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List of highest railways by country

List of highest railways by country

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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.

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Notes

  1. [N 1]
    Opening year of the highest-point stretch; the opening year of the railway's first stretch was 1887.
  2. [N 2]
    Highest-point stretch closed in 1992; railway fully closed in 2008.

References

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    Retrieved from the Google Earth geoinformation system. The highest point on the line is north of Postojna railway station, at the Postojna Gate
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    "Rail network". slo-zeleznice.si. Slovenian Railways. Retrieved 30 April 2021. Station located at the highest point above sea level: Postojna station at 582m
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    Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic map (only line in Liechtenstein)
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    Retrieved from the Google Earth geoinformation system
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