Neuchâtel railway station

Neuchâtel

The station building, 2006.
Location Place de la Gare 1
2000 Neuchâtel
Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel
Switzerland
Coordinates 46°59′48″N 06°56′09″E / 46.99667°N 6.93583°E / 46.99667; 6.93583Coordinates: 46°59′48″N 06°56′09″E / 46.99667°N 6.93583°E / 46.99667; 6.93583
Elevation 479 m above the sea
Owned by SBB-CFF-FFS
Operated by SBB-CFF-FFS
TRN
TGV Lyria
BLS
Line(s) Olten–Genève-Aéroport
La Chaux-de-Fonds–Neuchâtel
Neuchâtel–Pontarlier
Bern–Neuchâtel
Distance 75.3 km (46.8 mi)
from Zürich HB
Connections
History
Opened 1857 (1857)
Location
Neuchâtel
Location within Switzerland

Neuchâtel railway station (French: Gare de Neuchâtel) serves the municipality of Neuchâtel, the capital city of the canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland. Opened in 1857, it is owned and operated by SBB-CFF-FFS.

The station forms part of one of Switzerland's most important railway lines, the Jura foot railway (Olten–Genève-Aéroport), which is one of two routes used by intercity trains between Geneva and Zürich. It is also a junction for SBB-CFF-FFS lines from La Chaux-de-Fonds and to Pontarlier, and for the BLS line from Bern.

Location

Neuchâtel railway station is situated at Place de la Gare to the north east of the city centre, about a 15-minute walk from the central pedestrian zone. The Funambule funicular links the station to the lower part of the town, near the University.


Services

The station offers highly frequent services from/to many cities in Switzerland:

Neuchâtel lost its TGV Lyria connections to Paris Gare de Lyon. Instead, a dedicated regional service takes passengers to Frasne, where the connection with the TGV Lyria coming from Lausanne is guaranteed.

Preceding station   SNCF   Following station
toward Paris-Lyon
TGVTerminus

See also

References

    Media related to Transport in Neuchâtel at Wikimedia Commons

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