🚡 Europe Rack Railways

35 rack railways · 11 countries

A profile for each of the 35 notable rack railways in Europe — location, country, and a plain-English introduction from Wikipedia. These 35 rack railways span 11 countries.

Achensee railway line

Austria

Arth–Rigi railway line

Switzerland

Bavarian Zugspitze Railway

Germany

Brienz Rothorn Railway

Switzerland

Brünig railway line

Switzerland

Budapest Cog-wheel Railway

Hungary

Diakopto–Kalavryta railway

Greece

Dolderbahn

Switzerland

Drachenfels Railway

Germany

Furka Steam Railway

Switzerland

Gornergrat Railway

Switzerland

Jungfrau Railway

Switzerland

Métro Lausanne–Ouchy

Switzerland

Mont Blanc tramway

France

Monte Generoso railway

Switzerland

Montreux–Glion–Rochers-de-Naye railway line

Switzerland

Montserrat Rack Railway

Spain

Mühleggbahn

Switzerland

Panoramique des Dômes

France

Petit train de la Rhune

France

Pilatus Railway

Switzerland

Reutlingen–Schelklingen railway

Germany

Rheineck–Walzenhausen mountain railway

Switzerland

Rittnerbahn

Italy

Sassi–Superga tramway

Italy

Schafberg Railway

Austria

Schynige Platte Railway

Switzerland

Snowdon Mountain Railway

United Kingdom

Štrbské Pleso–Štrba rack railway

Slovakia

Stuttgart Rack Railway

Germany

Tanvald–Harrachov cog railway

Czech Republic

Vall de Núria Rack Railway

Spain

Vitznau–Rigi railway line

Switzerland

Wendelstein Rack Railway

Germany

Wengernalp Railway

Switzerland

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Coordinates are approximate locations. Descriptions: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), cached on our server. Data sourced from Wikidata. Related: Mountains · Lakes · Islands · World Heritage.