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The French section of the line was nationalised along with the rest of the PLM on 1 January 1938 and integrated into the SNCF. To speed up the electrification of Les Verrières via
Pontarlier to Dole, SNCF received financial support from Switzerland. The section from Les Verrières to Pontarlier has
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without stopping; the border station serves only goods traffic. The trains continue to
Pontarlier on French soil, but still using the Swiss electrical system. The electrification changes in Pontarlier station from the Swiss to the French system.
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retreated into
Switzerland and were disarmed and interned in Les Verrières. On 22 March when the interned troops were released and were being repatriated by train a collision occurred due to an incorrect setting of
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The Les Verrières–Pontarlier section is the only line that is operated by the French infrastructure manager RFF that is electrified on the 15,000 V 16.7 Hz system. It is therefore used for test runs of
1147:(Jura-Simplon-Bahn, JS). Due to the nationalisation of the JS on 1 May 1903, the Swiss part of the line was transferred to the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB), which has operated the line electrically at
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been equipped since 3 June 1956 with the Swiss power system of 15,000 V 16.7 Hz so that the Swiss traction can run through to
Pontarlier. Electrical operations commenced with
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1222:. Continuing up the Areuse gorge, the line passes between rocks and over numerous bridges. Regional trains cross in
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Locomotive Ae 3/6 I 10693 on the occasion of the opening of the electrification between Neuchâtel and Les Verrières
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line opened by FS on 7 November 1859. Initially, the PLM was responsible for the operation of the whole line.
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line was opened on 25 July 1860. Even during the construction, there were disputes where the
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1238:, where most of the trains operated by Transports Régionaux Neuchâtelois branch off on
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44:
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The Swiss section was transferred as a result of a merger on 1 January 1872 to the
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1306:(TRN), ran every 30 minutes on the Neuchâtel–Travers section, continuing over the
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route with stops in Neuchâtel and
Pontarlier, connecting in Frasne with the
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should lie. An already built section was abandoned and used instead for the
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electric locomotive were tested on it under 16.7 Hz power when new.
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as far as
Auvernier. The line then runs through the vineyards up to
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1242:. The line continues to Pontarlier, past the former stations of
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Steam train in the Areuse gorge between Bôle and Champ-du-Moulin
1143:(Suisse-Occidentale–Simplon, SOS) and on 1 January 1890 to the
1032:(SBB) and the French public railway infrastructure company
1100:(PLM). The section to Auvernier was built as part of the
1318:. During peak hours, additional services run, using TRN
1302:
In 2018, Regio services, operated in collaboration with
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on the line from
Pontarlier to Dole on 25 April 1958.
1111:, when during January and February 1871, the French
1504:(in German). Association RVT-Historique, Travers.
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Chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée
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110:
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68:
63:
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1187:Elevation profile of the Neuchâtel–Pontarlier line
1151:since 22 November 1942. Steam locomotives of the
1226:station, where it is possible to see the famous
1453:Schienennetz Schweiz und Bahnprofil Schweiz CH+
1371:]. Schweers + Wall. 2012. pp. 16–7.
1334:rolling stock. As a result, the four-system
1153:Société nationale des chemins de fer français
8:
1295:route. It is operated by SBB Regional using
1107:The railway played an important role in the
1530:Erster Teil. Geschichte des Eisenbahnwesens
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1575:Cross-border railway lines in Switzerland
58:in Neuchâtel on the way to Travers–Buttes
1560:Railway lines in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
1470:Siegfried, Pascal (25 September 2007).
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1137:Chemins de fer de la Suisse Occidentale
1024:(Franco-Swiss) line, is a single-track
167:
1195:Pontarlier station with Z2 railcar of
1084:. The line to the frontier station at
29:
27:Railway line in Switzerland and France
1508:from the original on 4 September 2018
1428:from the original on 23 February 2018
1338:high-speed sets and a variant of the
7:
1580:Cross-border railway lines in France
1399:from the original on 18 January 2018
1254:. All passenger trains pass through
1056:Steam train on the viaduct of Couvet
1472:"Internationale Bahnlinien im Jura"
1141:Western Switzerland–Simplon Company
1082:La Chaux-de-Fonds–Neuchâtel railway
1570:1860 establishments in Switzerland
25:
1304:Transports Régionaux Neuchâtelois
1139:, SO) on 28 June 1881 and to the
49:Transports Régionaux Neuchâtelois
1523:"Das Eisenbahnwesen der Schweiz"
1455:(in German). Zürich: AS Verlag.
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1179:in the background, around 1930
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1:
1424:(in French). Travers - Info.
1395:(in French). Travers - Info.
1271:services run each day on the
1175:Champ-du-Moulin station with
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419:
317:
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106:36.09 km (22.43 mi)
1565:Railway lines opened in 1860
1555:Railway lines in Switzerland
1521:Weissenbach, Placid (1913).
1218:and provides a good view of
1014:Neuchâtel–Pontarlier railway
998:Source: Swiss railway atlas
853:Frasne–Les Verrières railway
842:
714:
692:
632:
601:
33:Neuchâtel–Pontarlier railway
18:Neuchâtel-Pontarlier railway
1498:"Die Val-de-Travers-Linie"
1477:(in German). Archived from
898:
662:
540:
510:
480:
450:
374:
344:
282:
252:
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1308:Régional du Val-de-Travers
1149:15,000 V 16.7 Hz
1230:. The line continues via
1202:Trains travelling to the
1078:Neuchâtel railway station
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37:
1161:25,000 V 50 Hz
588:to Buttes and St-Sulpice
1532:(in German). p. 66
1451:Wägli, Hans G. (2010).
1094:Compagnie Franco-Suisse
1365:Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz
1199:
1188:
1180:
1133:Western Swiss Railways
1115:with 87,000 men under
1065:
1057:
1049:
1034:Réseau ferré de France
1030:Swiss Federal Railways
1026:standard-gauge railway
1194:
1186:
1174:
1063:
1055:
1047:
1145:Jura–Simplon Railway
1090:Franco-Swiss Company
1016:, also known as the
437:to Yverdon-les-Bains
331:to La Chaux-de-Fonds
1369:Swiss railway atlas
1109:Franco-Prussian War
1102:Neuchâtel–Vaumarcus
357:Neuchâtel-Serrières
294:Neuchâtel-Vauseyon
1526:(PDF 14.8 MB)
1293:Paris Gare de Lyon
1240:the line to Buttes
1200:
1189:
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1066:
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885:line from Vallorbe
1462:978-3-909111-74-9
1378:978-3-89494-130-7
1208:Jura Foot Railway
1197:TER Franche-Comté
1167:Route description
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16:(Redirected from
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1438:
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1422:"2018 timetable"
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1409:
1408:
1406:
1404:
1393:"2018 timetable"
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1117:General Bourbaki
1088:belonged to the
1028:line run by the
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483:
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429:
428:
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421:
384:
377:
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347:
346:
320:
319:
313:
312:
285:
284:
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235:from Biel/Bienne
227:
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193:
180:
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158:15 kV/16.7 Hz AC
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144:
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136:
127:
111:Number of tracks
57:
42:
30:
21:
1595:
1594:
1590:
1589:
1588:
1586:
1585:
1584:
1545:
1544:
1535:
1533:
1525:
1520:
1511:
1509:
1496:
1487:
1485:
1484:on 17 June 2018
1481:
1474:
1469:
1463:
1450:
1447:
1442:
1441:
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1429:
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1419:
1412:
1402:
1400:
1391:
1390:
1386:
1379:
1363:
1362:
1358:
1353:
1348:
1265:
1224:Champ-du-Moulin
1169:
1042:
973:
964:
949:
939:
932:
917:
907:
902:
887:
877:
870:
855:
846:
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826:
771:
751:
736:
731:
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636:
621:
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605:
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559:
549:
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529:
519:
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493:Champ-du-Moulin
489:
484:
469:
459:
454:
439:
430:
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378:
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353:
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261:
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241:
228:
213:
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11:
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1410:
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1355:
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1283:trains on the
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1220:Lake Neuchâtel
1204:Val de Travers
1168:
1165:
1113:Armée de l'Est
1041:
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1018:Val-de-Travers
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1534:. Retrieved
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1502:Travers-Info
1501:
1486:. Retrieved
1482:(PDF 3.2 MB)
1479:the original
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1401:. Retrieved
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702:Les Bayards
120:Track gauge
103:Line length
72:Switzerland
52: [
1549:Categories
1536:16 October
1512:16 October
1488:16 October
1432:16 October
1403:16 October
1346:References
1263:Operations
1074:Pontarlier
911:Pontarlier
89:Pontarlier
1351:Footnotes
1281:TGV Lyria
1248:Boveresse
1232:Noiraigue
1126:Colombier
1070:Auvernier
971:to Frasne
645:Boveresse
523:Noiraigue
402:Auvernier
265:Neuchâtel
239:from Bern
170:Route map
98:Technical
84:Neuchâtel
1506:Archived
1426:Archived
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1312:Fleurier
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1297:RBDe 562
1285:Lausanne
1206:use the
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145: in
64:Overview
45:RABe 527
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1236:Travers
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1040:History
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883:former
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140:⁄
77:Termini
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1277:Frasne
1267:Three
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906:453.56
786:France
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614:Couvet
185:Legend
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