Le Locle–Les Brenets line

Le Locle–Les Brenets
White-red railcar at station
A TRN railcar at Les Brenets in 2011
Overview
OwnerTransports publics Neuchâtelois
Line number224
Termini
History
Opened1 September 1890 (1890-09-01)
Technical
Line length4.1 km (2.5 mi)
Track gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge
Electrification1500 V DC overhead catenary
Route map

Legend
SBB line to La Chaux-de-Fonds
-0.12
 Le Locle
946 m above the  sea
SBB line to Le Locle-Col-des-Roches
0.47
 Le Locle Le Chalet
945 m above the  sea
 Petits-Monts
721 m
1.58
 Les Frêtes
932 m above the  sea
 Raya
36 m
 Châtelard
299 m
4.12
 Les Brenets
873 m above the  sea
Depot and workshop
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The Le Locle–Les Brenets line is a 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) railway line in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland.[1] It runs 4.1 kilometres (2.5 mi) from Le Locle, where it has a cross-platform interchange with the standard gauge Neuchâtel–Le Locle-Col-des-Roches line of Swiss Federal Railways, to Les Brenets. The line was originally built by the Régional des Brenets [fr] and opened on 1 September 1890.[2] Today, it is operated by the Transports publics Neuchâtelois. On 24 July 2020 , the canton of Neuchâtel announced the line will closed in 2025, to be replaced by an electric bus service that will use the Petits-Monts railway tunnel.[3]

References

  1. ^ Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 17. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. ^ Wägli, Hans G.; Jacobi, Sébastien (2010). Schienennetz Schweiz - Bahnprofil Schweiz CH+ [Swiss rail network] (in German) (3rd ed.). Zürich: AS Verlag. p. 112. ISBN 978-3-909111-74-9.
  3. ^ "Nouvelles perspectives pour la ligne Le Locle – Les Brenets - République et canton de Neuchâtel". ne.ch (in French). Retrieved 14 January 2022.