Mountain railway

A mountain railway is a railway that operates in a mountainous region. It may operate through the mountains by following mountain valleys and tunneling beneath mountain passes, or it may climb a mountain to provide transport to and from the summit.

Mountain railways often use narrow gauge tracks to allow for tight curves in the track and reduce tunnel size and structure gauge, and hence construction cost and effort. Where mountain railways need to climb steep gradients, they may use steep grade railway technology, or even operate as funicular railways.

List of mountain railways

Argentina

Australia

Austria

Bolivia

Brazil

Canada

Chile

China

Colombia

Croatia

  • Lika line
  • Rijeka line

Eritrea

France

Germany

Georgia

Greece

Hong Kong

India

Isle of Man

Israel

Italy

Japan

Mexico

New Zealand

Norway

Peru

Romania

View from Oravița – Anina railway in 2010.

Russia

Slovakia

Slovenia

Bohinj railway

Spain

Switzerland

Taiwan

United Kingdom

United States

Venezuela

Vietnam

Mountain railways in fiction

The Culdee Fell Railway is featured in the book Mountain Engines, part of The Railway Series by Rev.W.Awdry.

See also

References

  1. Described by the operator, Linz AG Linien In German
  2. Se construye Archived 2007-03-10 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Schwarza valley line
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  8. Apsheronsk railway
  9. Tourist Railway
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