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Railway station in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland

La Chaux-de-Fonds
Broad stone-faced building with three two-story curved windowsThe station building in 2018
General information
LocationPlace de la Gare
La Chaux-de-Fonds
Switzerland
Coordinates47°5′55.0″N 6°49′33.6″E / 47.098611°N 6.826000°E / 47.098611; 6.826000
Elevation994 m (3,261 ft)
Owned bySwiss Federal Railways
Line(s)
Distance
Platforms6 (3 island platforms)
Tracks6
Train operators
ConnectionsTransports publics Neuchâtelois buses
Construction
ParkingYes (46 spaces)
Bicycle facilitiesYes (46 spaces)
AccessiblePartly
ArchitectJean Béguin, Louis-Ernest Prince (1903)
Other information
Station code8504314 (CF)
Fare zone20 (Onde Verte [fr])
History
Opened2 July 1857 (1857-07-02)
Passengers
202311'500 per weekday (BLS, SBB (excludes CJ and TRN))
Services
Preceding station Swiss Federal Railways Following station
Terminus RE4 St-Imiertowards Biel/Bienne
through to R20 RE6 Les Hauts-Geneveystowards Neuchâtel
La Chaux-de-Fonds Les Forgestowards Le Locle R20 through to RE6
Terminus
Terminus R41 Renan BEtowards Biel/Bienne
Preceding station BLS Following station
Terminus IR 66 Les Hauts-Geneveystowards Bern
Preceding station TER Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Following station
La Chaux-de-Fonds Les Forgestowards Besançon TER Terminus
Preceding station Chemins de fer du Jura Following station
Terminus R36 La Chaux-de-Fonds-Esttowards Glovelier
Preceding station Transports publics Neuchâtelois Following station
La Chaux-de-Fonds-Greniertowards Les Ponts-de-Martel R22 Terminus
Location

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 2024 timetable change, the following services stop at La Chaux-de-Fonds:

See also

References

  1. Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 17. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. "Plan de réseau" (PDF) (in French). TransN. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  3. "Plan de zones" (PDF). Onde Verte. December 2024. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  4. "Passagierfrequenz (2023)". La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland: SBB CFF FFS. 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2024 – via data.sbb.ch – SBB DATA PORTAL.
  5. "Départ: Gare de La Chaux-de-Fonds" (PDF). Swiss Federal Railways (in French). 15 December 2024. Retrieved 26 December 2024.

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