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Historic site and monument

Railway roundhouse

Chambéry

Rotonde ferroviaire
Art Prism
Description

The exceptional railway situation of Chambéry has led to build the engine shed, to make easier the manoeuvre and the maintenance of the locomotives.
This is one of the last big building of a metal articulated structure of longue range in France, this technique having then disappeared with the coming of the reinforced concrete. It is composed of two parts : a ring of 27m of width and a dome of 55m of diameter. The building is 34m high, 110m of diameter and is weighting 900 ton.

While the railway installation were the Allies target, the engine shed has been miraculously spared by the bombing of 1944.When its destruction has been evoked in 1980, some railway workers passioned will succeed in convincing the SNCF direction to preserve this precious industrial testimony of the early XXth century. It has been classified historical monument in 1984.
Maintained and restored progressivly by the SNCF, it is still used for the maintenance of about fifty locomotives, including a machine from the 1900's.

Tarifs

Full price: 9 € (guided tour)
Reduced price: 7 € (guided tour).

Free entry for children < 12 years.

Reduced rate for students under 26, large families, journalists, unemployed and disabled.

Contact et accès
731 chemin de la Rotonde
73000 Chambéry
Savoie (73)
Informations complémentaires
Services
  • Guided individual tours
  • Guided group tours
  • Coach access
Moyen de Paiement
  • Bank/credit card
  • Check
  • Travellers Cheque
  • Cash
Langues parlées
  • Italian
  • English
  • Spanish
  • French
Langues de visite
  • Italian
  • English
  • Spanish
  • French
Visite
  • Durée moyenne (individuels) : 75 min

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