Martigny–Châtelard Railway
Overview
Locale	Valais
Service
Type	Partrack railway
Technical
Line length	19 km (11.8 mi)
Rack system	Strub
Track gauge	1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)metre gauge
Electrification	850VDCOverhead line (3rd rail on rack sections)
Maximum incline	adhesion 7% Rack 20%
Route map Legend km elev from Brig MO toSembrancher– Orsières/Le Châble TrMB to Martigny–Bourg 0.0 km 0 mi Martigny 467 m to Lausanne 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 Switzerland France Châtelard (143 m) 34.1 km 21.2 mi Vallorcine 1260 m continuing as Saint-Gervais–Vallorcine railway Source: Swiss railway atlas[1]

TheMartigny–Châtelard Railway, abbreviatedMC,FrenchChemins de fer Martigny–Châtelard, is a 19 km (11.8 mi)1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)metre gaugerack railway in thecanton ofValais,Switzerland.The transport company "Chemin de fer de Martigny–Châtelard" merged in 2001, the resultingTransports de Martigny et Régions now markets this line and the connectingSaint-Gervais–Vallorcine railway asMont-Blanc Express.

• AtMartigny it connects with theLausanne–Brig line of theSwiss Federal Railways
• AtLe Châtelard (Finhaut) it connects with theSaint-Gervais–Vallorcine railway which in turn joins thestandard gaugeSNCF at Le Fayet station ofSaint-Gervais-les-Bains. However the 3 km (1.86 mi) between Le Châtelard andVallorcine is operated by the Chemin de Fer de Martigny au Châtelard.

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

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

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