Argentière station
Argentière station is a railway station in the commune of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, in the French department of Haute-Savoie. It is located on the 1,000 mm gauge Saint-Gervais–Vallorcine line of SNCF.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, France
- Also known as: “Argentière (Haute-Savoie)”, “Argentiere Railway Station”, “Argentière railway station”, and “Argentière Railway Station”
- Address: 84 Rue Charlet Straton
- Roof shape: gabled
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Aiguillette d’Argentiere and Col des Montets.
Col des Montets
Mountain saddle
Photo: Idéfix, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Col des Montets is a mountain pass in the French Alps in the Haute-Savoie department of France. It is on the road between Chamonix, the Swiss Col de la Forclaz and Martigny in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. Col des Montets is situated 2½ km north of Argentière station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Argentière and Montroc.
Argentière
Village
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Argentière is a picturesque skiing, alpine walking and mountaineering village in the French Alps, part of the commune of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, at an altitude of 1,252 m.
Montroc
Hamlet
Photo: X-Weinzar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Montroc is a hamlet in eastern France, located in the territory of the commune of Chamonix. Several houses at Poses 150 m north-east of Montroc were destroyed on 9 February 1999 by a slab avalanche from Bec du Lachat and Mont Peclerey on the Mont Blanc massif, killing 12 people.
Le Tour
Hamlet
Photo: X-Weinzar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Le Tour is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km northeast of Argentière station.
Argentière station
- Categories: building, station, and transportation
- Location: Chamonix, Arrondissement of Bonneville, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.98194° or 45° 58′ 55″ northLongitude
6.92648° or 6° 55′ 35″ eastElevation
1,244 metres (4,081 feet)Levels
2Operator
SNCF Gares & ConnexionsUIC ID
87746859Open location code
8FQ8XWJG+QHOpenStreetMap ID
way 97313015OpenStreetMap feature
building=train_stationOpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=gabledOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesGeoNames ID
8288211Wikidata ID
Q1943343
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Venetian—“Argentière station” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Station Argentière”
- Esperanto: “Argentière”
- French: “Argentière”
- French: “Gare d’Argentière”
- German: “Bahnhof Argentière”
- Hungarian: “Gare d’Argentière”
- Spanish: “Estación de Argentière”
- Venetian: “Stasion de Argentière”
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