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 SBB-CFF-FFS. 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.

Delémont
The station building and the Fontaine de l'Europe, 2011.
LocationPlace de la Gare 13
Delémont
Switzerland
Coordinates47°21′44″N 07°21′00″E
Elevation413 m above the sea
Owned bySwiss Federal Railways
Line(s)
Distance84.6 km (52.6 mi)
from Olten
Platforms5
Train operatorsSwiss Federal Railways
History
Opened23 September 1875 (1875-09-23)
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

The Delémont roundhouse, located within the station yard, is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance (class A).[1]

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.[2]

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.

Rail traffic

Long distance

The following long distance services call at Delémont:[3]

Local

The station is also served by the following Basel S-Bahn line:[3]

  • S3: hourly service over the Delémont–Delle line to Porrentruy and the Basel–Biel/Bienne line to Olten

See also

References
  1. "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.
  2. volldampf.ch
  3. "Départ: Gare de Delémont" (PDF). Swiss Federal Railways (in French). 15 December 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2020.

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