echallens station from the west, converting it into a through station and obviating the need to for trains to reverse. In 1913, the LE and the Central Vaudois were merged to create the LEB. The line through the station was electrified in 1935.
the following services stop at Echallens: