Classic route
Bern–Neuchâtel railway
Neuchâtel → Bern · Switzerland
- Distance
- 42 km
- Fastest time
- ≈ 45 min
- Operator
- BLS
- Train
- IR 66 · InterRegio
- Countries
- Switzerland
- In service since
- 1901
Page last updated 2026-07-27 · figures are published values, not live data · corrections log
The Direkt Linie of 1901, driven almost dead straight across the Grand Marais — and still part of the shortest rail route from Bern to Paris.
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