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

Bern Bern (), or Berne (), ; ; ; . is the ''de facto'' Capital city, capital of Switzerland, referred to as the "federal city".; ; ; . According to the Swiss constitution, the Swiss Confederation intentionally has no "capital", but Bern has gov ...

, and

Neuchâtel Neuchâtel (, ; ; ) is a list of towns in Switzerland, town, a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality, and the capital (political), capital of the cantons of Switzerland, Swiss canton of Neuchâtel (canton), Neuchâtel on Lake Neuchâtel ...

in Switzerland. The line was originally built by two companies, the Chemin de fer Saignelégier-La Chaux-de-Fonds and Régional Saignelégier–Glovelier, and has been owned and operated by the

Chemins de fer du Jura The Chemins de fer du Jura, abbreviated to CJ, is a railway company in the canton of Jura in northwestern Switzerland. It was formed in 1944 from the merger of four independent companies connecting Porrentruy to Bonfol, Saignelégier to La Chaux ...

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 (; 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, ...

and

Saignelégier Saignelégier () is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. It is the seat of the Franches-Montagnes (district), district of Franches-Montagnes. On 1 January 2009, the formerly independent municipaliti ...

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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