Also, mountaineers and hikers use the tramway because its stops provide the jumping off points for many trails, as well as giving access to the refuge Nid d'Aigle [fr] close to the terminus of railway.

The line is operated by the Compagnie du Mont-Blanc [fr] which also manages the Montenvers Railway and many ski lifts in the Mont Blanc region.

In late July 2010 the last section of the Tramway and the nearby Nid d'Aigle mountain refuge was closed for safety reasons for the rest of the operational season.

This was due to concerns of a repeat of a potentially catastrophic flood from release of a vast quantity of water that had built up within an intraglacial pocket within the Tête Rousse glacier lying directly above it.

[6] When the line was electrified in 1956, three electric multiple units were purchased named Marie, Jeanne and Anne after the daughters of the founder.