Mountain route
Katoomba Scenic Railway
Jamison Valley → Scenic World Katoomba · Australia
The Guinness-listed steepest passenger railway on earth: a 52-degree plunge into the Jamison Valley on an 1880s coal-mine incline.
How this line was checked
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, on it to within a metre
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: the railway’s own site — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
Questions and answers
How long is the Katoomba Scenic Railway?
The Katoomba Scenic Railway runs 310 m from Jamison Valley to Scenic World Katoomba.
How long does the Katoomba Scenic Railway take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 2 min for the 310 m. That is an average of 9 km/h end to end.
Who runs the Katoomba Scenic Railway?
Scenic World, with 84-seat glass-roofed carriages (2013) with adjustable seat recline.
How old is the Katoomba Scenic Railway?
The line has been in service since 1928. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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