Mont Blanc Tramway

About

The Mont-Blanc tramway, abbreviated by TMB, is a railway line with a rack of France, in Haute-Savoie, in the Mont-Blanc massif, which connects Le Fayet (Saint-Gervais-les-Bains-Le Fayet train station, altitude 581 m) to the Désert de Pierre Ronde (Nid-d'Aigle train station, altitude 2,400 m). It is a tourist railway emblematic of railway tourism. Initially, the line was built to reach the top of Mont Blanc.

It is the highest railway line in France and has the highest railway station in the country. The line is operated by Compagnie du Mont-Blanc, which also manages the Montenvers railway as well as numerous ski lifts in the Mont-Blanc massif.