Delémont railway station
Delémont | |
|---|---|
 The station building and the Fontaine de l'Europe, 2011. | |
| Location |
Place de la Gare 13 2800 Delémont Delémont, Jura Switzerland |
| Coordinates | 47°21′44″N 07°21′00″E / 47.36222°N 7.35000°ECoordinates: 47°21′44″N 07°21′00″E / 47.36222°N 7.35000°E |
| Elevation | 413 m above the sea |
| Owned by | SBB-CFF-FFS |
| Operated by | SBB-CFF-FFS |
| Line(s) |
Basel SBB–Biel/Bienne Delémont–Delle |
| Distance |
84.6 km (52.6 mi) from Olten |
| Platforms | 5 |
| History | |
| Opened | 23 September 1875 |
| Location | |
  Delémont Location within Switzerland | |
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.
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:
- ICN Basel SBB - Delémont - Biel/Bienne- Lausanne/Genève-Aéroport
(Serves Lausanne or Genève-Aéroport alternately, one train every two hours). - RE Neuchâtel - Biel/Bienne - Delémont - Porrentruy - Delle
Basel Regional S-Bahn
The station is also served by the following Basel Regional S-Bahn line:
- S 3: Porrentruy–Delémont–Laufen–Basel SBB–Liestal–Sissach–Olten
(Delémont–Delle railway, Jura railway and Hauenstein line)
See also
References
- ↑ "Kantonsliste A-Objekte" [Canton list class A]. KGS Inventar (in German). Federal Office of Civil Protection. 2009. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
- ↑ volldampf.ch
External links
Media related to Delémont railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- SBB-CFF-FFS - official site
This article is based upon a translation of the French-language version as at November 2011.