Scenic route
PeruRail Titicaca
Cusco → Puno · Peru
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Ten leisurely hours across the altiplano from Cusco to Lake Titicaca: white-linen lunch and an open observation car over the 4,319 m La Raya pass.
Stations
- 0 kmWanchaq
- 205 kmSanta Rosa
- 281 kmPucará
- 338 kmJuliaca
- 384 kmPuno
The stations OpenStreetMap lists for this service, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 8266111 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 4 m from it
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: PeruRail — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the PeruRail Titicaca?
The PeruRail Titicaca runs 388 km from Cusco to Puno.
How long does the PeruRail Titicaca take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 10 h 30 min for the 388 km. That is an average of 37 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 60 km/h.
Who runs the PeruRail Titicaca?
PeruRail.
How old is the PeruRail Titicaca?
The line has been in service since 1908. 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.
How high does the PeruRail Titicaca climb?
4,319 m above sea level at its highest point.
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