Transportation Martigny

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martigny train station


martigny on high speed simplon line of swiss federal railway, sbb, connects italy (domodossola) , southern switzerland northeastern switzerland , cities of lausanne , geneva. origin of narrow gauge railroads , bus routes climb nearby mountains on both sides of rhone valley in martigny lies. 1 railroad goes west chamonix, france, crossing border @ le chatelard. other railroad goes southeast chable , orsieres. regional transportation agency known tmr sa (transports de martigny et regions) operates service , ski trains known mount-blanc express (to chamonix) , st. bernard express (to orsieres). see transportation map provided tmr website in external links section below. martigny s transport connections winter sports regions of 4 vallées , portes-du-soleil , ovronnaz reached.


it has been 1 century since 2 original railway companies martigny-orsières (mo) , martigny-châtelard (mc) began serving valleys of entremont , trient. in 1990, boards of directors of mo , mc decided combine common management, each company maintain independent status. 2 new trains started: saint-bernard express mo, , mont blanc express mc. later octodure-voyages , orsières-octodure-transports companies taken over. tmrsa important employer in region 180 permanent staff.


the french holiday resort of chamonix accessible martigny in one-and-a-half hours using scenic narrow-gauge tracks of mont blanc express . crossing wild trient gorge , ascending breath-taking heights towards chamonix (france), travelers see waterfalls crashing down , majestic mountain crags rising in background. shady forests alternate cozy villages , give way onto grandiose glacier of mont blanc, europe s highest peak. st bernard express takes passengers martigny orsières , there bus through beautiful mountain countryside hospice on great st. bernard. pass through val d entremont orsières, bus take champex-lac, la fouly or if summer (june end of september) hospice on grand st. bernard pass. there legendary kennels dogs of same name bred, small local museum view roman artifacts found here.







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