Chaumont Panoramic Funicular Railway

Chaumont

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Chaumont
 
Between lakes and mountains, this unusual funicular railway invites you to explore the Jura landscape.
It is an impressive 15-minute ride up to an altitude of more than a thousand metres, from where you can enjoy a magnificent panoramic view of the Three Lakes area, Morat and Bienne, the alpine foothills and a stretch of the Alps up to Mont Blanc.
The educational trail "Le Sentier du Temps" ("the time trail") starts from Chaumont and takes you on a journey through evolution, every step of the 4,500 metre path representing a million years.

Location:
Chaumon, above Neuchâtel.

Opening hours:
Available from the internet site, or call +41 (0)32 720 06 00.

How to get there:
The funicular railway leaves from La Coudre, which may be reached on bus line 7 from the centre of town.
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Contact Information

  • Transports publics neuchâtelois
    2000 Neuchâtel
    Tel. +41 (0)32 720 06 00
    Fax +41 (0)32 724 51 34
    tn.info@tnneuchatel.ch
  • www.tnneuchatel.ch