Porrentruy–Bonfol railway line

The Porrentruy–Bonfol railway line is a standard gauge railway line in the canton of Jura, Switzerland. It runs 10.9 kilometres (6.8 mi) from a junction with the Delémont–Delle railway line at Porrentruy northeast to Bonfol. Chemins de fer du Jura owns and operates the line. The line formerly extended to the French border at Pfetterhouse.

Porrentruy–Bonfol
Chemins de fer du Jura train at Bonfol in 2012
Overview
Owner	Chemins de fer du Jura
Line number	238
Termini	Porrentruy Bonfol
Stations	4
History
Opened	14 July 1901 (1901-07-14)
Technical
Line length	10.9 km (6.8 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	15 kV/16.7 Hz AC overhead catenary
Route map Legend km SBB to Delle 0.0 Porrentruy SBB to Delémont 4.2 Alle Allaine 8.4 Vendlincourt 10.9 Bonfol 13.4 Switzerland France SNCF to Dannemarie [de] [1] This diagram: view talk edit

History

The Régional Porrentruy–Bonfol [fr] (RPB) opened the line between Porrentruy and Bonfol on 14 July 1901.^[2] On 1 November 1910, the line was extended 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) to what was then the German border near Pfetterhouse and a junction with the Dannemarie–Pfetterhouse railway line [de].^[3]

The RPB was one of four companies that merged on 1 January 1944 to form the Chemins de fer du Jura, which has owned and operated the line ever since.^[4] Cross-border passenger service north of Bonfol ended on 14 February 1946; the line north of Bonfol was abandoned altogether on 4 January 1970.^[3] The line from Porrentruy to Bonfol was electrified on 18 May 1952.^[5]

Chemins de fer du Jura undertook a rehabilitation of the line between 2020 and 2022, including new platforms at all three stations and a rebuilding of the bridge over the Allaine.^[6][7]

Service

As of the December 2021 timetable change,^[update] Chemins de fer du Jura operates hourly passenger service over the route, with additional trains during peak-hours on weekdays. Trains are scheduled to connect with further services to and from Delémont and Glovelier.^[8]

Notes

1. Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 8. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
2. Wägli & Jacobi 2010, p. 23.
3. Wägli & Jacobi 2010, p. 27.
4. Wägli & Jacobi 2010, p. 108.
5. Wägli & Jacobi 2010, p. 71.
6. "La rénovation de la ligne entre Porrentruy et Bonfol se concrétise". Radio fréquence Jura (in Swiss French). 4 April 2019. Retrieved 2022-10-22.
7. "La rénovation de la ligne Porrentruy-Bonfol se poursuit". Canal Alpha [fr] (in French). 2022-10-11. Retrieved 2022-10-22.
8. "Porrentruy - Bonfol" (PDF) (in French). Chemins de fer du Jura. 11 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2022.

References

• Wägli, Hans G.; Jacobi, Sébastien (2010). Schienennetz Schweiz - Bahnprofil Schweiz CH+ [Swiss rail network] (in German) (3rd ed.). Zürich: AS Verlag. ISBN 978-3-909111-74-9.

Further reading

• Ammann, Christian; Dubail, André (1983). Porrentruy-Bonfol-Alsace: Die Geschichte der Jurassisch-Elsässischen Eisenbahnlinie Porrentruy – Bonfol – Pfetterhouse – Dannemarie. Breil-sur-Roya: Les Éditions du Cabri. ISBN 978-2-903310-33-2.

External links

• 2022 timetable