🇨🇭 Le Locle

Le Locle is reached by TransN trains from Neuchatel, taking about 30 minutes. The line climbs into the Jura mountains with scenic valley views. Cross-border TER trains continue from Le Locle to Besancon in France.

TransN regional trains connect Le Locle to La Chaux-de-Fonds and Neuchatel. TER Bourgogne-Franche-Comte cross-border trains run to Besancon and Morteau in France. The station is the Swiss border point on this route.

Le Locle station has basic facilities with a ticket counter. The station serves the small watchmaking town and is within walking distance of the main street and the clock museums.

Le Locle, together with La Chaux-de-Fonds, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its watchmaking urbanism. The Musee d'Horlogerie in the Chateau des Monts showcases centuries of clockmaking. The underground mills at Col-des-Roches, powered by an underground river, are a unique industrial heritage site.

Le Locle has been a centre of Swiss watchmaking since Daniel JeanRichard established the craft here in the early 18th century. Brands like Tissot and Zenith have their origins in the town. The UNESCO inscription recognises the town's unique urban planning designed around the watch industry.