Martigny railway station

Martigny
Two-story building with gabled roof
The station platform in 2011
General information
LocationMartigny
Switzerland
Coordinates46°6′20.992″N 7°4′44.846″E / 46.10583111°N 7.07912389°E / 46.10583111; 7.07912389
Elevation466 m (1,529 ft)
Owned bySwiss Federal Railways
Line(s)
Distance66.5 km (41.3 mi) from Lausanne[1]
Platforms
Tracks5
Train operators
Connections
Construction
Parking36
AccessiblePartly
Other information
Station code8501500 (MA)
Passengers
202310'800 per weekday[3] (RegionAlps, SBB (excludes TMR))
Services
Preceding station Swiss Federal Railways Following station
St-Maurice IR 90 Sion
towards Brig
Aigle
Bex
One-way operation
VosAlpes Express Martigny-Bourg
Preceding station Transports de Martigny et Régions Following station
Les Fumeaux
towards Vallorcine
Regio
Mont-Blanc Express
Terminus
Preceding station RegionAlps Following station
Vernayaz
towards Monthey or St-Gingolph
R91 Charrat-Fully
towards Brig
Terminus R81 Martigny-Bourg
Sembrancher
Location
Map

Martigny railway station (French: Gare de Martigny, German: Bahnhof Martigny) is a railway station in the municipality of Martigny, in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Simplon line of Swiss Federal Railways and the junction of the 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) Martigny–Châtelard and standard gauge Martigny–Orsières lines of Transports de Martigny et Régions and RegionAlps, respectively.[1]

The station has five tracks. Three tracks are located on the Simplon line, served by a side platform and island platform. There is a bay platform on each end of the station, serving the Martigny–Châtelard and Martigny–Orsières lines.[4]

Services

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As of the December 2023 timetable change, the following services stop at Martigny:[5][6][7][8]

  • InterRegio: half-hourly service between Geneva Airport and Brig.
  • VosAlpes Express: daily direct service to Le Châble VS on weekends between December and April.
  • Regio:
    • half-hourly service between Monthey and Brig, with every other train continuing from Monthey to St-Gingolph.
    • hourly or half-hourly service to Le Châble VS.
    • Mont-Blanc Express: hourly service to Vallorcine, in France.

References

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  1. ^ a b Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 54. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. ^ "Réseau de lignes Martigny / Vallée du Trient" (PDF) (in French). PostBus Switzerland. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Passagierfrequenz (2023)". Martigny, Switzerland: SBB CFF FFS. 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2024 – via data.sbb.ch – SBB DATA PORTAL.
  4. ^ "Martigny" (PDF) (in French). Swiss Federal Railways. November 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Lausanne - Sion - Brig (RER Vaud, Lignes R1, R2, R3, R4)" (PDF) (in French). öv-info.ch. 7 November 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Martigny - Le Châtelard-Frontière - Vallorcine - Chamonix - St-Gervais" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Martigny - Sembrancher - Le Châble (Verbier) / Sembrancher - Orsières" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 6 November 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Départ: Gare de Martigny" (PDF) (in French). Swiss Federal Railways. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
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