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Franco-Swiss Company

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The Franco-Swiss Company was a railway company formed in 1859 to build and operate the Neuchatel-Pontarlier line connecting France and Switzerland through the Val-de-Travers region. It was established with backing from the Paris-Lyon-Mediterranean Railway, ran international trains from Paris to Neuchatel, and was absorbed into the Western Swiss Railways on January 1, 1872.

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1. Wikidata: Franco-Swiss Company
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former railway company in Switzerland
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