Classic route
Delémont–Delle railway
Delle → Delémont · France · Switzerland
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Opened in stages from 1872 through the Jura canton — Glovelier, Porrentruy, Boncourt — and over the French border to Delle.
Stations
- 0 kmDelle
- 2 kmBoncourt
- 3 kmBuix
- 7 kmCourtemaîche
- 9 kmCourchavon
- 12 kmPorrentruy
- 17 kmCourgenay
- 23 kmSt-Ursanne
- 28 kmGlovelier
- 31 kmBassecourt
- 35 kmCourfaivre
- 37 kmCourtételle
- 40 kmDelémont
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 19982777 — 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 5 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of R 1
- 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 Delémont–Delle railway?
The Delémont–Delle railway runs 40 km from Delle to Delémont. It runs through France and Switzerland.
How long does the Delémont–Delle railway take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 52 min for the 40 km. That is an average of 46 km/h end to end.
Who runs the Delémont–Delle railway?
SBB, with R 1, Regional.
How old is the Delémont–Delle railway?
The line has been in service since 1872. 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 Delémont–Delle railway run?
22 direct trains on a weekday (counted on 2 September 2026).
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