Nid d'Aigle

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Nid d'Aigle ( eagle's nest ) is the name of a location in the French Alps . It consists mainly of the terminus of a mountain railway and the nearby mountain hut Refuge du Nid d'Aigle and restaurant.

railway station

The station “Gare du Nid d'Aigle” is the terminus of the Tramway du Mont-Blanc , an electrically operated rack railway in the Mont-Blanc massif . At 2,362 meters, it is the highest train station in France .

The cable car runs from the valley station in Le Fayet via the health resort of Saint-Gervais-les-Bains to the Nid d'Aigle. Due to the danger of avalanches in the upper section, rail operations already end in the lower Bellevue station in the winter months.

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  Train on the Nid d'Aigle in the old paint scheme (1996)

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  Zug am Nid d'Aigle in the current color scheme (2006)

tourism

The mountain station is a starting point for mountaineers who want to climb Mont Blanc , the Aiguille de Bionnassay and other mountains in this mountain range. Experienced hikers can also go to the Refuge de Tête Rousse , from where you have a view of the ice wall of the Aiguille de Bionnassay.

Others

The mountain hut, which was destroyed in a fire, and the restaurant were rebuilt in 2006 several hundred meters from the terminus at an altitude of 2,412 meters.

Coordinates: 45 ° 51 '30.2 "  N , 6 ° 47' 54.2"  E