La Chaux-de-Fonds railway station

Geschichte

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.HistoryThe station was opened on 2 July 1857, together with the rest of the initial, 7km 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.