La Chaux-de-Fonds railway station
- 29.5 km (18.3 mi) from Neuchâtel
- 44.0 km (27.3 mi) from Tavannes
- BLS AG
- Chemins de fer du Jura
- SNCF
- Swiss Federal Railways
- Transports publics Neuchâtelois
| Preceding station |  Swiss Federal Railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Crêt-du-Locle towards Le Locle | RE6 | Les Hauts-Geneveys towards Neuchâtel | ||
| Terminus | RE4 | St-Imier towards Biel/Bienne | ||
| R41 | Renan BE towards Biel/Bienne | |||
| Le Crêt-du-Locle towards Le Locle | R20 | Terminus | ||
| Preceding station |  BLS | Following station | ||
| Terminus | IR 66 | Les Hauts-Geneveys towards Bern | ||
| Preceding station | TER Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | Following station | ||
| Le Crêt-du-Locle towards Besançon | TER | Terminus | ||
| Preceding station | Chemins de fer du Jura | Following station | ||
| Terminus | Regio | La Chaux-de-Fonds-Est towards Glovelier | ||
| Preceding station | Transports publics Neuchâtelois | Following station | ||
| La Chaux-de-Fonds-Grenier towards Les Ponts-de-Martel | R22 | Terminus | ||
Location | |
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La Chaux-de-Fonds railway station (French: Gare de La Chaux-de-Fonds) serves the municipality of La Chaux-de-Fonds, in the canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
Opened in 1857, the station is owned and operated by SBB-CFF-FFS. It forms the junction between three SBB-CFF-FFS standard gauge lines: from Morteau in France (via Le Locle-Col des Roches), from Neuchâtel and from Biel/Bienne.
The station also offers interchange with two metre gauge lines: the Chemins de fer du Jura (CJ) line to Glovelier and the Transports publics Neuchâtelois line to Les Ponts-de-Martel.
History
The station was opened on 2 July 1857, together with the rest of the initial, 7 km (4.3 mi) long, La-Chaux-de-Fonds–Le Lochle section of the La Chaux-de-Fonds–Neuchâtel railway. This railway was constructed by the Compagnie du Jura industriel, to link the watchmaking industry in the Watch valley of the Neuchâtel Jura with the cantonal capital of Neuchâtel.
Location
La Chaux-de-Fonds railway station is situated at Place de la Gare, right in the centre of the city.
Services
As of the December 2023 timetable change,[update] the following services stop at La Chaux-de-Fonds:[5]
- InterRegio/RegioExpress: half-hourly service to Neuchâtel and hourly service to Bern.
- RegioExpress/Regio:
- two trains per hour to Le Locle.
- two trains per hour to Biel/Bienne.
- TER: infrequent service to Morteau or Besançon-Viotte.
- Regio:
- hourly service to Glovelier.
- hourly service to Les Ponts-de-Martel.
See also
Trains portal
Architecture portal
Switzerland portal
References
- ^ Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 17. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
- ^ "Plan de réseau" (PDF) (in French). Transports publics Neuchâtelois. 15 December 2019.
- ^ "Plan de zones" (PDF). Onde Verte. December 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "Passagierfrequenz". Swiss Federal Railways. September 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "Départ: Gare de La Chaux-de-Fonds" (PDF). Swiss Federal Railways (in French). 10 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
External links
Media related to La Chaux-de-Fonds railway station at Wikimedia Commons- La Chaux-de-Fonds railway station – SBB
