Martigny–Châtelard Railway

The Martigny–Châtelard Railway, abbreviated MC, French Chemins de fer Martigny–Châtelard, is a 19 km (11.8 mi) 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) metre gauge rack railway in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. The transport company "Chemin de fer de Martigny–Châtelard" merged in 2001, the resulting Transports de Martigny et Régions now markets this line and the connecting Saint-Gervais–Vallorcine railway as Mont-Blanc Express.

Martigny–Châtelard Railway
Overview
LocaleValais
Service
TypePart rack railway
Technical
Line length19 km (11.8 mi)
Rack systemStrub
Track gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) metre gauge
Electrification850 V DC Overhead line (3rd rail on rack sections)
Maximum inclineadhesion 7%
Rack 20%
Route map

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0.0 km
0 mi
Martigny
467 m
1.1 km
0.7 mi
Les Fumeaux
460 m
3.9 km
2.4 mi
Vernayaz MC
457 m
depot and workshop
Buvette (83 m)
Bourgout (132 m)
Charbons (419 m)
7.4 km
4.6 mi
Salvan
934 m
Marécottes (63 m)
8.8 km
5.5 mi
Les Marécottes
1030 m
9.4 km
5.8 mi
La Médettaz
1040 m
Triège (153 m)
10.6 km
6.6 mi
Le Trétien
1059 m
Petit-Lachat (12 m)
Grand-Lachat (580 m)
13.9 km
8.6 mi
Finhaut
1224 m
Revenez (49 m)
Grosse-Larze (82 m)
Balayé (180 m)
Bébolaz (50 m)
Châtelaret (143 m)
17.0 km
10.6 mi
Le Châtelard VS
1226 m
Châtelard covered gallery (17 m)
18.1 km
11.2 mi
Le Châtelard-Frontière
border station to France
1116 m
18.4 km
11.4 mi
/
36.6 km
22.7 mi
Châtelard (143 m)
34.1 km
21.2 mi
Vallorcine
1260 m
Source: Swiss railway atlas[1]
Share of the Compagnie du Chemin de fer de Martigny au Châtelard, issued February 1923

Contact with the other networks

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Rolling stock

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  • 2 Z 800 105-seater electric multiple units, delivered in 1997 (???) by ADTranz and Vevey Technologies, in the context of a joint purchase with the Ligne de Saint Gervais - Vallorcine. This 1000 kW stock, composed of two motorcars, could run at 70 km/h (43.5 mph); it is equipped with a rack and pinion system and pantographs (in addition to the third rail collector shoe), so that it could perform direct runs to Vallorcine and beyond without the need to change trains.

Merger with MO

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This transport company merged 2001 with the Martigny–Orsières Railway and is now known as "Transports de Martigny et Régions".

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 54. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.