World's Most Dangerous Railway Lines

The Bernina Express fights its way from Switzerland to Italy over 196 bridges and 55 tunnels. The path leads it through deep valleys wild gorges and over the eternal ice of the Graubünden Alps.

The Tanzania-Zambia-Railway (Tazara) is one of Africa's most ambitious infrastructure projects. It connects the inland with the coast of East Africa and meant independence from the surrounding apartheid-ruled countries of East Africa.

The Pamban Railway crosses the tropical landscape of Tamil Nadu the former Madras for around 600 kilometers. Heavy storms and rain showers make the route a challenge for Indian Railways to this day.

One of the highest railways on earth cuts through the Peruvian Andes. From Cusco to Lake Titicaca and on to Arequipa, the Andes Explorer travels through wild terrain, ancient cultures and breathtaking heights on a route once deemed impossible.

High above northern Argentina, the legendary cloud train climbs to over four thousand meters. Crossing dizzying viaducts and arid deserts, this engineering masterpiece winds through cactus forests and deep valleys in one of the Andes most spectacular journeys.