La Chaux-de-Fonds railway station
La Chaux-de-Fonds railway station 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, from Neuchâtel and from Biel/Bienne.
The station also offers interchange with two metre gauge lines: the Chemins de fer du Jura line to Saignelégier and the Transports Régionaux Neuchâtelois line to Les Ponts-de-Martel.History
The station was opened on 2 July 1857, together with the rest of the initial, 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
The following services stop at La Chaux-de-Fonds:
- RegioExpress/Regio:
- * two trains per hour to.
- * two trains per hour to.
- RegioExpress: half-hourly service to and hourly service to.
- TER: infrequent service to or.
- Regio:
- * hourly service to.
- * hourly service to.
