List of highest railways by country explained

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

CountryRailway lineHighest pointHighest elevationOpened
5068abbr=onNaNabbr=on[1] 2006
4829abbr=onNaNabbr=on[2] [3] 1893
4786abbr=onNaNabbr=on  
Pikes Peak Summit 4301m (14,111feet)[4] 1891
ArgentinaSalta–AntofagastaViaducto La Polvorilla42200NaN01948
EcuadorQuito-GuayaquilUrbina36090NaN01908
Lanzhou–Xinjiang High-Speed RailwayQilianshan No.2 Tunnel36080NaN02014
3454abbr=onNaNabbr=on[5] 1912
2785abbr=onNaNabbr=on 1930
Bavarian Zugspitze Railway[6] 2650abbr=onNaNabbr=on 1930
Chushan 2451abbr=onNaNabbr=on 1986
2394abbr=onNaNabbr=on 1911
Tramway du Mont-Blanc[7] Nid d'aigle de Bionnassay 2380abbr=onNaNabbr=on 1909
2293abbr=onNaNabbr=on 2018
2257abbr=onNaNabbr=on1880
Vall de Núria[8] 1968abbr=onNaNabbr=on1931
Bullock Terminal 1905m (6,250feet) 1987
1892abbr=onNaNabbr=on[9] [10] 1894
Schneeberg Railway[11] 1792abbr=onNaNabbr=on 1897
1650abbr=onNaNabbr=on 1902
Brenner Line[12] 1371abbr=onNaNabbr=on 1867
1350abbr=onNaNabbr=on 1896
1346abbr=onNaNabbr=on 1935
Canadian Pacific Railway Mountain Subdivision 1330abbr=onNaNabbr=on 1889
1323abbr=onNaNabbr=on 1984
Septemvri-Dobrinishte narrow gauge line[13] Avramovo 1267m (4,157feet) 1939
1222abbr=onNaNabbr=on[14] 1908
Snowdon Summit 1065m (3,494feet) 1896
Strakonice-Volary line 997m (3,271feet) 1893
Chujeon 901m (2,956feet)[15] 1973
Izera railwaySzklarska Poręba (Jakuszyce)886m (2,907feet)[16] 1902
849m (2,785feet)[17] 1906[18] [19]
Padalarang-Kasugihan Nagreg 848m (2,782feet) 1890
832m (2,730feet) 1908
Ljubljana–Trieste[20] [21] 610abbr=onNaNabbr=on 1856
Mittbanan[22] 601m (1,972feet)
Feldkirch–Buchs[23] 452m (1,483feet) 1872
Mallow–Tralee line[24] 150m (490feet) 1853

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: World's highest railway station enters key construction period. July 28, 2005. Canada Tibet Committee. December 6, 2012.
  2. Web site: A train journey through the Peruvian Andes. Wanderlust. Bennett, Suzy. October 2003. December 6, 2012.
  3. Web site: Our Train - The Highest in the World. Incas del Peru. December 6, 2012.
  4. Web site: Along The Route. Pikes Peak Cog Railway. Manitou & Pike's Peak Cog Railway. December 6, 2012.
  5. Web site: Jungfraujoch - Top of Europe. Jungfrau Ski Region. Jungfraubahnen. December 6, 2012.
  6. https://www.discover-bavaria.com/destinations/zugspitzbahn-rack-railway Ride the Zugspitzbahn rack railway up Germany's highest mountain
  7. Web site: Tramway du Mont-Blanc (TMB) - Train à crémaillère - Ouvertures / Horaires / Tarifs.
  8. https://books.google.com/books?id=TJ-cDwAAQBAJ Insight Guides Great Railway Journeys of Europe
  9. Web site: Top 10 highest train stations in Sri Lanka. Train Journey to the Green Zone in Sri Lanka. December 6, 2012.
  10. Web site: Pattipola Railway Station of Sri Lanka. SariSara Sri Lanka. December 6, 2012.
  11. https://www.lower-austria.info/infrastructure/a-station-puchberg-am-schneeberg Station Puchberg am Schneeberg
  12. https://magazine.dooid.it/en/interests-en/scenic-railway-from-abruzzo-to-molise/ SULMONA, AQ, ABRUZZO
  13. https://theculturetrip.com/europe/bulgaria/articles/the-most-beautiful-train-journeys-in-bulgaria/ The Most Beautiful Train Journeys in Bulgaria
  14. Web site: Finse Railway Station Webcam – The Highest Station in Norway. October 13, 2012. Camscape. December 6, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121025111343/http://www.camscape.com/blog/finse-railway-station-webcam-the-highest-station-in-norway/. October 25, 2012. dead.
  15. Web site: Chujeon Station. Visit Korea. Korea Tourism Organization. December 6, 2012.
  16. Web site: Najwyższa linia kolejowa w Polsce - Szklarska Poręba. 2021-05-24. www.szklarskaporeba.pl.
  17. Esteves. João Sena. Ramos. Luís. Nóbrega. João Miguel. Souto. António Pedro. Sepúlveda. Manuel João. Gaining Insight into Tua Railway Line through Interactive Experiments. Universidade do Minho. PDF. 2012. 2. Railroads in Historical Contexts. 360. 2021-07-10.
  18. Opening year of the highest-point stretch; the opening year of the railway's first stretch was 1887.
  19. Highest-point stretch closed in 1992; railway fully closed in 2008.
  20. Retrieved from the Google Earth geoinformation system. The highest point on the line is north of Postojna railway station, at the Postojna Gate
  21. Web site: Rail network . slo-zeleznice.si . . 30 April 2021 . Station located at the highest point above sea level: Postojna station at 582m.
  22. Web site: Banverkets årsredovisning 2009 . 2009 . swedish . . 2021-08-10.
  23. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic map (only line in Liechtenstein)
  24. Retrieved from the Google Earth geoinformation system

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