Highest railway stations

As of 2026-10-12, Tanggula railway station tops the list with 5,069 m.

1. #1 Tanggula railway station — 5,069 m

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   The Tanggula (Dangla) railway station is a railway station located in Golmud, Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, China, near the border of Tibet within Amdo County. The railway station has three tracks, one of them served by a platform, and another one served by a fairly short stub platform. Read more on Wikipedia.

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2. #2 Tanggula North railway station — 4,955 m

   railway station in Tanggulashan, People's Republic of China

   Tanggula North station (唐古拉北站) is a railway station on the Chinese Qinghai–Tibet Railway. It is at an altitude of 4,951 metres (16,243 ft) above sea level. As of 2016, bottles of oxygen were regularly delivered to the station from Golmud to treat altitude sickness. Read more on Wikipedia.

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3. #3 Tanggula South railway station — 4,951 m

   railway station in Amdo County, People's Republic of China

   Tanggula South railway station is a station on the Chinese Qinghai–Tibet Railway. Read more on Wikipedia.

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4. #4 Tuoju railway station — 4,891 m

   railway station in Tibet, People's Republic of China

   Tuoju railway station is a station on the Chinese Qingzang Railway. Read more on Wikipedia.

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5. #5 Za'gyazangbo Railway Station — 4,886 m

   railway station in Amdo County, People's Republic of China

   Za'gya Zangbo railway station is a station on the Chinese Qinghai–Tibet Railway, at an altitude of 4,886 metres (16,030 ft). Read more on Wikipedia.

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6. #6 La Cima — 4,835 m

   Train station in Morococha, Peru

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7. #7 Buqiangge railway station — 4,823 m

   railway station in People's Republic of China

   Buqiangge railway station is a station on the Chinese Qinghai–Tibet Railway. Located at 4,823 metres (15,823 ft), it is one of the highest railway stations in the world. Read more on Wikipedia.

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8. #8 Ticlio — 4,818 m

   mountain pass in Peru

   Ticlio is a mountain pass and the highest point of the Central Highway of Peru, located in the Andes Mountains in the Chicla District, Huarochirí Province, Department of Lima. It used to be a railway crossing loop on the Ferrocarril Central Andino (FCCA) in Peru, whose main claim to fame was being the highest railway junction in the world. The railway now crosses the pass through the nearby Galera Summit Tunnel at a lower elevation of 4,783 m and enters a different valley than the highway on... Read more on Wikipedia.

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9. #9 Cóndor station — 4,786 m

   railway station in Potosí Department, Bolivia

   Cóndor railway station on the Rio Mulatos-Potosí line, Bolivia, is the highest station in the western hemisphere, at an altitude of 4,786 m above sea level. It is located in a remote, mountainous area, with little around the station area. Read more on Wikipedia.

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10. #10 Galera railway station — 4,781 m

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    Galera is the third highest railway station in the Western Hemisphere, with an elevation of 4,781 m (15,681 ft). Read more on Wikipedia.

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