Delémont–Delle railway

The Delémont–Delle railway is a standard gauge railway line in the canton of Jura and belongs to the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB).

Delémont–Delle railway
Combe Maran stone viaduct near Saint-Ursanne with a Flirt set
Overview
OwnerSwiss Federal Railways
Line number240
Termini
Technical
Line length
  • 39.93 kilometres (24.81 mi) (Switzerland)
  • 0.38 kilometres (0.24 mi) (France)
Number of tracks1
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Electrification15 kV  16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary
Maximum incline1.6%
Route map

km
84.61
Delémont
413 m
87.87
Courtételle
437 m
90.11
Courfaivre
451 m
93.50
Bassecourt
478 m
96.40
Glovelier
505 m
96.68
transporter wagon yard
508 m
98.10
summit of the line
520 m
Glovelier
2012 m
Montmelon
223 m
Malvie
68 m
Malvie
213 m
Combe Maran
237 m
101.66
St-Ursanne
492 m
Château
228 m
Croix
2966 m
107.82
Courgenay
488 m
Noir-Bois
198 m
112.54
CJ-RPB line from Bonfol
426 m
112.87
Porrentruy
423 m
Courchavon
194 m
116.13
Courchavon
406 m
117.99
Courtemaîche
397 m
to Bure (DDPS)
119.66
Grandgourt
391 m
121.45
Buix
382 m
123.35
Boncourt
374 m
124.53
464.57
Switzerland
France
SBB
SNCF
369 m
464.19
Delle
367 m
SNCF line to Belfort
Source: Swiss railway atlas

The 40 kilometre-long line from Delémont via Glovelier, Porrentruy and Boncourt and the French border to Delle was opened in three stages from 1872 and 1877.

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