Besançon-Viotte is the main

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

located in Besançon,

Doubs Doubs (, ; ; frp, Dubs) is a department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in Eastern France. Named after the river Doubs, it had a population of 543,974 in 2019.France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

. The station was opened in 1855 and is located on the Dole–Belfort railway, Besançon–Le Locle railway and Besançon-Viotte-Vesoul railway. The train services are operated by

SNCF The Société nationale des chemins de fer français (; abbreviated as SNCF ; French for "National society of French railroads") is France's national state-owned railway company. Founded in 1938, it operates the country's national rail traffi ...

. Besançon Franche-Comté TGV is a high speed station located 10km north of Besançon.

Train services

From Besançon-Viotte train services depart to major French cities such as

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...

Dijon Dijon (, , ) (dated) * it, Digione * la, Diviō or * lmo, Digion is the prefecture of the Côte-d'Or department and of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in northeastern France. the commune had a population of 156,920. The earlies ...

Strasbourg Strasbourg (, , ; german: Straßburg ; gsw, label=Bas Rhin Alsatian, Strossburi , gsw, label=Haut Rhin Alsatian, Strossburig ) is the prefecture and largest city of the Grand Est region of eastern France and the official seat of the Eu ...

and

Lyon Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of t ...

. International services operate to Switzerland:

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 ...

. The station is also served by regional trains towards Montbéliard, Belfort, Dole and

Lons-le-Saunier Lons-le-Saunier () is a Communes of France, commune and capital of the Jura (department), Jura Department, eastern France. Geography The town is in the heart of the Revermont region, at the foot of the first plateau of the Jura massif. The Jur ...

.Réseau ferroviaire et routier TER Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
TER Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, accessed 25 April 2022. *High speed services (''TGV'') Paris - Dijon - Besançon *Shuttle services (''TER Bourgogne-Franche-Comté'') Besançon - Besançon TGV *Regional services (''TER Bourgogne-Franche-Comté'') Besançon - Mouchard - Lons-le-Saunier - Bourg-en-Bresse - Lyon *Regional services (''TER Bourgogne-Franche-Comté'') Besançon - Montbéliard - Belfort *Regional services (''TER Bourgogne-Franche-Comté'') Besançon - Dole - Dijon *Regional services (''TER Bourgogne-Franche-Comté'') Besançon - Morteau - La Chaux-de-Fonds *Bus services (''TER'') Besançon - Vesoul *Bus services (''TER'') Besançon - Gray

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* Railway stations in France opened in 1855 Railway stations in Doubs {{Franche-railstation-stub