List of highest railways

Table columns:
Rank
Railway line
Highest point
Highest elevation
Country
Opened
Notes

Table rows:
cells: 1
Xining-Golmud-Lhasa
Tanggula
5,068 m (16,627 ft)
China
2006
cells: 2
Lima-Huancayo
Ticlio
4,829 m (15,843 ft)[4][5]
Peru
1893
Highest railway in the Americas
cells: 3
Rio Mulatos-Potosí
Cóndor
4,786 m (15,702 ft)
Bolivia
cells: 4
Cuzco-Lake Titicaca
La Raya
4,313 m (14,150 ft)
Peru
cells: 5
Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway
Pikes Peak Summit
4,301 m (14,111 ft)[6]
USA
1891
Highest railway in North America
cells: 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
cells: 7
Quito-Guayaquil
Urbina
3,609 m (11,841 ft)[7]
Ecuador
1908
Reopened 2011
cells: 8
Lanzhou–Xinjiang High-Speed Railway
Qilianshan No.2 Tunnel
3,608 m (11,837 ft)
China
2014
Highest High-speed railway
cells: 9
Jungfraubahn
Jungfraujoch
3,454 m (11,332 ft)[8]
Switzerland
1912
Highest railway in Europe, underground above 2,350 m.[8][9]
cells: 10
Leadville, Colorado and Southern Railroad
Leadville
3,414 m (11,201 ft)
USA
Highest Adhesion railway in North America
cells: 11
Gornergratbahn
Gornergrat
3,090 m (10,138 ft)
Switzerland
1898
Highest open-air railway in Europe
cells: 12
Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad
Cumbres Pass
3,054 m (10,020 ft)
USA
1881
Highest narrow gauge railroad in North America
cells: 13
Yuergou-Yanqi Railway
Kuixian Tunnel
2,980 m (9,777 ft)
China
1978
Main line of Southern Xinjiang Railway before 2014
cells: 14
Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad
Silverton
2,837 m (9,308 ft)
USA
1881
cells: 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
cells: 16
Lanzhou–Xinjiang Railway
Wushaoling Tunnel
2,663 m (8,737 ft)
China
2006
cells: 17
Bavarian Zugspitze Railway
Schneefernerhaus
2,650 m (8,694 ft)
Germany
1930
Underground above 1,640 m
cells: 18
Alishan Forest Railway
Chushan
2,451 m (8,041 ft)
Taiwan
1986
Highest railway in Taiwan
cells: 19
Tramway du Mont-Blanc[10]
Nid d'aigle de Bionnassay
2,380 m (7,808 ft)
France
1909
cells: 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
cells: 21
Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
Ghum
2,257 m (7,405 ft)[11]
India
1891
Highest railway in India[11]
cells: 22
Bernina Railway
Ospizio Bernina
2,253 m (7,392 ft)
Switzerland
1909
Highest rail crossing in Europe[12]
cells: 23
Chengdu–Kunming Railway
Shamalada Tunnel
2,244 m (7,362 ft)[13]
China
1969
cells: 24
Nilgiri Mountain Railway
Ooty
2,210 m (7,251 ft)[14]
India
1908
Highest railway in south India
cells: 25
Overland Route
Donner Pass
2,151 m (7,057 ft)
USA
1869
Part of First Transcontinental Railroad
cells: 26
Kalka-Shimla Railway
Shimla
2,086 m (6,844 ft)[15]
India
1898
cells: 27
Pilatus Railway
Pilatus
2,073 m (6,801 ft)
Switzerland
1889
Steepest non-cable railway in the world[16]
cells: 28
Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn
Oberalp Pass
2,043 m (6,703 ft)
Switzerland
1926

Questions about this table:
originalText: where is the world's highest railway station located
answer: answerTexts: Xining-Golmud-Lhasa