Lausanne

==Transport==
{{See also|Lausanne railway station|RER Vaud|Lausanne Metro|Public transport in the Lausanne Region}}
[[File:Rame m2 lausanne.JPG|thumb|left|upright=0.9|The [[Lausanne Metro]] is a rubber tyre metro system]]
[[File:Lausanne_metro_Renens_CFF.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.9|The [[Lausanne Modern Tram|Lausanne Tram]] is completely on reserved track, single line, even underground]]
[[File:Lausanne - Public transport map.png|thumb|right|Public transport network]]

Lausanne is served by an extensive network of local, national and international public transport. National and international passenger trains of the [[Swiss Federal Railways]] depart from [[Lausanne railway station]], which is also the hub of the [[RER Vaud]] [[commuter rail]] system, and a stop on the city's [[Rapid transit|metro]]. The [[metro (rapid transit)|metro]] and local buses are operated by [[Transports publics de la région lausannoise]] (TL), with many routes run using [[trolleybus]]es. Additional commuter trains are run by the [[Lausanne–Echallens–Bercher railway]] (LEB) from [[Lausanne-Flon station]]. Ships across Lake Geneva are provided by the {{lang|fr|[[Compagnie Générale de Navigation sur le lac Léman]]}} (CGN).

Lausanne became the first city in Switzerland to have a [[rubber-tyred metro]] system, with the m2 Line which opened in October 2008. The rolling stock is a shorter version of the one used on [[Paris Métro Line 14]].<ref name="Bradt258">{{Cite book |title=Switzerland without a Car |publisher=[[Bradt Travel Guides]] |first=Anthony |last=Lambert |page=258 |isbn=978-1841624471 |date=2013 |edition=5}}</ref> Further expansion of the system is planned, as is the re-introduction of trams.<ref name="Axes forts">{{cite web |url=http://www.lausanne.ch/lausanne-en-bref/lausanne-demain/mobilite/axes-forts |title=Les Axes forts – Site officiel de la Ville de Lausanne |publisher=City of Lausanne |access-date=18 August 2014}}</ref>

Lausanne is connected to the [[A1 (Switzerland)|A1 motorway]] on its west side (Geneva – [[Zürich]] axis) and to the [[A9 (Switzerland)|A9]] on its north and east side (for transit with Italy and France); the interchange between these two motorways is on the north-west side of the city.

[[Lausanne Airport]] is located at Blécherette, and also houses a [[Boeing 737]] Simulator.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thebigboss.ch |title=JMS Boeing 737 Simulator |publisher=Thebigboss.ch |access-date=26 March 2013}}</ref> The city is also directly linked by train to the [[Geneva International Airport]], four times an hour, in 42 min.