Tramway du Mont-Blanc
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The Tramway du Mont-Blanc is a historic mountain rack railway in the French Alps that carries passengers from the Saint-Gervais area high onto the slopes of Mont Blanc, serving as a key access route for hikers and climbers.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tramway du Mont-Blanc terminus | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountain rack railway
ⓘ
tourist railway ⓘ transport infrastructure ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Goûter route on Mont Blanc
ⓘ
Tête Rousse refuge access route ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1904 ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| electrification | overhead line ⓘ |
| electrificationFrequency | 50 Hz ⓘ |
| electrificationVoltage | 11 kV AC ⓘ |
| endingPoint |
Nid d'Aigle station
ⓘ
surface form:
Nid d’Aigle station
|
| gauge | metre gauge ⓘ |
| hasStation |
Bellevue
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Col de Voza ⓘ Le Fayet ⓘ Nid d'Aigle ⓘ
surface form:
Nid d’Aigle
Saint-Gervais-les-Bains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic railway ⓘ |
| highestElevation | approximately 2372 metres ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| lineLength | approximately 12.4 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
French Alps
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Haute-Savoie ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Chamonix valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Les Houches ⓘ |
| lowestElevation | approximately 580 metres ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Mont Blanc ⓘ |
| opened | 1909 ⓘ |
| operator | SNCF ⓘ |
| owner | SNCF ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
access to climbing routes on Mont Blanc
ⓘ
access to high mountain routes ⓘ access to hiking trails ⓘ |
| rackSystem | Strub system ⓘ |
| railwayType | rack railway ⓘ |
| region |
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
ⓘ
surface form:
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
|
| safetyRole | access route for mountain rescue operations ⓘ |
| seasonalOperation | mainly summer ⓘ |
| serves |
Mont Blanc massif
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
hikers ⓘ mountaineers ⓘ tourists ⓘ |
| startingPoint | Saint-Gervais-les-Bains-Le Fayet station ⓘ |
| status | in operation ⓘ |
| terminus |
Nid d'Aigle
ⓘ
surface form:
Nid d’Aigle
Saint-Gervais-les-Bains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
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this entity surface form:
Tramway du Mont-Blanc terminus