La Traction

La Traction is a Swiss volunteer railway preservation group based at Pré-Petitjean on the line of the Chemins de fer du Jura. Their special trains operate, on selected dates throughout the year, over three routes in the area, Glovelier to Saignelégier, Saignelégier to La Chaux-de-Fonds and "The Hard Climb" from Tavannes to la Noirmont.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pré-Petitjean railway station and Saint-Jean-Baptiste church.

Pré-Petitjean railway station

Railway station

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Pré-Petitjean railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Montfaucon, in the Swiss canton of Jura. It is an intermediate stop and a request stop on the 1,000 mm metre gauge La Chaux-de-Fonds–Glovelier line of the Chemins de fer du Jura. Pré-Petitjean railway station is situated 320 metres southwest of La Traction.

Saint-Jean-Baptiste church

Church

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Saint-Jean-Baptiste church is situated 1 km northwest of La Traction.

La Combe railway station

Railway stop

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La Combe railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Montfaucon, in the Swiss canton of Jura. It is an intermediate stop and a request stop on the 1,000 mm metre gauge La Chaux-de-Fonds–Glovelier line of the Chemins de fer du Jura. La Combe railway station is situated 3 km east of La Traction.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Montfaucon and Les Enfers.

Montfaucon

Village

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Montfaucon is a municipality in the district of Franches-Montagnes in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. On 1 January 2009 the former municipality of Montfavergier merged into Montfaucon.