Gare de Cornavin

Gare de Cornavin

La Gare de Cornavin (the station of Cornavin) is Geneva's main train station, located in the center of the city. The immediate area surrounding it is known as Cornavin; both names can be used interchangeably to refer to each other. The station has over 100 train arrivals and departures every day, not including non-stop trains and at least 6 tracks, 4 ticket counters and 6 ticket automats and a customs office for trains to France. There is only 8 platforms which makes it relatively small for the main train station. (Compared to Zurich's 21 platforms) There is also a direct link to Geneva Cointrin International Airport.

Train Station Features

* a police station (??)
* money exchanges and Automated teller machines
* restaurants
* bars
* food stands
* a bakery
* a supermarket (Aperto)
* magazine stores
* a music, movie and video game store (CityDisc)
* a cybercafe
* kiosks
* underground parking
* an underground mall with shops ranging from clothes to sexy accessories
* pay toilets and showers (McClean)
* pay storage compartments

Nearby Area Features

* a large amount of bus stops with itineraries all over Geneva city and canton and nearby French locales (Transports Publics Genevois)
* a common taxi stop
* banks
* ATMs
* post offices
* hotels ranging from no stars to five stars
* two movie theaters
* jewelers
* bookstores
* money exchanges
* restaurants
* bars
* fast food (McDonald's, Burger King, Mike Wong)

ee also

*SBB-CFF-FFS
* Geneva

External links

* [http://www.sbb.ch/en/ Swiss Railway.] Search for trains to and from Cornavin
* [http://www.alp-rail.net/fr/cevahis1.php Les principaux éléments historiques en relation avec CEVA] , French website.


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