The La Chaux-de-Fonds–Glovelier line is a railway line in the cantons of Jura,

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, and

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in Switzerland. The line was originally built by two companies, the

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and Régional Saignelégier–Glovelier, and has been owned and operated by the

Chemins de fer du Jura The Chemins de fer du Jura is a railway company in the canton of Jura The Republic and Canton of Jura (french: République et canton du Jura), less formally the Canton of Jura or Canton Jura ( , ), is the newest (founded in 1979) of the 26 Sw ...

since 1944.

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La Chaux-de-Fonds–Saignelégier

The Chemin de fer Saignelégier-La Chaux-de-Fonds opened a line between

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 loc ...

and

Saignelégier Saignelégier () is a municipality in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. It is the seat of the district of Franches-Montagnes. On 1 January 2009, the formerly independent municipalities of Goumois and Les Pommerats merged into Saignelégier. ...

on 7 December 1892. The company merged with three other companies to form the Chemins de fer du Jura in 1944.

Saignelégier–Glovelier

The Régional Saignelégier–Glovelier opened a line between Saignelégier and Glovelier on 21 May 1904. The company merged with three other companies to form the Chemins de fer du Jura in 1944.

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