Le Châble railway station
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 The underground station in January 2022. A regional train from Martigny on track 1 on the left; a Verbier Express train to Geneva on track 2 on the right | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Bagnes Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°4′43.997″N 7°12′54.324″E / 46.07888806°N 7.21509000°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 820 m (2,690 ft) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Transports de Martigny et Régions | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Martigny–Orsières line | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 19.3 km (12.0 mi) from Martigny[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Train operators | RegionAlps | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Le Châble railway station (French: Gare du Châble), also known as Le Châble VS, is a railway station in the municipality of Bagnes, in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is the eastern terminus of the standard gauge Martigny–Orsières line of Transports de Martigny et Régions.
In January 2019, the new station was opened after an extensive reconstruction, which lowered the tracks and platforms by 4.5 meters, bringing them underground.[3] The new station has two tracks. The shorter track 1 is used by local trains to/from Martigny, while the longer track 2 is able to accommodate the Verbier Express trains which run directly to Geneva and beyond on weekends. [4]
The valley station for a gondola lift to Verbier is adjacent to the station.[1] Local buses to Bruson, Sarreyer and Verbier serve Le Châble station as well.
Services[edit]
As of the December 2021 timetable change,[update] the following services stop at Le Châble:[5]
- Verbier Express: daily direct service to Annemasse on weekends between December and April.
- Regio: hourly service to Martigny.
References[edit]
- ^ a b Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 55. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
- ^ "Réseau de lignes: Martigny" (PDF) (in French). PostBus Switzerland. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ "Au pied de Verbier, Le Châble inaugure sa nouvelle gare souterraine". 24 January 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ "Verbier Express". Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ "Martigny - Sembrancher - Le Châble - (Verbier)" (PDF) (in French). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 3 November 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
External links[edit]
Media related to Le Châble railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Le Châble railway station – SBB
- Le Châble railway station – RegionAlps (in French)
