# 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) | 2006 |
| Peru | Lima-Huancayo | Ticlio | 4,829 m (15,843 ft) | 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) | 1891 |
| Argentina | Salta–Antofagasta | Viaducto La Polvorilla | 4,220 m (13,845 ft) | 1948 |
| Ecuador | Quito-Guayaquil | Urbina | 3,609 m (11,841 ft) | 1908 |
| China | Lanzhou–Xinjiang High-Speed Railway | Qilianshan No.2 Tunnel | 3,608 m (11,837 ft) | 2014 |
| Switzerland | Jungfrau Railway | Jungfraujoch | 3,454 m (11,332 ft) | 1912 |
| Kenya | Uganda Railway | Baringo County | 2,785 m (9,137 ft) | 1930 |
| Germany | Bavarian Zugspitze Railway | Schneefernerhaus | 2,650 m (8,694 ft) | 1930 |
| Taiwan | Alishan Forest Railway | Chushan | 2,451 m (8,041 ft) | 1986 |
| Eritrea | Massawa–Asmara Railway | Asmara | 2,394 m (7,854 ft) | 1911 |
| France | Tramway du Mont-Blanc | Nid d'aigle de Bionnassay | 2,380 m (7,808 ft) | 1909 |
| Ethiopia | Addis Ababa–Djibouti Railway | Addis Ababa | 2,293 m (7,523 ft) | 2018 |
| India | Darjeeling Himalayan Railway | Ghum | 2,257 m (7,405 ft) | 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) | 1894 |
| Austria | Schneeberg Railway | Hochschneeberg | 1,792 m (5,879 ft) | 1897 |
| Georgia | Borjomi-Bakuriani | Bakuriani | 1,650 m (5,413 ft) | 1902 |
| Italy | Brenner Line | Brenner | 1,371 m (4,498 ft) | 1867 |
| Slovakia | Tatra Electric Railway | Štrbské Pleso | 1,350 m (4,429 ft) | 1896 |
| 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 |
| Russia | Baikal-Amur Mainline | Mururin Pass [ru] | 1,323 m (4,341 ft) | 1984 |
| Bulgaria | Septemvri-Dobrinishte narrow gauge line | Avramovo | 1,267 m (4,157 ft) | 1939 |
| Norway | Bergen Line | Finse | 1,222 m (4,009 ft) | 1908 |
| United Kingdom | Snowdon Mountain Railway | Snowdon Summit | 1,065 m (3,494 ft) | 1896 |
| Czech Republic | Strakonice-Volary line | Kubova Huť | 997 m (3,271 ft) | 1893 |
| South Korea | Taebaek Line | Chujeon | 901 m (2,956 ft) | 1973 |
| Poland | Izera railway | Szklarska Poręba (Jakuszyce) | 886 m (2,907 ft) | 1902 |
| Portugal | Linha do Tua | Rossas railway station | 849 m (2,785 ft) | 1906 |
| Indonesia | Padalarang-Kasugihan | Nagreg | 848 m (2,782 ft) | 1890 |
| New Zealand | North Island Main Trunk | Waiouru | 832 m (2,730 ft) | 1908 |
| Slovenia | Ljubljana–Trieste | Postojna Gate | 610 m (2,001 ft) | 1856 |
| Sweden | Mittbanan | Near Storlien | 601 m (1,972 ft) | |
| Liechtenstein | Feldkirch–Buchs | Near Schaanwald | 452 m (1,483 ft) | 1872 |
| Ireland | Mallow–Tralee line | Near Rathmore | 150 m (492 ft) | 1853 |