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Transports Publics Neuchâtelois
Transports publics Neuchâtelois (german: Neuenburgische Verkehrsbetriebe & french: Transports publics Neuchâtelois) is a public transportation company in Switzerland. It manages services under the transN brand in the canton of Neuchâtel. It was formed in 2012 from the merger of and Compagnie des Transports en commun de Neuchâtel et environs. It operates railway lines, funiculars, buses, and trolleybuses. Railway lines The company owns four railway lines: * Travers–Buttes line * La Chaux-de-Fonds–Les Ponts-de-Martel line * Le Locle–Les Brenets line * Littorail, part of the Neuchâtel tramway network See also * Trams in Neuchâtel * Trolleybuses in Neuchâtel The Neuchâtel trolleybus system (french: Réseau de trolleybus de Neuchâtel) is part of the public transport network in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. Opened in 1940, it gradually replaced the urban lines of the Neuchâtel tramway network. The ... References External links * {{Authority contro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Chaux-de-Fonds
La Chaux-de-Fonds () is a Swiss city in the canton of Neuchâtel. It is located in the Jura mountains at an altitude of 1000 m, a few kilometers south of the French border. After Geneva, Lausanne and Fribourg, it is the fourth largest city located in the Romandie, the French-speaking part of the country, with a population () of . The city was founded in 1656. Its growth and prosperity is mainly bound up with the watch-making industry. It is the most important centre of the watch-making industry in the area known as the Watch Valley. Partially destroyed by a fire in 1794, La Chaux-de-Fonds was rebuilt following a grid street plan, which was and is still original among Swiss cities, the only exception being the easternmost section of the city, which was spared by the fire. This creates an interesting and obvious transition from the old section to the newer section. The roads in the original section are very narrow and winding, which then open up to the grid pattern near the town ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel, St. Gallen a.o.). , coordinates = , largest_city = Zürich , official_languages = , englishmotto = "One for all, all for one" , religion_year = 2020 , religion_ref = , religion = , demonym = , german: Schweizer/Schweizerin, french: Suisse/Suissesse, it, svizzero/svizzera or , rm, Svizzer/Svizra , government_type = Federalism, Federal assembly-independent Directorial system, directorial republic with elements of a direct democracy , leader_title1 = Federal Council (Switzerland), Federal Council , leader_name1 = , leader_title2 = , leader_name2 = Walter Thurnherr , legislature = Fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canton Of Neuchâtel
The Republic and Canton of Neuchâtel (french: République et Canton de Neuchâtel); rm, Chantun Neuchâtel; it, Cantone di Neuchâtel is a French-speaking canton in western Switzerland. In 2007, its population was 169,782, of whom 39,654 (or 23.4%) were foreigners. The capital is Neuchâtel. History The only part of present-day Switzerland to enter the Confederation as a principality (on May 19, 1815), Neuchâtel has a unique history. Its first recorded ruler, Rudolph III of Burgundy, mentioned Neuchâtel in his will in 1032. The dynasty of Ulrich count of Fenis (Hasenburg) took over the town and its territories in 1034. The dynasty prospered and, by 1373, all the lands now part of the canton belonged to the count. In 1405, the cities of Bern and Neuchâtel entered a union. The lands of Neuchâtel had passed to the Zähringen lords of Freiburg in the late 14th century as inheritance from the childless Elisabeth, Countess of Neuchâtel, to her nephews, and then in 1458 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Compagnie Des Transports En Commun De Neuchâtel Et Environs
The Compagnie des Transports en commun de Neuchâtel et environs (TN) was a public transport operator in and around the Swiss city of Neuchâtel. It operated the city's network of trams, trolleybuses and motor buses, under the marketing name Transports Publics du Littoral Neuchâtelois. It merged with in 2012 to form the Transports publics Neuchâtelois. See also * Trams in Neuchâtel * Trolleybuses in Neuchâtel The Neuchâtel trolleybus system (french: Réseau de trolleybus de Neuchâtel) is part of the public transport network in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. Opened in 1940, it gradually replaced the urban lines of the Neuchâtel tramway network. The ... Transport in Neuchâtel {{Switzerland-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L'Impartial
''L'Impartial'' (literally "The Impartial") is a Swiss French language daily newspaper published by Société Neuchâteloise de Presse SA in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Canton of Neuchâtel. Published since 1880, it is a sister newspaper to ''L'Express (Neuchâtel), L'Express'' (English: ''The Express''). The newspaper's ISSN number is . See also * List of newspapers in Switzerland External links limpartial.ch(in Swiss French), the newspaper's official website L'Impartial archive (in Swiss French) 1880 establishments in Switzerland Daily newspapers published in Switzerland French-language newspapers published in Switzerland Newspapers established in 1880 La Chaux-de-Fonds {{Switzerland-newspaper-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Travers–Buttes Railway
The Travers–Buttes railway is a railway line in the Swiss canton of Neuchâtel. It was built by the Régional du Val-de-Travers (RVT), officially the ''Compagnie du Chemin de fer Régional du Val-de-Travers'' (Val-de-Travers Regional Railway Company), which operated an almost 14 km-long Y-shaped RVT line from Travers, Switzerland, Travers via Fleurier to Saint-Sulpice, Neuchâtel, St-Sulpice and Buttes, Neuchâtel, Buttes. Today the line is owned and operated by the Transports publics Neuchâtelois. History The ''Compagnie du Chemin de fer régional du Val-de-Travers'' was founded in Fleurier in 1881 with the aim of providing rail access to the villages in the Val-de-Travers District, Val de Travers. Although the Franco-Swiss Company (''Compagnie Franco-Suisse'') had already opened a railway line through the Val-de-Travers on 25 July 1860, this ran through the higher ground of the valley of Les Verrières and on to Pontarlier. In order to reach the necessary altitude, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Chaux-de-Fonds–Les Ponts-de-Martel Railway
The La Chaux-de-Fonds–Les Ponts-de-Martel railway is a metre-gauge railway in the Swiss Jura. It is operated by the Transports publics Neuchâtelois and has connected the municipalities of Les Ponts-de-Martel and La Sagne in the ''Vallée des Ponts'' (also called the ''Vallée de la Sagne'') with La Chaux-de-Fonds since 26 July 1889. History Ownership of the line has changed several times over its history. It was built in 1889 by the (PSC). The PSC merged with the in 1947 to form the (CMN). The CMN, in turn, was one of several companies that merged in 1999 to form the (TRN). The TRN merged with the Compagnie des Transports en commun de Neuchâtel et environs in 2012 to form the Transports publics Neuchâtelois, the current operator. Route The railway was built by the Ponts–Sagne–Chaux-de-Fonds Railway (French legal name: ''Chemin de fer Régional La Chaux-de-Fonds - Les Ponts-de-Martel'', PSC) as a metre-gauge line and is just over 16 kilometres long. It has one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Locle–Les Brenets Line
The Le Locle–Les Brenets line is a railway line in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. It runs from , where it has a cross-platform interchange with the standard gauge Neuchâtel–Le Locle-Col-des-Roches line of Swiss Federal Railways Swiss Federal Railways (german: link=no, Schweizerische Bundesbahnen, ''SBB''; french: link=no, Chemins de fer fédéraux suisses, ''CFF''; it, Ferrovie federali svizzere, ''FFS'') is the national railway company of Switzerland. It is usuall ..., to . The line was originally built by the and opened on 1 September 1890. Today, it is operated by the Transports publics Neuchâtelois. On 24 July 2020 , the canton of Neuchâtel announced the line will closed in 2025, to be replaced by an electric bus service that will use the Petits-Monts railway tunnel. References External links * Les Brenets - Le Locle timetable {{DEFAULTSORT:Le Locle-Les Brenets line Metre gauge railways in Switzerland Railway lines opened in 1890 1890 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trams In Neuchâtel
The Neuchâtel tramway (french: Tramway de Neuchâtel, or (locally) ''Tram'') is a tramway forming part of the public transport system in Neuchâtel, a city in Switzerland. Opened in 1892, the tramway has waxed and waned over the years. Currently, it comprises only one long interurban line, which runs via Auvernier and Colombier, Neuchâtel, Colombier to Boudry, and is designated as line 5. All of the system's urban tram lines were converted to trolleybuses, the last such closure and conversion taking place in 1976, leaving just interurban line 5 (present line 215). The tramway is currently operated by ''Transports publics Neuchâtelois'' (formerly ''Compagnie des Tramways de Neuchâtel'') (TN), which also runs three funiculars, the Trolleybuses in Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel trolleybus system and various conventional bus lines. History Interurban line The line to Boudry, including an Areuse-to-Cortaillod branch line long,Vogt, H. (November/December 1984 issue). "Verkehrsverän ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trolleybuses In Neuchâtel
The Neuchâtel trolleybus system (french: Réseau de trolleybus de Neuchâtel) is part of the public transport network in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. Opened in 1940, it gradually replaced the urban lines of the Neuchâtel tramway network. The system currently also serves the neighbouring municipalities of Auvernier, Peseux, Corcelles-Cormondrèche, Hauterive, Saint-Blaise and La Tène. It is operated by '' Transports publics Neuchâtelois'' (TN), which also runs an interurban tramway to Boudry and various conventional bus lines. Current routes As of 2019 there are three trolleybus routes in Neuchâtel (route 107 is a radial route; the other two routes are cross-city routes): History The individual sections of trolleybus line in Neuchâtel went into service as follows:Hill, Ian H. (July–August 1986). "The Trolleybuses of Neuchâtel: Part 1". ''Trolleybus Magazine'' No. 148, pp. 74–85. National Trolleybus Association (UK). . Note: Opening dates above indicate th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transport In Neuchâtel
Transport (in British English), or transportation (in American English), is the intentional Motion, movement of humans, animals, and cargo, goods from one location to another. Mode of transport, Modes of transport include aviation, air, land transport, land (rail transport, rail and road transport, road), ship transport, water, cable transport, cable, pipeline transport, pipeline, and space transport, space. The field can be divided into infrastructure, vehicles, and business operations, operations. Transport enables human trade, which is essential for the development of civilizations. Transport infrastructure consists of both fixed installations, including roads, railways, airway (aviation), airways, waterways, canals, and pipeline transport, pipelines, and terminals such as airports, train station, railway stations, bus stations, warehouses, trucking terminals, refueling depots (including fueling docks and fuel stations), and seaports. Terminals may be used both for intercha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
