<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>
<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>
where is the world 's highest railway station located
where is the world 's highest railway station located
Xining - Golmud - Lhasa
Xining - Golmud - Lhasa