Le Locle–Les Brenets line

The Le Locle–Les Brenets line is a 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) railway line in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. It runs 4.1 kilometres (2.5 mi) from Le Locle, where it has a cross-platform interchange with the standard gauge Neuchâtel–Le Locle-Col-des-Roches line of Swiss Federal Railways, to Les Brenets. The line was originally built by the Régional des Brenets and opened on 1 September 1890. Today, it is operated by the Transports publics Neuchâtelois. On 24 July 2020 , the canton of Neuchâtel announced the line will closed in 2025, to be replaced by an electric bus service that will use the Petits-Monts railway tunnel.

Le Locle–Les Brenets
A TRN railcar at Les Brenets in 2011
Overview
OwnerTransports publics Neuchâtelois
Line number224
Termini
History
Opened1 September 1890 (1890-09-01)
Technical
Line length4.1 km (2.5 mi)
Track gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) metre gauge
Electrification1500 V DC overhead catenary
Route map

SBB line to La Chaux-de-Fonds
-0.12
Le Locle
946 m above the  sea
SBB line to Le Locle-Col-des-Roches
0.47
Le Locle Le Chalet
945 m above the  sea
Petits-Monts
721 m
1.58
Les Frêtes
932 m above the  sea
Raya
36 m
Châtelard
299 m
4.12
Les Brenets
873 m above the  sea
Depot and workshop
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