Bonfol railway station (French: Gare de Bonfol) is a railway station in the municipality of Bonfol, in the Swiss canton of Jura. It is the northern terminus of the standard gauge Porrentruy–Bonfol railway line of Chemins de fer du Jura.[1] The line formerly continued across the French border to Pfetterhouse; passenger service ended 1946 and the line was abandoned in 1970.[3]
Bonfol | |||||||||||
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 The station building in 2013 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Bonfol, Jura Switzerland | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 47°28′27.8″N 7°9′17.6″E / 47.474389°N 7.154889°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 437 m (1,434 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Chemins de fer du Jura | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Porrentruy–Bonfol | ||||||||||
| Distance | 10.9 km (6.8 mi) from Porrentruy[1] | ||||||||||
| Train operators | Chemins de fer du Jura | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 23 (Vagabond)[2] | ||||||||||
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History edit
The station was renovated in 2022 as part of a larger rehabilitation of the Porrentruy–Bonfol railway line. Train services were occasionally replaced by buses, and passengers boarded from temporary platforms 350 metres (1,150 ft) south of the station.[4][5]
Services edit
As of the December 2021 timetable change,[update] the following services stop at Bonfol:[6]
- Regio: hourly service to Porrentruy. Trains are scheduled to connect with further services to and from Delémont and Glovelier.
References edit
- ^ a b Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 8. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
- ^ "Plan de zones tarifaires" (PDF) (in French). Vagabond. 12 December 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
- ^ Wägli, Hans G.; Jacobi, Sébastien (2010). Schienennetz Schweiz - Bahnprofil Schweiz CH+ [Swiss rail network] (in German) (3rd ed.). Zürich: AS Verlag. p. 27. ISBN 978-3-909111-74-9.
- ^ "La rénovation de la ligne entre Porrentruy et Bonfol se concrétise". Radio fréquence Jura (in Swiss French). 4 April 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
- ^ "La rénovation de la ligne Porrentruy-Bonfol se poursuit". Canal Alpha (in French). 11 October 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
- ^ "Porrentruy - Bonfol" (PDF) (in French). Chemins de fer du Jura. 11 October 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
External links edit
Media related to Bonfol railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Bonfol railway station – SBB
