World Famous Railway routes

The Qingzang railway opened in 2006 in China, connecting Xining/Golmud, Qinghai Province, to Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region. At its highest point in the Tanggula Pass, the railway line reaches an altitude of 5072 metres. The travel takes 48 hour.

The line is designed for travel at speeds of 100 km/h on frozen ground to 120 km/h on non-frozen ground. The cabins are supplied with oxygen because of the thin air at the high altitudes. The windows have ultra-violet filters to keep out the sun's glare. Cooling pipes have been used to ensure the ground remains frozen.

In Switzerland, an 1 m gauge rack railway which runs 9 km from Kleine Scheidegg to the highest railway station in Europe at Jungfraujoch (3471 m).