Saint-Gervais-les-Bains-Le Fayet station

Saint-Gervais-les-Bains-Le Fayet station (French: Gare de 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 standard gauge La Roche-sur-Foron–Saint-Gervais-les-Bains-Le Fayet line from La Roche-sur-Foron, the southwestern terminus of the 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) gauge Saint-Gervais–Vallorcine line from the Swiss border, and the western terminus of the Mont Blanc Tramway.[1] It is the southeastern terminus of the L3 line of the Léman Express, a suburban rail network for the Grand Genève, which began operation in 2019.

Saint-Gervais-les-Bains-Le Fayet
Two-story building with gabled roof
Entrance of the station
General information
LocationSaint-Gervais-les-Bains
France
Coordinates45°54′23.123″N 6°42′4.792″E
Elevation580 m (1,900 ft)
Owned bySNCF
Line(s)
Distance46.9 km (29.1 mi) from La Roche-sur-Foron[1]
Train operators
ConnectionsCars Région Haute-Savoie bus lines[2]
Passengers
2019356,019[3] (SNCF)
Services
Preceding station SNCF Following station
Sallanches-Combloux-Megève
towards Paris-Lyon
TGV inOui
Seasonal service
Terminus
Preceding station TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Following station
Sallanches-Combloux-Megève 3 Terminus
Sallanches-Combloux-Megève
towards Annecy
43
Terminus 44 Chedde
towards Vallorcine
Preceding station Léman Express Following station
Sallanches-Combloux-Megève
towards Coppet
L3 Terminus
Location

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

Services

As of the December 2020 timetable change, the following rail services stop at Saint-Gervais-les-Bains-Le Fayet:[4][5][6]

There are bus connections to Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, les Contamines, St Gervais Bourg, and Passy.[2]

References

  1. Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 54. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. "La Région vous transporte" (PDF) (in French). La Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. 2020. p. 1. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  3. "Fréquentation en gares" (in French). SNCF. 20 November 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  4. "Horaires" (PDF) (in French). SNCF. 3 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  5. "Horaires" (PDF) (in French). SNCF. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  6. "Horaires" (PDF) (in French). SNCF. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2021.


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