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List of highest railways
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A train pulled by an NJ2 locomotive travels on the Qinghai–Tibet Railway.
This article lists the highest railways in the world.[1] Before the opening of the Qinghai–Tibet Railway in 2006, a line passing through Tanggula Mountains and Tanggula Pass, the highest railways were located in the Andean countries of Peru, Bolivia and Argentina. The list only includes non-cable railways whose culminating point is over 2,000 metres above sea level.
For a list by country, see List of highest railways by country.
Contents
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1 List
1.1 Completed
1.2 Closed railways
2 Gallery
3 See also
4 References
List[edit]
Completed[edit]
Rank
Railway line
Highest point
Highest elevation
Country
Opened
Notes
1 Xining-Golmud-Lhasa Tanggula 5,068 m (16,627 ft) China 2006
2 Lima-Huancayo Ticlio 4,829 m (15,843 ft)[4][5] Peru 1893 Highest railway in the Americas
3 Rio Mulatos-Potosí Cóndor 4,786 m (15,702 ft) Bolivia
4 Cuzco-Lake Titicaca La Raya 4,313 m (14,150 ft) Peru
5 Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway Pikes Peak Summit 4,301 m (14,111 ft)[6] USA 1891 Highest railway in North America
6 Salta-Antofagasta La Polvorilla 4,220 m (13,845 ft) Argentina
Chile 1948 "Tren a las Nubes" tourist service between Salta and La Polvorilla
7 Quito-Guayaquil Urbina 3,609 m (11,841 ft)[7] Ecuador 1908 Reopened 2011
8 Lanzhou–Xinjiang High-Speed Railway Qilianshan No.2 Tunnel 3,608 m (11,837 ft) China 2014 Highest High-speed railway
9 Jungfraubahn Jungfraujoch 3,454 m (11,332 ft)[8] Switzerland 1912 Highest railway in Europe, underground above 2,350 m.[8][9]
10 Leadville, Colorado and Southern Railroad Leadville 3,414 m (11,201 ft) USA Highest Adhesion railway in North America
11 Gornergratbahn Gornergrat 3,090 m (10,138 ft) Switzerland 1898 Highest open-air railway in Europe
12 Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad Cumbres Pass 3,054 m (10,020 ft) USA 1881 Highest narrow gauge railroad in North America
13 Yuergou-Yanqi Railway Kuixian Tunnel 2,980 m (9,777 ft) China 1978 Main line of Southern Xinjiang Railway before 2014
14 Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Silverton 2,837 m (9,308 ft) USA 1881
15 Union Pacific Railroad, Moffat Tunnel Subdivision Moffat Tunnel 2,816 m (9,239 ft) USA 1928 Apex in tunnel; highest point in Amtrak network
16 Lanzhou–Xinjiang Railway Wushaoling Tunnel 2,663 m (8,737 ft) China 2006
17 Bavarian Zugspitze Railway Schneefernerhaus 2,650 m (8,694 ft) Germany 1930 Underground above 1,640 m
18 Alishan Forest Railway Chushan 2,451 m (8,041 ft) Taiwan 1986 Highest railway in Taiwan
19 Tramway du Mont-Blanc[10] Nid d'aigle de Bionnassay 2,380 m (7,808 ft) France 1909
20 BNSF Raton Pass Line Raton Pass 2,312 m (7,585 ft) USA 1879 Highest point on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
21 Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Ghum 2,257 m (7,405 ft)[11] India 1891 Highest railway in India[11]
22 Bernina Railway Ospizio Bernina 2,253 m (7,392 ft) Switzerland 1909 Highest rail crossing in Europe[12]
23 Chengdu–Kunming Railway Shamalada Tunnel 2,244 m (7,362 ft)[13] China 1969
24 Nilgiri Mountain Railway Ooty 2,210 m (7,251 ft)[14] India 1908 Highest railway in south India
25 Overland Route Donner Pass 2,151 m (7,057 ft) USA 1869 Part of First Transcontinental Railroad
26 Kalka-Shimla Railway Shimla 2,086 m (6,844 ft)[15] India 1898
27 Pilatus Railway Pilatus 2,073 m (6,801 ft) Switzerland 1889 Steepest non-cable railway in the world[16]
28 Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn Oberalp Pass 2,043 m (6,703 ft) Switzerland 1926
Closed railways[edit]
Rank
Railway line
Highest point
Highest elevation
Country
Opened / closed
Notes
1 Mendoza-Los Andes Los Caracoles 3,176 m (10,420 ft) Argentina
Chile 1910 / 1984
2 DRG&W Tennessee Pass Route Tennessee Pass 3,116 m (10,223 ft) USA 1881 / 1997 Out of service. Can be reactivated if traffic permits.
3 Dumaresq-Glen Innes Ben Lomond 1,363 m (4,472 ft) Australia August 19, 1884 /
December 10, 1985 Formerly the highest station in Australia
Gallery[edit]
Tanggula railway station building, Tibet
View from the summit of Yuraqqucha, near the pass Ticlio, Peru
The Sphinx observatory on the Jungfraujoch above the Aletsch Glacier, Switzerland
Ghum railway station at 2,257 metres (7,405 ft), the highest point of Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, India
Ooty railway station, India
Shimla railway station, India
See also[edit]
List of highest railways in Europe
List of railway stations
Heaviest trains
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Infos at mikes.railhistory.railfan.net
Jump up ^ China Railways. "Qinghai-Tibet Railway Scenery". China Tibet Train. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
Jump up ^ "World's highest railway station enters key construction period". Canada Tibet Committee. July 28, 2005. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
Jump up ^ Bennett, Suzy (October 2003). "A train journey through the Peruvian Andes". Wanderlust. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
Jump up ^ "Our Train - The Highest in the World". Incas del Peru. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
Jump up ^ Manitou & Pike's Peak Cog Railway. "Along The Route". Pikes Peak Cog Railway. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
Jump up ^ Tren Ecuador. "Tren del Hielo II". Tren Ecuador. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
^ Jump up to: a b Jungfraubahnen. "Jungfraujoch - Top of Europe". Jungfrau Ski Region. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
Jump up ^ Switzerland Tourism. "Highest railway in Europe". My Switzerland. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
Jump up ^ http://www.compagniedumontblanc.fr/fr/presentation-des-sites/tramway-du-mont-blanc
^ Jump up to: a b "Toy train from NJP to Darjeeling". Go2India.in. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
Jump up ^ Nicola Williams, Damien Simonis, Kerry Walker. Switzerland (ebook Edition). Lonely Planet
Jump up ^ "发现金口河大峡谷".
Jump up ^ "Ooty Railway Station". indiarailinfo.com.
Jump up ^ "Shimla Railway Station". indiarailinfo.com.
Jump up ^ Engineering Magazine, Volume 14, p. 81
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Highest railway stations in the world
Completed
Tanggula (5,068 m)
Tanggula North (4,950 m)
Tanggula South (4,950 m)
Tuoju (4,890 m)
Zhajiazangbu (4,886 m)
Ticlio (4,829 m)
Buqiangge (4,823 m)
Cóndor (4,786 m)
Galera (4,781 m)
Jiangkedong (4,778 m)
Proposed
Tanglangla (5,359 m)
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