<P> This article lists the highest railways in the world . 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 . </P> <P> For a list by country, see List of highest railways by country . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> Railway line </Th> <Th> Highest point </Th> <Th> Highest elevation </Th> <Th> Country </Th> <Th> Opened </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Xining - Golmud - Lhasa </Td> <Td> Tanggula </Td> <Td> 5,068 m (16,627 ft) </Td> <Td> China </Td> <Td> 2006 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Lima - Huancayo </Td> <Td> Ticlio </Td> <Td> 4,829 m (15,843 ft) </Td> <Td> Peru </Td> <Td> 1893 </Td> <Td> Highest railway in the Americas </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Rio Mulatos - Potosí </Td> <Td> Cóndor </Td> <Td> 4,786 m (15,702 ft) </Td> <Td> Bolivia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Cuzco - Lake Titicaca </Td> <Td> La Raya </Td> <Td> 4,313 m (14,150 ft) </Td> <Td> Peru </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway </Td> <Td> Pikes Peak Summit </Td> <Td> 4,301 m (14,111 ft) </Td> <Td> USA </Td> <Td> 1891 </Td> <Td> Highest railway in North America </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> Salta - Antofagasta </Td> <Td> La Polvorilla </Td> <Td> 4,220 m (13,845 ft) </Td> <Td> Argentina Chile </Td> <Td> 1948 </Td> <Td> "Tren a las Nubes" tourist service between Salta and La Polvorilla </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> Quito - Guayaquil </Td> <Td> Urbina </Td> <Td> 3,609 m (11,841 ft) </Td> <Td> Ecuador </Td> <Td> 1908 </Td> <Td> Reopened 2011 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> Lanzhou--Xinjiang High - Speed Railway </Td> <Td> Qilianshan No. 2 Tunnel </Td> <Td> 3,608 m (11,837 ft) </Td> <Td> China </Td> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> Highest High - speed railway </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> Jungfraubahn </Td> <Td> Jungfraujoch </Td> <Td> 3,454 m (11,332 ft) </Td> <Td> Switzerland </Td> <Td> 1912 </Td> <Td> Highest railway in Europe, underground above 2,350 m . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> Leadville, Colorado and Southern Railroad </Td> <Td> Leadville </Td> <Td> 3,414 m (11,201 ft) </Td> <Td> USA </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Highest Adhesion railway in North America </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> Gornergratbahn </Td> <Td> Gornergrat </Td> <Td> 3,090 m (10,138 ft) </Td> <Td> Switzerland </Td> <Td> 1898 </Td> <Td> Highest open - air railway in Europe </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad </Td> <Td> Cumbres Pass </Td> <Td> 3,054 m (10,020 ft) </Td> <Td> USA </Td> <Td> 1881 </Td> <Td> Highest narrow gauge railroad in North America </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> Yuergou - Yanqi Railway </Td> <Td> Kuixian Tunnel </Td> <Td> 2,980 m (9,777 ft) </Td> <Td> China </Td> <Td> 1978 </Td> <Td> Main line of Southern Xinjiang Railway before 2014 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad </Td> <Td> Silverton </Td> <Td> 2,837 m (9,308 ft) </Td> <Td> USA </Td> <Td> 1881 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> Union Pacific Railroad, Moffat Tunnel Subdivision </Td> <Td> Moffat Tunnel </Td> <Td> 2,816 m (9,239 ft) </Td> <Td> USA </Td> <Td> 1928 </Td> <Td> Apex in tunnel; highest point in Amtrak network </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> Lanzhou--Xinjiang Railway </Td> <Td> Wushaoling Tunnel </Td> <Td> 2,663 m (8,737 ft) </Td> <Td> China </Td> <Td> 2006 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> Bavarian Zugspitze Railway </Td> <Td> Schneefernerhaus </Td> <Td> 2,650 m (8,694 ft) </Td> <Td> Germany </Td> <Td> 1930 </Td> <Td> Underground above 1,640 m </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> Alishan Forest Railway </Td> <Td> Chushan </Td> <Td> 2,451 m (8,041 ft) </Td> <Td> Taiwan </Td> <Td> 1986 </Td> <Td> Highest railway in Taiwan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> Tramway du Mont - Blanc </Td> <Td> Nid d'aigle de Bionnassay </Td> <Td> 2,380 m (7,808 ft) </Td> <Td> France </Td> <Td> 1909 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> BNSF Raton Pass Line </Td> <Td> Raton Pass </Td> <Td> 2,312 m (7,585 ft) </Td> <Td> USA </Td> <Td> 1879 </Td> <Td> Highest point on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> Darjeeling Himalayan Railway </Td> <Td> Ghum </Td> <Td> 2,257 m (7,405 ft) </Td> <Td> India </Td> <Td> 1891 </Td> <Td> Highest railway in India </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> Bernina Railway </Td> <Td> Ospizio Bernina </Td> <Td> 2,253 m (7,392 ft) </Td> <Td> Switzerland </Td> <Td> 1909 </Td> <Td> Highest rail crossing in Europe </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> Chengdu--Kunming Railway </Td> <Td> Shamalada Tunnel </Td> <Td> 2,244 m (7,362 ft) </Td> <Td> China </Td> <Td> 1969 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> Nilgiri Mountain Railway </Td> <Td> Ooty </Td> <Td> 2,210 m (7,251 ft) </Td> <Td> India </Td> <Td> 1908 </Td> <Td> Highest railway in south India </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> Overland Route </Td> <Td> Donner Pass </Td> <Td> 2,151 m (7,057 ft) </Td> <Td> USA </Td> <Td> 1869 </Td> <Td> Part of First Transcontinental Railroad </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> Kalka - Shimla Railway </Td> <Td> Shimla </Td> <Td> 2,086 m (6,844 ft) </Td> <Td> India </Td> <Td> 1898 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> Pilatus Railway </Td> <Td> Pilatus </Td> <Td> 2,073 m (6,801 ft) </Td> <Td> Switzerland </Td> <Td> 1889 </Td> <Td> Steepest non-cable railway in the world </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 28 </Td> <Td> Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn </Td> <Td> Oberalp Pass </Td> <Td> 2,043 m (6,703 ft) </Td> <Td> Switzerland </Td> <Td> 1926 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> Railway line </Th> <Th> Highest point </Th> <Th> Highest elevation </Th> <Th> Country </Th> <Th> Opened </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr>

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