page_title: Neuchâtel–Pontarlier railway
section_title: Route description
hierarchical_section_title: Neuchâtel–Pontarlier railway / Route description
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Bahnhof Champ-du-Moulin mit Creux du Van im Hintergrund
context_page_description: The Neuchâtel–Pontarlier railway, also known as the Val-de-Travers line or the Franco-Suisse line, is a single-track standard-gauge railway line run by the Swiss Federal Railways and the French public railway infrastructure company Réseau ferré de France.
context_section_description: Trains travelling to the Val de Travers use the Jura Foot Railway running towards Yverdon as far as Auvernier. The line then runs through the vineyards up to Bôle and provides a good view of Lake Neuchâtel. Continuing up the Areuse gorge, the line passes between rocks and over numerous bridges. Regional trains cross in Champ-du-Moulin station, where it is possible to see the famous Creux du Van. The line continues via Noiraigue to Travers, where most of the trains operated by Transports Régionaux Neuchâtelois branch off on the line to Buttes. The line continues to Pontarlier, past the former stations of Couvet CFF, Boveresse and Les Bayards. All passenger trains pass through Les Verrières without stopping; the border station serves only goods traffic. The trains continue to Pontarlier on French soil, but still using the Swiss electrical system. The electrification changes in Pontarlier station from the Swiss to the French system.
caption: Champ-du-Moulin station with Creux du Van in the background, around 1930
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