Martigny–Orsières railway line

Martigny–Orsières
Multiple unit near Orsières in 2014
Overview
OwnerTransports de Martigny et Régions
Termini
Service
Operator(s)RegionAlps
Technical
Line length19.3 km (12.0 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification
Route map

km
0.00
Martigny
467.2 m
2.90
Martigny-Bourg
483.9 m
4.07
Martigny-Croix
carriage shed
503.1 m
Tunnel no. 1 (52 m)
Tunnel no. 2 (81 m)
7.80
Bovernier
613.8 m
Monnaie tunnel (128 m)
13.11
Sembrancher
716.6 m
Tunnel no. 5 (103 m)
Tunnel no. 6 (117 m)
Tunnel no. 7 (100 m)
Pouta Revenne tunnel
(133 m. since 1990)
16.49
La Douay
818.3 m
19.34
Orsières
901.7 m
depot and workshop
Sembrancher bridge (370 m)
1.71
Etiez
756.1 m
high point
837.5 m
6.18
Le Châble VS
820.3 m
Aerial cable cars to Verbier and Mayens-de-Bruson

The Martigny–Orsières railway line is a standard gauge railway line in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It runs 19.3 kilometres (12.0 mi) from a junction with the Simplon line at Martigny to Orsières. A 6.1-kilometre (3.8 mi) branch runs from Sembrancher to Le Châble VS. Transports de Martigny et Régions (TMR) owns the line. Services are operated by RegionAlps, a joint venture of TMR and Swiss Federal Railways. The line was originally built by the Martigny–Orsières Railway (MO) between 1907–1910. The Le Châble branch opened in 1953.