Martigny railway station

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.[1]

Martigny
Two-story building with gabled roof
The station platform in 2011
General information
LocationMartigny
Switzerland
Coordinates46°6′20.992″N 7°4′44.846″E
Elevation466 m (1,529 ft)
Owned bySwiss Federal Railways
Line(s)
Distance66.5 km (41.3 mi) from Lausanne[1]
Platforms
Tracks5
Train operators
ConnectionsTransports de Martigny et Régions and CarPostal Suisse bus lines[2]
Passengers
20189,300 per weekday[3]
Services
Preceding station Swiss Federal Railways Following station
St-Maurice
towards Geneva Airport
 IR 90 Sion
towards Brig
Preceding station Transports de Martigny et Régions Following station
Les Fumeaux
towards Vallorcine
 Regio
Mont-Blanc Express
 Terminus
Preceding station RegionAlps Following station
Vernayaz
towards St-Gingolph
 Regio
 Charrat-Fully
towards Brig
Vernayaz
towards Monthey
 Regio
Terminus Regio
 Martigny-Bourg
towards Le Châble
Location

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.[4]

Services

As of the December 2020 timetable change, the following services stop at Martigny:[5][6][7]

References
  1. Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz. Cologne: Schweers + Wall. 2012. p. 54. ISBN 978-3-89494-130-7.
  2. "Réseau de lignes: Martigny" (PDF) (in French). PostBus Switzerland. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  3. "Passagierfrequenz". Swiss Federal Railways. September 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  4. "Martigny" (PDF) (in French). Swiss Federal Railways. November 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  5. "Lausanne - Sion - Brig - (RER Vaud, lignes S2, S5)" (PDF) (in French). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  6. "Martigny - Le Châtelard-Frontière - Vallorcine - Chamonix - St-Gervais" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 23 October 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  7. "Martigny - Sembrancher - Le Châble - (Verbier)" (PDF). Bundesamt für Verkehr. 22 October 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
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