Broc-Village railway station
Railway station in Broc, Switzerland
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Broc-Village railway station (French: Gare de Broc-Village), is a railway station in the municipality of Broc, in the Swiss canton of Fribourg. It is one of two stations in Broc. The other, Broc-Chocolaterie, is located next to the Cailler chocolate factory. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Bulle–Broc railway line of Transports publics Fribourgeois.
Broc-Village | |||||||||||||||
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The station building in 2014 | |||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||
| Location | Broc, Fribourg Switzerland | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°36′14″N 7°05′56″E | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 719 m (2,359 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Transports publics Fribourgeois | ||||||||||||||
| Line | Bulle–Broc railway line | ||||||||||||||
| Distance | 4.4 km (2.7 mi) from Bulle[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 (1 side platform) | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Train operators | Transports publics Fribourgeois | ||||||||||||||
| Connections |  TPF[2][3] | ||||||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes (6 spaces) | ||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||
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| Station code | 8504088 (BROV) | ||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 31 (frimobil)[4] | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 24 June 1912 | ||||||||||||||
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History
The Chemins de fer électriques de la Gruyère constructed the Bulle–Broc railway line in 1912. Broc-Village opened on 24 June.[5] The line was built as a 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge line. The line and station were closed between April 2021 and December 2023 for rebuilding as a 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge line. This permitted direct operation to via Fribourg/Freiburg to Bern. The line fully reopened on 24 August 2023.[6] As part of the project the station was rebuilt to be accessible, with a new 150 metres (490 ft) platform.[7]
Services
As of the December 2024 timetable change,[update] the following services stop at Broc-Village:[8]
- RER Fribourg RE2 / RE3: half-hourly service to Düdingen and Broc-Chocolaterie and hourly service to Bern.
