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Besançon–Le Locle railway line

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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.

OwnerSNCF
Line number872000
Termini
Stations11
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Besançon–Le Locle
The line crosses the Doubs beneath the Citadel of Besançon
Overview
OwnerSNCF
Line number872000
Termini
Stations11
Service
ServicesTER Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Technical
Line length75.9 km (47.2 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
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km
SNCF to Vesoul
405.8
Besançon-Viotte
SNCF to Dole
218 m
407.3
SNCF to Belfort
Beauregard tunnel (451 m)
408.8
Besançon-Mouillère
249 m
Doubs (119 m)
Tunnel-canal de Besançon [fr] (45 m)
Porte-Taillée tunnel (74 m)
Trois-Châtels tunnel (109 m)
Saint-Léonard tunnel (59 m)
Le Pavillon tunnel (328 m)
412.8
Morre
346 m
Morre tunnel (874 m)
416.1
Saône
387 m
421.0
Mamirolle
467 m
SNCF to Lods [fr]
427.6
L'Hôpital-du-Grosbois
567 m
432.3
Étalans
599 m
435.8
Le Valdahon Camp Militaire
438.0
Le Valdahon
649 m
445.9
Avoudrey
720 m
452.3
Longemaison
Tounay tunnel (431 m)
460.3
23.3
Gilley
865 m
SNCF to Pontarlier [fr]
463.7
Rémonot
Rémonot tunnel (280 m)
469.0
Grand'Combe-Châteleu
472.0
Morteau
755 m
Doubs (51 m)
Lachenoy tunnel (408 m)
478.5
Villers-le-Lac
L'Essart tunnel (77 m)
Malpas viaduct(68 m)
Malpas tunnel (232 m)
France
Col-des-Roches tunnel (427 m)
481.7
39.6
France
Switzerland
SNCF
SBB
907 m
Switzerland
38.7
Le Locle-Col-des-Roches
915 m
37.1
Le Locle
946 m
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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]

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