Les Houches station

Les Houches station is a railway station in the commune of Les Houches, in the French department of Haute-Savoie. It is located on the 1,000 mm gauge Saint-Gervais–Vallorcine line of SNCF.

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Type: Railway station
Description: railway station in Les Houches, France
Also known as: “Les Houches railway station” and “Les Houches Railway Station”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Barrage des Houches and Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste des Houches.

Barrage des Houches

Dam

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Barrage des Houches is a dam, which is situated 130 metres east of Les Houches station.

Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste des Houches

Church

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Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste des Houches is a church, which is situated 380 metres south of Les Houches station.

Viaduc-Sainte-Marie station

Railway stop

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Viaduc-Sainte-Marie station is a railway station in the commune of Les Houches, in the French department of Haute-Savoie. It is located on the 1,000 mm gauge Saint-Gervais–Vallorcine line of SNCF. Viaduc-Sainte-Marie station is situated 1 km northwest of Les Houches station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bionnassay and Grand Couloir.

Bionnassay

Hamlet

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Bionnassay is a hamlet, which is situated 4½ km southwest of Les Houches station.

Grand Couloir

Locality

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The Grand Couloir is a couloir on the Aiguille du Goûter. At 3,340 metres altitude, this gully has to be traversed on foot to reach the scramble beyond the Tête Rousse Hut up to the Goûter Refuge on the Goûter Route on Mont Blanc. Grand Couloir is situated 5 km southeast of Les Houches station.