La Chaux-de-Fonds railway station
La Chaux-de-Fonds | |
|---|---|
 TRN BDe 4/4 7 arrives in La Chaux-de-Fonds, 2011. | |
| Location |
Place de la Gare 2300 La Chaux-de-Fonds La Chaux-de-Fonds, Neuchâtel Switzerland |
| Coordinates | 47°05′55″N 06°49′32″E / 47.09861°N 6.82556°ECoordinates: 47°05′55″N 06°49′32″E / 47.09861°N 6.82556°E |
| Elevation | 994 m above the sea |
| Owned by | SBB-CFF-FFS |
| Operated by |
SBB-CFF-FFS TER Franche-Comté Chemins de fer du Jura Transports Régionaux Neuchâtelois |
| Line(s) |
Morteau–La Chaux-de-Fonds La Chaux-de-Fonds–Neuchâtel La Chaux-de-Fonds–Biel/Bienne La Chaux-de-Fonds–Saignelégier La Chaux-de-Fonds–Les Ponts-de-Martel |
| Distance |
29.49 km (18.32 mi) from Neuchâtel |
| Platforms | 3 |
| History | |
| Opened | 2 July 1857 |
| Location | |
  La Chaux-de-Fonds Location within Switzerland | |
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 Saignelégier and the Transports Régionaux Neuchâtelois (TRN) 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.
Rail traffic
Long distance
A number of SBB-CFF-FFS long distance services call at La Chaux-de-Fonds.
TER Franche-Comté
The station is also served by the following TER Franche-Comté line:
- TER Besançon-Viotte → Valdahon → Morteau → Le Locle-Col des Roches → La Chaux-de-Fonds
Metre gauge
The two metre gauge lines provide services to and from Saignelégier and Les Ponts-de-Martel, respectively.
| Preceding station | SNCF | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Le Crêt-du-Locle toward Besançon-Viotte | TER Franche-Comté 10 | Terminus |
See also
References
External links
Media related to Transport in La Chaux-de-Fonds at Wikimedia Commons
- SBB-CFF-FFS - official site (English)
- TER Franche-Comté - official site (French)
- Chemins de fer du Jura - official site (French)
- Transports Régionaux Neuchâtelois - official site (French)
This article is based upon a translation of the French language version as at November 2011.