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Transports Publics Neuchâtelois
Transports publics Neuchâtelois (, ) is a public transport company in western Switzerland. It manages services under the transN brand in the cantons of Switzerland, canton of canton of Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel. It was formed in 2012 through the merger of (TRN) and Compagnie des Transports en commun de Neuchâtel et environs, TN. It operates regional train services, a Interurban, suburban tramway line, funiculars, buses, and trolleybuses. Railway lines Regional trains and tramway The company owns four railway lines operated by Regional train, Regio (R) trains: * Travers–Buttes railway, Travers–Buttes line, operated by * La Chaux-de-Fonds–Les Ponts-de-Martel railway, La Chaux-de-Fonds–Les Ponts-de-Martel line, operated by * Le Locle–Les Brenets line, operated by *'' Littorail'', the Trams in Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel suburban tramway line, operated as R15 Funiculars It operates also three funicular lines in the Neuchâtel, town of Neuchâtel: * Funambule funicular, Fu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Chaux-de-Fonds
La Chaux-de-Fonds (; archaic ) is a Swiss city in the canton of Neuchâtel. It is located in the Jura Mountains at an altitude of 992 metres, a few kilometres south of the French border. After Geneva, Lausanne, Biel/Bienne, and Fribourg, it is the fifth-largest city in the Romandie, the French-speaking part of the country, with a population () of . The city was founded in 1656. Its growth and prosperity are mainly bound up with watchmaking. 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 unique among Swiss cities, the only exception being the easternmost section of the city, which was spared by the fire. It creates an exciting and obvious transition from the old section to the newer section. The roads in the original section are very narrow and winding and open to the grid pattern near the town squar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
