List of highest railway stations in Europe

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This is a list of high-altitude railway stations in Europe. It includes any railway station or location with passenger railway services (on adhesion or rack railways), located at an elevation of over 2,000 metres above sea level. These are all found in the Alps in three countries: Switzerland (20), France (2) and Germany (1). At this elevation, typically above the tree line, snow becomes the main form of precipitation, therefore making railways more difficult to maintain and operate. For a list by railway line, with a lower elevation cutoff, see list of highest railways in Europe.

In the list are indicated the elevation, region, country, railway and nearest location, inhabited or not.

Main list

Station^[1]	Elevation	Region	Country	Railway	Location	Notes
Jungfraujoch	3,454 m (11,332 ft)	Valais	Switzerland	Jungfrau	Jungfraujoch	Terminus, underground
Eismeer	3,160 m (10,367 ft)	Bern	Switzerland	Jungfrau	Eismeer	Underground
Gornergrat	3,090 m (10,138 ft)	Valais	Switzerland	Gornergrat	Gornergrat	Terminus, highest open-air station in Europe^[2]
Eigerwand	2,865 m (9,400 ft)	Bern	Switzerland	Jungfrau	Eiger north face	Underground
Rotenboden	2,815 m (9,236 ft)	Valais	Switzerland	Gornergrat	Rotenboden
Zugspitzplatt^[3]	2,588 m (8,491 ft)	Bavaria	Germany	Zugspitze	Zugspitzplatt	Terminus, underground, highest station in Germany^[4]
Riffelberg	2,582 m (8,471 ft)	Valais	Switzerland	Gornergrat	Riffelberg
Nid d'Aigle	2,372 m (7,782 ft)	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes	France	Mont Blanc	Nid d'Aigle	Terminus, highest station in France^[5]
Eigergletscher	2,320 m (7,612 ft)	Bern	Switzerland	Jungfrau	Eiger Glacier
Ospizio Bernina	2,253 m (7,392 ft)	Graubünden	Switzerland	Bernina	Ospizio Bernina	Highest rail crossing in Europe (summit)^[6]
Brienzer Rothorn	2,244 m (7,362 ft)	Bern	Switzerland	Brienz–Rothorn	Brienzer Rothorn	Terminus
Riffelalp Resort	2,222 m (7,290 ft)	Valais	Switzerland	Riffelalp tram	Riffelalp Resort	Terminus
Riffelalp	2,211 m (7,254 ft)	Valais	Switzerland	Gornergrat/Riffelalp tram	Riffelalp	Highest station in Europe with two distinct railways
Furka	2,163 m (7,096 ft)	Uri	Switzerland	Furka Cogwheel Steam Railway	East portal of Furka Summit Tunnel	Rail crossing (summit)
Muttbach-Belvédère	2,118 m (6,949 ft)	Valais	Switzerland	Furka Cogwheel Steam Railway	West portal of Furka Summit Tunnel
Bernina Lagalb	2,100 m (6,890 ft)	Graubünden	Switzerland	Bernina	Bernina Lagalb
Bernina Diavolezza	2,093 m (6,867 ft)	Graubünden	Switzerland	Bernina	Bernina Diavolezza
Alp Grüm	2,091 m (6,860 ft)	Graubünden	Switzerland	Bernina	Alp Grüm
Mont Lachat	2,074 m (6,804 ft)	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes	France	Mont Blanc	Col du Mont Lachat
Pilatus Kulm	2,073 m (6,801 ft)	Obwalden	Switzerland	Pilatus	Pilatus	Terminus
Kleine Scheidegg	2,061 m (6,762 ft)	Bern	Switzerland	Wengernalp/Jungfrau	Kleine Scheidegg	Rail crossing (summit), highest railway hub in Switzerland^[7]
Bernina Suot	2,046 m (6,713 ft)	Graubünden	Switzerland	Bernina	Bernina Suot
Oberalp Pass	2,033 m (6,670 ft)	Uri	Switzerland	Andermatt–Chur	Oberalp Pass	Rail crossing (summit)

By country

Country	Station	Elevation	Railway	Location	Notes
Switzerland	Jungfraujoch	3,454 m (11,332 ft)	Jungfrau	Jungfraujoch	Terminus, underground
Germany	Zugspitzplatt	2,588 m (8,491 ft)	Zugspitze	Zugspitzplatt	Terminus, underground
France	Nid d'Aigle	2,372 m (7,782 ft)	Mont Blanc	Nid d'Aigle	Terminus
Norway	Finse Station	1,222 m (4,009 ft)	Bergen Line
Sweden	Storlien railway station	592 m (1,942 ft)	Central Line

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References

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- Switzerland: Swisstopo topographic maps, available on the geoportal
- France: Institut Géographique National topographic maps, available on the geoportal
- Germany: see inline citation
- Exhaustivity of the list: List of highest railways by country
^ "Zermatt winter superlatives". zermatt.ch. Zermatt Tourism. Retrieved 17 June 2021. Europe's highest outdoor railway station lies in Zermatt, at 3,089 metres above sea level.
^ Ride the Zugspitzbahn rack railway up Germany's highest mountain, discover-bavaria.com
^ "Bahnland Bayern in Zahlen". bahnland-bayern.de. Bayerische Eisenbahngesellschaft. Retrieved 17 June 2021. Der höchstgelegene Bahnhof befindet sich auf Deutschlands höchstem Berg: Es ist der Bahnhof Zugspitzplatt mit 2.588 m über dem Meeresspiegel. [The highest station is on Germany's highest mountain: it is the Zugspitzplatt station at 2,588 m above sea level.]
^ "Mountain railways: The most beautiful rack railway routes in Europe". archyde.com. Retrieved 17 March 2021. The French have called a Nid d'Aigle – eagle's nest – the highest train station in their country.
^ Nicola Williams, Damien Simonis, Kerry Walker. Switzerland (ebook Edition). Lonely Planet
^ 61512 Proceedings 2006/2007. IRSE Convention 2006: Interlaken, Switzerland. Institution of Railway Signal Engineers. Kleine Scheidegg, the highest railway junction in Switzerland

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