La Chaux-de-Fonds railway station

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 / 47.098611°N 6.826000°E / 47.098611; 6.826000
Elevation994 m (3,261 ft)
Owned bySwiss Federal Railways
Line(s)
Distance
Platforms6 (3 island platforms)
Tracks6
Train operators
ConnectionsTransports publics Neuchâtelois buses
Construction
ParkingYes (46 spaces)
Bicycle facilitiesYes (46 spaces)
AccessiblePartly
ArchitectJean Béguin, Louis-Ernest Prince (1903)
Other information
Station code8504314 (CF)
Fare zone20 (Onde Verte)
History
Opened2 July 1857 (1857-07-02)
Passengers
202311'500 per weekday (BLS, SBB (excludes CJ and TRN))
Services
Preceding station SBB CFF FFS Following station
Terminus RE4 St-Imier
towards Biel/Bienne
through to R20 RE6 Les Hauts-Geneveys
towards Neuchâtel
La Chaux-de-Fonds Les Forges
towards Le Locle
R20 through to RE6
Terminus
Terminus R41 Renan BE
towards Biel/Bienne
Preceding station BLS Following station
Terminus IR 66 Les Hauts-Geneveys
towards Bern
Preceding station TER Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Following station
La Chaux-de-Fonds Les Forges
towards Besançon
TER
Terminus
Preceding station Chemins de fer du Jura Following station
Terminus R36 La Chaux-de-Fonds-Est
towards Glovelier
Preceding station Transports publics Neuchâtelois Following station
La Chaux-de-Fonds-Grenier R22 Terminus
Location

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.