Scenic route
Biel–La Chaux-de-Fonds railway
La Chaux-de-Fonds → Biel/Bienne · Switzerland
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Single track up out of Biel through the Jura gorges to the watchmaking city of La Chaux-de-Fonds at 1,000 m, worked since 1874.
Stations
- 0 kmLa Chaux-de-Fonds
- 15 kmSt-Imier
- 21 kmCourtelary
- 29 kmSonceboz-Sombeval
- 44 kmBiel/Bienne
The stations OpenStreetMap lists for this service, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 19880834 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 4 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of RE 4
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Biel–La Chaux-de-Fonds railway?
The Biel–La Chaux-de-Fonds railway runs 43 km from La Chaux-de-Fonds to Biel/Bienne.
How long does the Biel–La Chaux-de-Fonds railway take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 40 min for the 43 km. That is an average of 65 km/h end to end.
Who runs the Biel–La Chaux-de-Fonds railway?
SBB, with RE 4, RegioExpress.
How old is the Biel–La Chaux-de-Fonds railway?
The line has been in service since 1874. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
How often does the Biel–La Chaux-de-Fonds railway run?
25 direct trains on a weekday (counted on 2 September 2026).
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