List of highest railway stations in Europe explained

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<	--Links ONLY to railway station articles, NOT locations-->^[1]	Elevation	Region<	--First-level administrative region-->	Country<	--Sovereign country. No flag per -->	Railway<	--ONLY non-cable railways-->	Location<	--Inhabited or not-->	Notes
Jungfraujoch	3454abbr=onNaNabbr=on	Valais	Switzerland	Jungfrau	Jungfraujoch	Terminus, underground
Eismeer	3160abbr=onNaNabbr=on	Bern	Switzerland	Jungfrau	Eismeer	Underground
Gornergrat	3090abbr=onNaNabbr=on	Valais	Switzerland	Gornergrat	Gornergrat	Terminus, highest open-air station in Europe^[2]
Eigerwand	2865abbr=onNaNabbr=on	Bern	Switzerland	Jungfrau	Eiger north face	Underground
Rotenboden	2815abbr=onNaNabbr=on	Valais	Switzerland	Gornergrat	Rotenboden
Zugspitzplatt^[3]	2588abbr=onNaNabbr=on	Bavaria	Germany	Zugspitze	Zugspitzplatt	Terminus, underground, highest station in Germany^[4]
Riffelberg	2582abbr=onNaNabbr=on	Valais	Switzerland	Gornergrat	Riffelberg
Nid d'Aigle	2372abbr=onNaNabbr=on	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes	France	Mont Blanc	Nid d'Aigle	Terminus, highest station in France^[5]
Eigergletscher	2320abbr=onNaNabbr=on	Bern	Switzerland	Jungfrau	Eiger Glacier
Ospizio Bernina	2253abbr=onNaNabbr=on	Graubünden	Switzerland	Bernina	Ospizio Bernina	Highest rail crossing in Europe (summit)^[6]
Brienzer Rothorn	2244abbr=onNaNabbr=on	Bern	Switzerland	Brienz–Rothorn	Brienzer Rothorn	Terminus
Riffelalp Resort	2222abbr=onNaNabbr=on	Valais	Switzerland	Riffelalp tram	Riffelalp Resort	Terminus
Riffelalp	2211abbr=onNaNabbr=on	Valais	Switzerland	Gornergrat/Riffelalp tram		Highest station in Europe with two distinct railways
Furka	2163abbr=onNaNabbr=on	Uri	Switzerland	Furka Cogwheel Steam Railway	East portal of Furka Summit Tunnel	Rail crossing (summit)
Muttbach-Belvédère	2118abbr=onNaNabbr=on	Valais	Switzerland	Furka Cogwheel Steam Railway	West portal of Furka Summit Tunnel
Bernina Lagalb	2100abbr=onNaNabbr=on	Graubünden	Switzerland	Bernina	Bernina Lagalb
Bernina Diavolezza	2093abbr=onNaNabbr=on	Graubünden	Switzerland	Bernina	Bernina Diavolezza
Alp Grüm	2091abbr=onNaNabbr=on	Graubünden	Switzerland	Bernina	Alp Grüm
Mont Lachat	2074abbr=onNaNabbr=on	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes	France	Mont Blanc	Col du Mont Lachat
Pilatus Kulm	2073abbr=onNaNabbr=on	Obwalden	Switzerland	Pilatus	Pilatus	Terminus
Kleine Scheidegg	2061abbr=onNaNabbr=on	Bern	Switzerland	Wengernalp/Jungfrau	Kleine Scheidegg	Rail crossing (summit), highest railway hub in Switzerland^[7]
Bernina Suot	2046abbr=onNaNabbr=on	Graubünden	Switzerland	Bernina	Bernina Suot
Oberalp Pass	2033abbr=onNaNabbr=on	Uri	Switzerland	Andermatt–Chur	Oberalp Pass	Rail crossing (summit)

By country

Country<	--Sovereign country. No flag per -->	Station<	--Links ONLY to railway station articles, NOT locations-->	Elevation	Railway<	--ONLY non-cable railways-->	Location<	--Inhabited or not-->	Notes
Switzerland	Jungfraujoch	3454abbr=onNaNabbr=on	Jungfrau	Jungfraujoch	Terminus, underground
Germany	Zugspitzplatt	2588abbr=onNaNabbr=on	Zugspitze	Zugspitzplatt	Terminus, underground
France	Nid d'Aigle	2372abbr=onNaNabbr=on	Mont Blanc	Nid d'Aigle	Terminus
Norway	Finse Station	1222abbr=onNaNabbr=on	Bergen Line
Sweden	Storlien railway station	592abbr=onNaNabbr=on	Central Line

See also

• List of busiest railway stations in Europe
• Rail transport in Europe
• List of highest railway stations in Switzerland

Notes and References

1. • 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
2. Web site: Zermatt winter superlatives . . . zermatt.ch . Zermatt Tourism . 17 June 2021 . Europe’s highest outdoor railway station lies in Zermatt, at 3,089 metres above sea level..
3. https://www.discover-bavaria.com/destinations/zugspitzbahn-rack-railway Ride the Zugspitzbahn rack railway up Germany's highest mountain
4. Web site: Bahnland Bayern in Zahlen . . . bahnland-bayern.de . . 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..
5. Web site: Mountain railways: The most beautiful rack railway routes in Europe . . . archyde.com . 17 March 2021 . The French have called a Nid d’Aigle – eagle’s nest – the highest train station in their country..
6. Nicola Williams, Damien Simonis, Kerry Walker. Switzerland (ebook Edition). Lonely Planet
7. 61512 Proceedings 2006/2007 . . IRSE Convention 2006: Interlaken, Switzerland . Kleine Scheidegg, the highest railway junction in Switzerland.