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.
LocationPlace de la Gare 13
Delémont
Switzerland
Coordinates47°21′43.186″N 7°21′0.234″E
Elevation413 m (1,355 ft)
Owned bySwiss Federal Railways
Line(s)
Distance84.6 km (52.6 mi) from Olten[1]
Platforms3
Tracks5
Train operatorsSwiss Federal Railways
ConnectionsCarPostal Suisse buses[2]
Other information
Fare zone10 (Vagabond)[3]
History
Opened23 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
Delémont
Delémont (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]

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gollark: My *phone* can run python.

See also

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.
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