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23 journeys · Railways shaped by high passes, steep valleys, and memorable mountain engineering.

A red Bernina Express curving beneath glacier-covered peaks near Morteratsch — Near Morteratsch, the railway turns toward the Bernina massif with glaciers visible beyond the train.Photo: Stefans Pixmix · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Mountain Journeys

Railways shaped by high passes, steep valleys, and memorable mountain engineering.

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New Zealand

TranzAlpine

Christchurch → Greymouth

Mountain Valleys · Gorges · Lakes

Switzerland

Glacier Express

Zermatt → St. Moritz

Glaciers · Alpine Passes · Gorges

Switzerland → Italy

Bernina Express

St. Moritz → Tirano

Glaciers · Alpine Passes · Lakes

Norway

Flåm Railway

Flåm → Myrdal

Fjords · Waterfalls · Mountain Valleys

Norway

Bergen Line

Oslo → Bergen

Mountain Valleys · Rivers · Lakes

Norway

Rauma Line

Dombås → Åndalsnes

Mountain Valleys · Rivers · Bridges

Japan

Kurobe Gorge Railway

Unazuki → Keyakidaira

Gorges · Forest · Rivers

Rocky Mountaineer train travelling through the Canadian Rockies near Canmore — Photo: Cwojtun · CC BY-SA 4.0

Canada

First Passage to the West

Vancouver → Banff

Mountain Valleys · Rivers · Gorges

A Carlisle-bound passenger train crossing Ribblehead Viaduct — Photo: John Lucas · CC BY-SA 2.0

England · United Kingdom

Settle–Carlisle Line

Leeds → Carlisle

Viaducts · Mountain Valleys · Moorland

United States

California Zephyr

Chicago → Emeryville

Mountain Valleys · Rivers · Gorges

Sri Lanka

Kandy–Ella Railway

Kandy → Ella

Highlands · Mountain Valleys · Bridges

United States

Coast Starlight

Seattle → Los Angeles

Coast · Mountain Valleys · Forest

Canada

The Canadian

Toronto → Vancouver

Forest · Lakes · Rivers

Türkiye

Eastern Express

Ankara → Kars

Mountain Valleys · Rivers · Highlands

Peru

Hiram Bingham

Cusco → Machu Picchu

Mountain Valleys · Rivers

Taiwan

Alishan Forest Railway

Chiayi → Alishan

Forest · Mountain Valleys · Highlands

A passenger train curving across the Mala Rijeka Viaduct in Montenegro — Photo: Pavle Cikovac · CC BY-SA 4.0

Serbia and Montenegro

Belgrade–Bar Railway

Belgrade → Bar

Gorges · Bridges · Tunnels

India

Konkan Railway

Mumbai CSMT → Madgaon

Rivers · Tunnels · Forest

Mexico

El Chepe Express

Los Mochis → Creel

Gorges · Mountain Valleys · Tunnels

France

Train des Merveilles

Nice → Tende

Mountain Valleys · Viaducts · Tunnels

Taiwan

East Rift Valley Railway

Hualien → Taitung

Mountain Valleys · Rivers · Forest

Australia

Kuranda Scenic Railway

Cairns → Kuranda

Rainforest · Waterfalls · Bridges

India

Kalka–Shimla Railway

Kalka → Shimla

Mountain Valleys · Bridges · Tunnels

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