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Neuchâtel railway station

Coordinates: 46°59′48.1″N 6°56′8.5″E / 46.996694°N 6.935694°E / 46.996694; 6.935694
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Neuchâtel
Large four-story stone building with hip roof
The station building in 2024
General information
LocationPlace de la Gare 1
Neuchâtel
Switzerland
Coordinates46°59′48.1″N 6°56′8.5″E / 46.996694°N 6.935694°E / 46.996694; 6.935694
Elevation479 m (1,572 ft)
Owned bySwiss Federal Railways
Line(s)
Distance
  • 42.9 kilometres (26.7 mi) from Bern
  • 75.3 kilometres (46.8 mi) from Lausanne
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Platforms
Tracks7
Train operators
Connections
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Construction
Parking190
Bicycle facilities278
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code8504221 (NE)
Fare zone10 (Onde Verte [fr])[3]
History
Opened1857 (1857)
Passengers
202331'200 per weekday[4] (BLS, SBB, TPF, transN)
Rank22 of 1'159
Services
Preceding station Swiss Federal Railways Following station
Yverdon-les-Bains IC 5 Biel/Bienne
towards Rorschach
Chambrelien
towards Le Locle
RE6 Terminus
Travers
towards Frasne
RE9
RE9
Weekends only
Bern
Terminus
Neuchâtel-Serrières R13
Limited service
Terminus
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
Terminus IR 66
Rush-hour service
Ins
One-way operation
St-Blaise-Lac
towards Bern
Preceding station RER Fribourg Following station
Terminus S20 St-Blaise-Lac
towards Romont FR
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
Location
Map

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

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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

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As of the December 2023 timetable change, the following services stop at Neuchâtel:[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 17. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. ^ "Plan de réseau" (PDF) (in French). transN. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Plan de zones" (PDF). Onde Verte. December 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Passagierfrequenz (2023)". Neuchâtel, Switzerland: SBB CFF FFS. 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2024 – via data.sbb.ch – SBB DATA PORTAL.
  5. ^ "Départ: Gare de Neuchâtel" (PDF). Swiss Federal Railways (in French). 10 December 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
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