Le Châble VS railway station (French: Gare du Châble) is a railway station in the municipality of Val de 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.
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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 | Val de 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] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 bay platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Train operators | RegionAlps | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | 8501579 (CHAB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 this station as well.
Services
editAs of the December 2023 timetable change,[update] the following services stop at Le Châble:[5][6]
- Verbier Express: daily direct service to Geneva Airport 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.
- ^ "Plan du réseau TMR" (in French). Transports de Martigny et Régions. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ^ "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) / Sembrancher - Orsières" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 6 November 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ^ "Départ: Le Châble VS" (PDF) (in French). RegionAlps. 19 December 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
External links
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Media related to Le Châble VS railway station at Wikimedia Commons- Le Châble VS railway station – SBB
- Le Châble VS railway station – RegionAlps (in French)
