Overall Safety mandate for the Lausanne Metro extension

Lausanne station is upgraded and modernised to become a mobility hub in the Swiss railway network. It is foreseen that from now to 2030 there will be an increase of up to 200,000 daily users because of population increase and a general increase in public transport use.

The new m3 metro line, between Lausanne railway station and Blécherette to the north, is part of the climate conscious public transport upgrade promoted by the different local authorities.

About the project

The m3 will start at the SBB railway station, serve the city centre and then head towards La Blécherette, passing Chauderon and Beaulieu, among others.

The new m3 line will connect the city centre with the new development areas in the north of Lausanne and the Tuilière stadium. The 3.6 km long line will be completely double-tracked and run underground.

With this extension and higher frequencies, the fully automatic m2 and m3 metro lines will increase transport capacity between the SBB station and the city centre. In Flon, the m2 will be connected to the m1, the LEB railway and the future Lausanne tramway. Chauderon will become a new major transfer point where BHNS (high service buses), city buses, the LEB, the future tramway and the m3 metro will operate.

More information and the latest project status can be found on the official project website www.vd.ch/métros.

Our contribution

The ESm3 consortium, led by Enotrac, is responsible for the overall safety of the Lausanne m2 and m3 metro lines development. Both lines are fully automated (UTO-GoA4) and interoperable. The project is being implemented by the Canton of Vaud in collaboration with the Lausanne regional public transport authority (“tl”) and the City of Lausanne.

Enotrac, in partnership with SETEC, is providing the following services, among others:

Definition of the methods and management of the overall safety
Coordination and verification of the safety activities of all subcontractors (civil, environmental, automation, rolling stock and track and station equipment)
Test witnessing and commissioning
Validation and preparation of the overall safety case for the operating licence issued the Federal Office of Transport.