Delémont railway station

Delémont railway station (French: Gare de Delémont) serves the municipality of Delémont, the capital city of the Canton of Jura, Switzerland. Opened in 1875, the station is owned and operated by Swiss Federal Railways. It forms part of the Jura railway (Basel SBB–Biel/Bienne), and is also the junction for the Delémont–Delle railway, a cross-border link with France.[1]

Delémont
The station building and the Fontaine de l'Europe, 2011.
Location	Place de la Gare 13 Delémont Switzerland
Coordinates	47°21′43.186″N 7°21′0.234″E
Elevation	413 m (1,355 ft)
Owned by	Swiss Federal Railways
Line(s)	Basel–Biel/Bienne line Delémont–Delle line
Distance	84.6 km (52.6 mi) from Olten[1]
Platforms	3
Tracks	5
Train operators	Swiss Federal Railways
Connections	CarPostal Suisse buses[2]
Other information
Fare zone	10 (Vagabond)[3]
History
Opened	23 September 1875 (1875-09-23)
Traffic
Passengers (2018)	7,900 per weekday[4]
Services
Preceding station Swiss Federal Railways Following station Moutier towards Biel/Bienne InterCity IC 51 Laufen towards Basel SBB Courtételle towards Meroux RegioExpress Moutier towards Biel/Bienne Preceding station Basel trinational S-Bahn Following station Courtételle towards Porrentruy S3 Laufen towards Olten
Location
Delémont Location within Switzerland Show map of Switzerland Delémont Delémont (Canton of Jura) Show map of Canton of Jura

The Delémont roundhouse, located within the station yard, is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance (class A).[5]

History

The station was opened on 23 September 1875, together with the rest of the Basel–Delémont section of the Jura railway. Just over a year later, on 15 October 1876, the station became a junction, when the Delémont–Glovelier section of the Delémont–Delle railway was opened. During World War II, the railway station was accidentally bombed on 8 September 1944 by the Allies, injuring a number of railway employees.[6]

Location

Delémont railway station is situated on the southwestern edge of the city centre.

Facilities

The station offers a number of services, such as ticket sales, Western Union, café, kiosk, and shops.

Services

The following services stop at Delémont:[7]

• InterCity: hourly service over the Basel–Biel/Bienne line from Biel/Bienne to Basel SBB.
• RegioExpress: hourly service over the Delémont–Delle line to Meroux (in France) and the Basel–Biel/Bienne line to Biel/Bienne.
• Basel S-Bahn S3: hourly service over the Delémont–Delle line to Porrentruy and the Basel–Biel/Bienne line to Olten.

See also

• History of rail transport in Switzerland
• Rail transport in Switzerland

References

1. Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 9. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
2. "Delémont jouit d'une excellente desserte en transports publics" (PDF) (in French). PostBus Switzerland. 15 December 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
3. "Plan de zones tarifaires" (PDF) (in French). Vagabond. 15 December 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
4. "Passagierfrequenz". Swiss Federal Railways. September 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
5. "Kantonsliste A-Objekte" [Canton list class A]. KGS Inventar (in German). Federal Office of Civil Protection. 2009. Archived from the original on 28 June 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
6. volldampf.ch
7. "Départ: Gare de Delémont" (PDF). Swiss Federal Railways (in French). 15 December 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2020.

External links

• Media related to Delémont railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Delémont railway station – SBB
• Interactive station plan (Delémont)