Bonfol railway station explained

Bonfol
Style:Chemins de fer du Jura
Borough:Bonfol, Jura
Country:Switzerland
Owned:Chemins de fer du Jura
Line:Porrentruy–Bonfol
Distance:10.9km (06.8miles) from
Train Operators:Chemins de fer du Jura
Zone:23 [1]
Mapframe:yes

Bonfol railway station (French: Gare de Bonfol) is a railway station in the municipality of Bonfol, in the Swiss canton of Jura. It is the northern terminus of the standard gauge Porrentruy–Bonfol railway line of Chemins de fer du Jura. The line formerly continued across the French border to Pfetterhouse; passenger service ended 1946 and the line was abandoned in 1970.

History

The station was renovated in 2022 as part of a larger rehabilitation of the Porrentruy–Bonfol railway line. Train services were occasionally replaced by buses, and passengers boarded from temporary platforms south of the station.[2] [3]

Services

the following services stop at Bonfol:[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Plan de zones tarifaires . Vagabond . fr . 12 December 2021 . 22 October 2022.
  2. News: 4 April 2019 . La rénovation de la ligne entre Porrentruy et Bonfol se concrétise . fr-CH . . 2022-10-22.
  3. News: 2022-10-11 . La rénovation de la ligne Porrentruy-Bonfol se poursuit . fr . . 2022-10-22.
  4. Web site: Porrentruy - Bonfol . Chemins de fer du Jura . fr . 11 October 2021 . 21 October 2022.