La Chaux-de-Fonds railway station

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.

La Chaux-de-Fonds
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
Elevation994 m (3,261 ft)
Owned bySwiss Federal Railways
Line(s)
Distance
  • 29.5 km (18.3 mi) from Neuchâtel
  • 44.0 km (27.3 mi) from Tavannes
Platforms3 island platforms
Tracks6
Train operators
ConnectionsTransports publics Neuchâtelois buses
Construction
ArchitectJean Béguin, Louis-Ernest Prince (1903)
Other information
Fare zone20 (Onde Verte)
History
Opened2 July 1857 (1857-07-02)
Passengers
20189,800 per weekday (excludes CJ and TPN)
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
towards Les Ponts-de-Martel
R22 Terminus
Location

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.

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