La Chaux-de-Fonds Les Forges railway station
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La Chaux-de-Fonds Les Forges | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 The station platform in 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | La Chaux-de-Fonds Switzerland | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 47°05′29″N 6°48′46″E / 47.0914038°N 6.8128245°E | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 1,001 m (3,284 ft) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Line | Neuchâtel–Le Locle-Col-des-Roches line | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 30.7 km (19.1 mi) from Neuchâtel | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Train operators | Swiss Federal Railways | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | 8504321 (CFO) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | 20 (Onde Verte)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 12 December 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 260 per weekday[2] (SBB) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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La Chaux-de-Fonds Les Forges railway station (French: Gare de La Chaux-de-Fonds Les Forges) is a railway station in the municipality of La Chaux-de-Fonds, in the Swiss canton of Neuchâtel. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Neuchâtel–Le Locle-Col-des-Roches line of Swiss Federal Railways.
Another station at the same location, La Chaux-de-Fonds Ouest (lit. 'La Chaux-de-Fonds West'), closed in 1995.[3][4] The new station was built at a cost of SFr 8.5 million, split between La Chaux-de-Fonds, the Canton of Neuchâtel, and the federal government.[5] The station opened with the December 2021 timetable change.[6]
Layout
La Chaux-de-Fonds Les Forges has a single side platform, 230 metres (750 ft) long. The platform is 55 centimetres (22 in) high.[7]
