Frasne–Les Verrières railway

The Frasne–Les Verrières railway is a railway line in the Franche-Comté region of France. It runs 27.6 kilometres (17.1 mi) from the Franco–Swiss border at Verrières-de-Joux to Frasne.[1] It was built between 1860 and 1862 by the Chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée and is now owned by SNCF.

Frasne–Les Verrières
Blue-and-white train on single-track railway line surrounded by green foliage
An SBB RegioExpress between Frasne and La Rivière in 2019
Overview
OwnerSNCF
Termini
Stations4
Service
Route number875 (SNCF)
Technical
Line length27.6 km (17.1 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification
Route map

km
437.2
Frasne
441.7
La Rivière
446.2
Sainte-Colombe
450.2
Les Granges-Narboz
453.6
Pontarlier
457.6
Frambourg
464.5
Verrières-de-Joux
464.8
France
Switzerland

Services

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TER Bourgogne-Franche-Comté operates Transport express régional trains between Pontarlier, Dole-Ville, and Vallorbe. Swiss Federal Railways runs several RegioExpress trains between Neuchâtel (in Switzerland) and Frasne, where they connect with high-speed TGV Lyria services.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Atlas ferroviaire de la France Tome I Nord. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2015. p. 80. ISBN 978-3-89494-143-7.
  2. ^ "Frasne/Buttes - Fleurier - Travers - Neuchâtel" (PDF) (in French). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 5 November 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Télécharger une fiche horaire" (in French). Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
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