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Railway which operates within a mountainous region From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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List of mountain railways
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Argentina
- Mendoza to Los Andes, Chile, see Chile below
Australia
Austria
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
- Ferrocarill Arica La Paz, AricaâLa Paz
- Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia
- El Ferrocarril Trasandino Los Andes â Mendoza, Los Andes â Mendoza. The rebuild will be adhesion only.[2]
China
Colombia
Croatia
- Lika line
- Rijeka line
Eritrea
France
Germany
- Harz Railway (Harzbahn) or (Harzquerbahn)
- RĂŒbeland Railway (RĂŒbelandbahn)
- Harz Narrow Gauge Railways (Harzer Schmalspurbahnen)
- Brocken Railway (Brockenbahn)
- Selke Valley Railway(Selketalbahn)
- Schwarza Valley Railway (Schwarzatalbahn)[3]
Georgia
- Borjomi-Bakuriani railway "Kukushka" (ááááŁá áááá-ááá áŻááá á ááááááá)[4]
India
- Darjeeling Himalayan Railway â A world Heritage Site
- Nilgiri Mountain Railway â A world Heritage Site
- Kalka-Shimla Railway â A world Heritage Site
- Kangra Valley Railway
- Matheran Hill Railway
- JammuâBaramulla line
Isle of Man
Israel
Japan
- Aizu Railway
- Chuo Main Line (especially central portion between Takao Station and Nakatsugawa Station)
- Dosan Line
- Echigo Tokimeki Railway MyĆkĆ Haneuma Line (former Shin'etsu Main Line, around Nihongi Station)
- Eizan Electric Railway
- Etsumi North Line
- Hakone Tozan Railway
- Hakubi Line
- Hisatsu Line
- Hohi Main Line
- Iida Line
- Joetsu Line
- Fujikyuko Line
- Geibi Line (especially east of Miyoshi Station)
- Hokuetsu Express Hokuhoku Line
- Kamaishi Line
- Keihan Keishin Line (interurban line with steep gradients)
- Kintetsu Nara Line
- Kisuki Line
- Kobe Electric Railway
- Kurobe Gorge Railway (mostly sightseeing-oriented line originally used in dam construction)
- Minobu Line
- Nagaragawa Railway
- Nankai Koya Line (south of Hashimoto Station (Wakayama))
- Ou Main Line, including Yamagata Shinkansen through services
- Oito Line (especially north of Shinano-Omachi Station)
- Seibu Chichibu Line
- Sekisho Line (east of Shin-Yubari Station)
- Shinonoi Line
- The former Shin'etsu Main Line over the Usui Pass (abandoned)
- Tadami Line
- Takayama Main Line
- Yagan Railway
Mexico
New Zealand
- Rimutaka Incline Commenced operation in 1878 and ceased operation in 1955.
Norway
Peru
- Empresa nacional de ferrocarriles del Peru
- Ferrocarril Central Andino (Standard gauge)
- Ferrocarril Huancayo - Huancavelica,[5] (built to narrow gauge 3 ft or 914 mm, but converted to 4 ft 8+1â2 in or 1,435 mm standard gauge between 2006 and 2010[6][7])
- Ferrocarril del sur de Peru Arequipa â Puno, (Standard gauge)
- Cusco - Machu Picchu, Cusco â Machu Picchu (3 ft or 914 mm gauge)
Romania
- PloieÈti â BraÈov railway
- BraÈov â Sibiu â Arad railway
- RĂąmnicu VĂąlcea â Sibiu railway
- TĂąrgu Jiu â Simeria railway
- Drobeta-Turnu Severin â CaransebeÈ railway
- OraviÈa â Anina railway
- Cluj-Napoca â Oradea railway
- BraÈov â Miercurea Ciuc â Deda railway, and BraÈov â Ăntorsura BuzÄului
- Salva â Sighetu MarmaÈiei railway
- Adjud â Siculeni railway
- Suceava â Ilva MicÄ railway, and Vama â MoldoviÈa
- Arad â Ineu â Brad
- BuzÄu â NehoiaÈu
Russia
- Apsheronsk narrow-gauge railway â located in the Krasnodar Krai, gauge of 750 mm (2 ft 5+1â2 in).[8][9]
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Switzerland
- Appenzell Railways
- LauterbrunnenâMĂŒrren Mountain Railway
- RheineckâWalzenhausen mountain railway
- Lötschberg railway
- Bernese Oberland Railway
- Chemin de fer Aigle-SĂ©pey-Diablerets
- Chemins de fer Ă©lectriques Veveysans (CEV)
- MontreuxâGlionâRochers-de-Naye railway line
- Chemin de fer Nyon-St-Cergue-Morez
- Emmental-Burgdorf-Thun-Bahn
- Gornergratbahn
- Gotthardbahn
- Jungfraubahn
- Harderbahn
- Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn (formerly BVZ Zermatt-Bahn, Furka Oberalp Bahn)[10]
- Monte Generoso Railway
- MontreuxâLenk im Simmental line
- Pilatusbahn
- RhÀtische Bahn
- RheineckâWalzenhausen mountain railway (RhW, now AB)
- Rorschach-Heiden-Bahn
- Schynige Platte Bahn
- Transports de Martigny et RĂ©gions (Chemin de fer MartignyâChĂątelard and Chemin de fer MartignyâOrsiĂšres)
- Trogenerbahn
- Uetlibergbahn
- WĂ€denswilâEinsiedeln railway
- Wengernalpbahn
- Waldenburgerbahn
- Zentralbahn (former Luzern-Stans-Engelberg-Bahn, BrĂŒnigbahn)
Taiwan
United Kingdom
United States
- Alamogordo and Sacramento Mountain Railway
- Boca and Loyalton Railroad
- Carson and Tahoe Lumber and Fluming Company
- Cascade Tunnel
- Cass Scenic Railroad State Park
- Central Pacific Railroad
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad
- Denver and Salt Lake Railway
- Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad
- Feather River Route
- Green Mountain Cog Railway (abandoned)
- Georgetown Loop Railroad
- Gilpin Railroad
- Lookout Mountain Incline Railway in Chattanooga, Tennessee
- Michigan-California Lumber Company
- Mount Lowe Railway
- Mount Tom Railroad
- Mountain Division
- Northwestern Pacific Railroad
- Otis Elevating Railway
- Raton Pass
- Rio Grande Southern Railroad
- San Diego and Arizona Railway
- Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad
- Silver City, Pinos Altos and Mogollon Railroad
- Silverton Railroad
- Tehachapi Loop
- Uintah Railway
- White Pass and Yukon Route
Venezuela
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Mountain railways in fiction
The Culdee Fell Railway is featured in the book Mountain Engines, part of The Railway Series by Rev.W.Awdry.
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