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Gare de Saint Gervais les Bains Le Fayet

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Opened
  
1898

Gare de Saint-Gervais-les-Bains-Le Fayet

Address
  
74170 Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, France

Similar
  
Alps, Mont Blanc Tramway, Col de Voza, Gare d'Aix‑les‑Bains‑Le Revard, Chemin de fer du Montenvers

Saint-Gervais-les-Bains-Le Fayet is a railway station serving the town Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, Haute-Savoie department, southeastern France. It is the southeastern terminus of the railway from La Roche-sur-Foron, the southwestern terminus of the Saint-Gervais–Vallorcine railway and the western terminus of the Mont Blanc Tramway.

Overview

The station ticket office is open daily : 08h35-12h00 / 13h30-17h10. Outside, there are bus connections to Chamonix, les Contamines, St Gervais Bourg, and Passy.

Routes serving the station are:

  • 03 St Gervais/Evian/Genève - Bellegarde-sur-Valserine - Lyon
  • 42 Genève-Eaux-Vives - St-Gervais
  • 43 St-Gervais - Annecy
  • Saint-Gervais - Chamonix - Martigny
  • Le Réseau Routier Etudiant (student network).
  • The station is the terminus of different gauge tracks. A standard gauge line with overhead power runs towards Annecy and Lyon. A narrower, third-rail track runs towards Chamonix and Martigny. There is also a rack railway line up the mountain named Mont Blanc Tramway.

    The station is the base for maintenance equipment including a snow plough for the Mont Blanc express.

    References

    Gare de Saint-Gervais-les-Bains-Le Fayet Wikipedia