List of highest railways by country

This is a list of the highest railways by country. It includes the name of the railway, its highest point and highest elevation and its opening year.

List

Country Railway line Highest point Highest elevation Opened
 China Xining-Golmud-Lhasa Tanggula 5,068 m (16,627 ft)[1][2] 2006
 Peru Lima-Huancayo Ticlio 4,829 m (15,843 ft)[3][4] 1893
 Bolivia Rio Mulatos-Potosí Cóndor 4,786 m (15,702 ft)  
 USA Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Pikes Peak Summit 4,301 m (14,111 ft)[5] 1891
  Switzerland Jungfraubahn Jungfraujoch 3,454 m (11,332 ft)[6] 1912
 Germany Bavarian Zugspitze Railway Schneefernerhaus 2,650 m (8,694 ft) 1930
 Taiwan Alishan Forest Railway Chushan 2,451 m (8,041 ft) 1986
 France Tramway du Mont-Blanc[7] Nid d'aigle de Bionnassay 2,380 m (7,808 ft) 1909
 India Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Ghum 2,257 m (7,405 ft)[8] 1880
 Spain Vall de Núria Vall de Núria Rack Railway 1,968 m (6,457 ft) 1931
 Australia Skitube Bullock Terminal 1,905 m (6,250 ft) 1987
 Sri Lanka Main Line (Sri Lanka) Pattipola 1,892 m (6,207 ft)[9][10] 1894
 Austria Schneeberg Railway Hochschneeberg 1,792 m (5,879 ft) 1897
 Italy Brenner Line Brenner 1,371 m (4,498 ft) 1867
 Japan Koumi Line Nobeyama 1,346 m (4,416 ft) 1935
 Canada Canadian Pacific Railway Mountain Subdivision Rogers Pass 1,330 m (4,364 ft) 1889
 Bulgaria Septemvri-Dobrinishte narrow gauge line Avramovo 1,267 m (4,157 ft) 1939
 Norway Bergen Line Finse 1,222 m (4,009 ft)[11] 1908
 United Kingdom Snowdon Mountain Railway Snowdon Summit 1,065 m (3,494 ft) 1896
 Czech Republic Strakonice-Volary line Kubova Huť 995 m (3,264 ft) 1893
 South Korea Taebaek Line Chujeon 855 m (2,805 ft)[12] 1973

See also

References

  1. ↑ China Railways. "Qinghai-Tibet Railway Scenery". China Tibet Train. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
  2. ↑ "World's highest railway station enters key construction period". Canada Tibet Committee. July 28, 2005. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
  3. ↑ Bennett, Suzy (October 2003). "A train journey through the Peruvian Andes". Wanderlust. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Our Train - The Highest in the World". Incas del Peru. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
  5. ↑ Manitou & Pike's Peak Cog Railway. "Along The Route". Pikes Peak Cog Railway. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
  6. ↑ Jungfraubahnen. "Jungfraujoch - Top of Europe". Jungfrau Ski Region. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
  7. ↑ http://www.compagniedumontblanc.fr/fr/presentation-des-sites/tramway-du-mont-blanc
  8. ↑ "Toy train from NJP to Darjeeling". Go2India.in. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
  9. ↑ "Top 10 highest train stations in Sri Lanka". Train Journey to the Green Zone in Sri Lanka. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
  10. ↑ "Pattipola Railway Station of Sri Lanka". SariSara Sri Lanka. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
  11. ↑ "Finse Railway Station Webcam – The Highest Station in Norway". Camscape. October 13, 2012. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
  12. ↑ Korea Tourism Organization. "Chujeon Station". Visit Korea. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
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