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Railway station in Martigny, Switzerland
Martigny
Two-story building with gabled roofThe 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
Platforms
Tracks5
Train operators
Connections
Construction
ParkingYes (36 spaces)
Bicycle facilitiesYes (116 spaces)
AccessiblePartly
Other information
Station code8501500 (MA)
Passengers
202310'800 per weekday (RegionAlps, SBB (excludes TMR))
Services
Preceding station Swiss Federal Railways Following station
St-Mauricetowards Geneva Airport IR 90 Siontowards Brig
Aigletowards Geneva Airport IR 95
St-Mauricetowards Annemasse or Geneva Airport RE33 Terminus
BexOne-way operation VosAlpes Express Martigny-Bourgtowards Le Châble VS
St-Mauricetowards Fribourg/Freiburg Le Châble VSOne-way operation
St-Mauricetowards Geneva Airport Verbier Express Le Châble VSTerminus
Preceding station Transports de Martigny et Régions Following station
Les Fumeauxtowards Vallorcine RegioMont-Blanc Express Terminus
Preceding station RegionAlps Following station
Vernayaztowards Monthey or St-Gingolph R91 Charrat-Fullytowards Brig
Terminus R81 Martigny-Bourgtowards Le Châble VS
Sembranchertowards Le Châble VS
Location

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+3⁄8 in) Martigny–Châtelard and standard gauge Martigny–Orsières lines of Transports de Martigny et Régions and RegionAlps, respectively.

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.

Services

As of the December 2024 timetable change, the following services stop at Martigny:

  • InterRegio: half-hourly service between Geneva Airport and Brig.
  • RegioExpress: hourly service to Annemasse (on weekdays) or Geneva Airport (on weekends).
  • VosAlpes Express: daily direct service between Fribourg/Freiburg and Le Châble VS on weekends between December and April.
  • Verbier 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

  1. ^ 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. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 22 December 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. 1 November 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  6. "Martigny - Le Châtelard-Frontière - Vallorcine - Chamonix - St-Gervais" (PDF). öv-info.ch. 17 December 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  7. "Martigny - Sembrancher - Le Châble (Verbier) / Sembrancher - Orsières" (PDF). öv-info.ch. 6 December 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  8. "Départ: Gare de Martigny" (PDF) (in French). Swiss Federal Railways. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.

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