Besançon–Le_Locle_railway

Besançon–Le Locle railway line

Besançon–Le Locle railway line

Railway line in France and Switzerland

The Besançon–Le Locle railway line is a standard gauge railway line in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in France. A small section of the line extends into the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. It runs 75.9 kilometres (47.2 mi) from a junction with the Neuchâtel–Le Locle-Col-des-Roches line at Le Locle-Col-des-Roches west to Besançon-Viotte, where it meets two other lines. SNCF owns and operates the line.

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Operation

TER Bourgogne-Franche-Comté operates passenger services over the line. The majority of trains operate between Besançon-Viotte and Le Valdahon; some continue east from Le Valdahon to La Chaux-de-Fonds in Switzerland.[3] Swiss trains do not operate west of Le Locle.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    Atlas ferroviaire de la France Tome I Nord. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2015. pp. 67–68, 80. ISBN 978-3-89494-143-7.
  2. [2]
    Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 17. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  3. [3]
    "LA CHAUX-DE-FONDS > MORTEAU > BESANÇON VIOTTE" (PDF) (in French). TER Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  4. [4]
    "Col-des-Roches - Le Locle - La Chaux-de-Fonds - Neuchâtel" (PDF) (in French). Swiss Federal Railways. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
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