page_title: Saignelégier–La Chaux-de-Fonds railway
section_title: Operation by the Chemins de fer du Jura
hierarchical_section_title: Saignelégier–La Chaux-de-Fonds railway / Operation by the Chemins de fer du Jura
caption_attribution_description: Photo: Trams aux Fils. Prise en août 1977 La ligne du C.J. Chemin de Fer du Jura à été construite entre 1884 et 1913 à voie métrique, sa longueur et de 51,1 Kilomètres
context_page_description: The Saignelégier–La Chaux-de-Fonds Railway was a railway company that operated a metre-gauge railway from Saignelégier to La Chaux-de-Fonds in western Switzerland. In 1944, the railway was merged to form the Chemins de fer du Jura, which electrified it at 1500 Volt DC in 1953.
context_section_description: To simplify operations, the CJ converted the Saignelégier–Glovelier line to metre gauge. After that standard gauge freight wagons were loaded on transporter wagon in Glovelier instead of Saignelégier or alternatively until 2010 in La Chaux-de-Fonds.
  The CJ has operated its entire metre-gauge network with 1500 volts DC since 4 October 1953. The rolling stock was replaced almost completely by new sets. The two substations in La Ferrière and Le Noirmont supply the line with electricity.
  Although the CJ has the same electricity system as the neighbouring La Chaux-de-Fonds–Les Ponts-de-Martel railway, only a few vehicles are exchanged between the CJ and Transports Régionaux Neuchâtelois (TRN). TRN vehicles regularly access the CJ network in order to reprofile their wheels on the underfloor lathe in the CJ Tramelan workshop. In La Chaux-de-Fonds, the CJ and TRN catenaries can be interconnected via a coupling switch to provide power to the neighboring railway in case of emergency.
  In 1959, the CJ replaced the steel Hotel-de-Ville Bridge with a concrete structure. The 129 metre-long Ferrière bridge between La Ferrière and Le Seignat was opened in 1979. It replaces an old, very tortuous route.
caption: Le Noirment station in 1977. On the left the commuter service to Glovelier, on the right the connecting train to Tavannes.
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