Broc-Chocolaterie railway station

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Broc-Chocolaterie
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Trains at Broc-Fabrique in 2011, prior to the rebuilding
General information
Location Broc, Fribourg
Switzerland
Coordinates 46°36′18″N7°6′32″E / 46.60500°N 7.10889°E / 46.60500; 7.10889
Elevation689 m (2,260 ft)
Owned by Transports publics Fribourgeois
Line(s) Bulle–Broc railway line
Distance5.4 km (3.4 mi) from Bulle [1]
Platforms2 (1 island platform)
Tracks2
Train operators Transports publics Fribourgeois
Connections BSicon BUS2.svg Transports publics Fribourgeois [2]
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code8504089 (BROF)
Fare zone31 (frimobil  [ de ]) [3]
History
Opened24 June 1912 (1912-06-24)
Previous namesBroc-Fabrique
Services
Preceding station RER Fribourg Freiburg.svg RER Fribourg Following station
Broc-Village
towards Bern
RE2
Terminus
Broc-Village
towards Düdingen
RE3
Location
Broc-Chocolaterie railway station

Broc-Chocolaterie railway station (French : Gare de Broc-Chocolaterie), formerly known as Broc-Fabrique, is a railway station in the municipality of Broc, in the Swiss canton of Fribourg. It takes its name from the adjacent Cailler chocolate factory. It is one of two stations in Broc. The other, Broc-Village, is located in the center of the village. Broc-Chocolaterie is the eastern terminus of the Bulle–Broc railway line.

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History

The Chemins de fer électriques de la Gruyère constructed the Bulle–Broc railway line in 1912. Broc opened on 24 June. [4] The line was built as a 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge line. The line and station were closed between April 2021 and 24 August 2023 for rebuilding as a 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge line. This permitted direct operation to via Fribourg/Freiburg to Bern. The line reopened on 24 August 2023. [5] As part of the project the station was rebuilt to be accessible, with a new 150 metres (490 ft) platform. [6]

The station was renamed Broc-Chocolaterie in December 2023 to emphasize the adjacent Cailler chocolate factory. [7]

Services

As of the December 2023 timetable change, the following services stop at Broc-Chocolaterie: [8]

Notes

  1. ↑ Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 30. ISBN   978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. ↑ Transports publics Fribourgeois (10 November 2023). "Plan régional" (PDF) (in French). Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  3. ↑ "Plan des zones / Zonenplan" (PDF) (in French and German). frimobil. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  4. ↑ Wägli & Jacobi 2010, p. 27.
  5. ↑ "Ein Bahnhof für Bulle und eine neue Linie nach Broc: Mit Vollgas in eine neue Ära der Mobilität". Freiburger Nachrichten  [ de ] (in Swiss High German). 27 August 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  6. ↑ "Région de Bulle: nouvelles infrastructures ferroviaires". www.programme-bulle.ch (in French). Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  7. ↑ "Découvrez les nouveautés de chaque réseau du canton de Fribourg". Transports publics Fribourgeois (in Swiss French). Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  8. ↑ Transports publics fribourgeois (18 September 2023). "Broc-Chocolaterie - Bulle - Romont" (PDF) (in French). Retrieved 6 April 2024.

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