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La Chaux-de-Fonds railway station

Coordinates: 47°5′55.0″N 6°49′33.6″E / 47.098611°N 6.826000°E / 47.098611; 6.826000
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La Chaux-de-Fonds
Broad stone-faced building with three two-story curved windows
The 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
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Platforms3 island platforms
Tracks6
Train operators
ConnectionsTransports publics Neuchâtelois buses[2]
Construction
ArchitectJean Béguin, Louis-Ernest Prince (1903)
Other information
Fare zone20 (Onde Verte [fr])[3]
History
Opened2 July 1857 (1857-07-02)
Passengers
20189,800 per weekday (excludes CJ and TPN)[4]
Services
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 R22 Terminus
Location
Map

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

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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

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La Chaux-de-Fonds railway station is situated at Place de la Gare, right in the centre of the city.

Services

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As of the December 2023 timetable change, the following services stop at La Chaux-de-Fonds:[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 17. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. ^ "Plan de réseau" (PDF) (in French). Transports publics Neuchâtelois. 15 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Plan de zones" (PDF). Onde Verte. December 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Passagierfrequenz". Swiss Federal Railways. September 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Départ: Gare de La Chaux-de-Fonds" (PDF). Swiss Federal Railways (in French). 10 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
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