Getting Around 
This last pre-war cable car with a federal Swiss license started operation on December 23, 1939. The Champéry-Planachaux cable car is found in the westernmost corner of the Valais, not far from the Simplon Line and the road tunnel of the Great St. Bernard and Lake Geneva. Today’s cable car climbs 700 meters across pre-Alpine conifer forests. From the mountain station numerous hiking and biking trails lead through ancient Valaisian mountain forests and Alpine meadows.
A special feature of today’s mountain train facility: The railroad line from Aigle to the Val d'Illiez was extended up to the cable car station, so that one can board the large cabin immediately after disembarking from the train.
Planachaux – Hiking and Biking Paradise
Champéry
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In 1939, the first cable car between Champéry and Planachaux was built by "Téléphérique Champéry-Planachaux AG", and it was not replaced until 1987 by a new construction.
Access:
From Aigle a pretty little train runs via Monthey to the picturesque Val d'Illiez, up to the valley station of the large cabin train in Champéry. By car from Montreux or through the main valley in the Valais to Monthey and to Champéry in the Val d'Illiez.
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Contact Information
- Télé Champéry - Crosets
Portes du Soleil SA
1874 Champery
Tel. +41 (0)24 479 02 00
Fax +41 (0)24 479 02 02
telechampery@portesdusoleil.com - www.telechampery.com