Neuchâtel railway station

Railway station in Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Distance
  • 42.9 kilometres (26.7 mi) from Bern
  • 75.3 kilometres (46.8 mi) from Lausanne
[1]Train operators
Connections
HistoryOpened1857 (1857)Services
Preceding station Swiss Federal Railways Following station
Yverdon-les-Bains
towards Geneva Airport or Lausanne
IC 5 Biel/Bienne
towards Rorschach
Chambrelien
towards Le Locle
RE6 Terminus
Travers
towards Frasne
RE9
Neuchâtel-Serrières R13
Limited service
Neuchâtel-Serrières R14
Terminus R16 St-Blaise CFF
towards Biel/Bienne
Les Deurres R23 Terminus
Preceding station BLS Following station
Chambrelien IR 66 Ins
towards Bern
Preceding station RER Fribourg Following station
Terminus S20 St-Blaise-Lac
towards Romont
Preceding station Transports publics Neuchâtelois Following station
Neuchâtel-Serrières
towards Buttes
R21 Terminus
Preceding station Bern S-Bahn Following station
Terminus S5 St-Blaise-Lac
towards Bern
LocationMap

Neuchâtel railway station (French: Gare de Neuchâtel) serves the municipality of Neuchâtel, the capital city of the canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland. Opened in 1857, it is owned and operated by SBB-CFF-FFS.

The station forms part of one of Switzerland's most important railway lines, the Jura foot railway (Olten–Genève-Aéroport), which is one of two routes used by intercity trains between Geneva and Zürich. It is also a junction for SBB-CFF-FFS lines to Le Locle and Pontarlier, and for the BLS line from Bern.[1]

Location

Neuchâtel railway station is situated at Place de la Gare to the north east of the city centre, about a 15-minute walk from the central pedestrian zone. The Funambule funicular links the station to the lower part of the town, near the university.

Services

As of the December 2023 timetable change,[update] the following services stop at Neuchâtel:[2]

See also

  • iconTrains portal
  • iconArchitecture portal
  • flagSwitzerland portal

References

  1. ^ a b Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 17. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. ^ "Départ: Gare de Neuchâtel" (PDF). Swiss Federal Railways (in French). 10 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.

External links

  • Media related to Neuchâtel railway station at Wikimedia Commons
  • Neuchâtel railway station – SBB
  • Interactive station plan (Neuchâtel)
  • Transports Régionaux Neuchâtelois - official site (in French)