Jougne-Eclépens Railway
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The Jougne-Eclépens Railway (''Chemin de fer de Jougne à Eclépens'', JE) was a railway company in Switzerland and existed from 1870 to 1876.


History

The ''Jougne–Eclépens'' opened a railway from a junction with the
Jura Foot Railway The Jura Foot Line (, ) or Jura South Foot Line, is a railway line in Switzerland. It runs from Olten along the foot of the southern Jura range through Solothurn, Grenchen, Biel/Bienne, Neuchâtel, Yverdon-les-Bains and Morges to Lausanne. It is ...
of the West Switzerland Company (''Compagnie de l'Ouest Suisse'') at Daillens (near Eclépens) to
Vallorbe Vallorbe () is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Jura-North Vaudois District, Jura-Nord Vaudois in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Vaud in Switzerland. History Vallorbe is first mentioned in 1139 as ''de valle ...
on the Swiss border on 1 July 1870 and its extension from Vallorbe to
Jougne Jougne () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Geography The commune is situated from Pontarlier and from the Swiss border. It lies in the Jura Mountains, which form the border betwee ...
in France on 1 July 1875. The continuation of the line to
Pontarlier Pontarlier ( ; Latin: ''Ariolica'') is a Communes of France, commune and one of the two Subprefectures in France, sub-prefectures of the Doubs Departments of France, department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Regions of France, region in eastern ...
was owned by the
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(PLM). The route of the JE, together with the
Simplon Railway The Simplon Railway is a line that links Lausanne railway station, Lausanne in Switzerland and Domodossola railway station, Domodossola in Italy, via Brig railway station, Brig. The -long Simplon Tunnel (opened in 1906) is a major part of it. The ...
, which then ended in the
Valais Valais ( , ; ), more formally, the Canton of Valais or Wallis, is one of the cantons of Switzerland, 26 cantons forming the Switzerland, Swiss Confederation. It is composed of thirteen districts and its capital and largest city is Sion, Switzer ...
, is the shortest transit route from Paris to Italy. Until the
Simplon Tunnel The Simplon Tunnel (''Simplontunnel'', ''Traforo del Sempione'' or ''Galleria del Sempione'') is a railway tunnel on the Simplon railway that connects Brig, Switzerland, Brig, Switzerland and Domodossola, Italy, through the Alps, providing a shor ...
was built, it offered no advantage over the Paris–Lyon –Geneva and Pontarlier–Les Verrieres–Neuchâtel lines. The regional traffic in the sparsely populated area was low and the JE collected too little income. In 1872, the Western Switzerland Railways (''Chemins de fer de la Suisse Occidentale'', SO) acquired a significant stake in JE to prevent it from being taken over by its competitors as a result of its continuing financial problems. The SO took over the bankrupt company completely on 20 December 1876. The section from Vallorbe to Jougne was closed on 19 April 1939 and it was dismantled in 1942 because the tunnel at Jougne had been blown up in the Second World War.


Rolling stock

The following is a list of locomotives used by the JE:


References


Footnotes


Sources

* * * (at E-Periodica.ch of the
ETH Library The ETH Library, serving as the central university library at ETH Zurich, has a notable collection of scientific and technical information. It is considered one of the largest public scientific and technical libraries in Switzerland. Furthermor ...
) * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jougne-Eclépens Railway Defunct railway companies of Switzerland 1875 disestablishments in Switzerland Swiss companies established in 1870 Railway companies established in 1870 Railway companies disestablished in 1875