Accessing the train
Attributes of the train
TMR operates these trains on two routes that connect with SBB trains at Martigny station.
(1) the Martigny–Orsières Railway* – the route of the ‘Saint Bernard Express’.
(2) the CFC Chemins de fer Martigny–Châtelard railway – the route of the ‘Mont Blanc Express’.
*The Martigny–Orsières Railway actually comprises two railway lines;
(a) the line between Martigny and Le Chable, which calls at Sembrancher station
(b) the line between Sembrancher and Orsières
Le Chable station is adjacent to the cable car station that gives access to the Verbier/4 Vallées winter sports area.
From Orsiéres, there are bus links through the Grand St Bernard tunnel which links Switzerland and Italy.
So when travelling from Martigny to Orsiéres a change of train is required at Sembrancher,
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