What are the shortest railroads?

LOS ANGELES — Perched above Hill Street, overlooking Grand Central Market, is the world's shortest railway. You can't miss the bright orange facade of Angels Flight.



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Stourbridge Town line, England Far down in the deep green forests of the West Midlands in England lies what claims to be the shortest railway branch line in Europe. The Stourbridge Town line measures a titchy 0.8 miles long with a mere two stops, travelling from Stourbridge Town to Stourbridge Junction.

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The Angels Flight, a Los Angeles landmark near Bunker Hill, is the shortest railway in the world—and it costs just 50 cents per ride. The world's shortest railway opened in 1901 and again in 2010. It travels a mere 298 feet—about two blocks.

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The Shortest Railways in the World
  • The Angel's Flight, USA. With a rather beautiful name, found in the razzle and dazzle of Bunker Hill, Los Angeles, the Angel's Flight is regarded by many as the shortest railway in the world. ...
  • Stourbridge Town line, England. ...
  • The Vatican, Italy. ...
  • Princeton Branch or Dinky, USA.


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The standard American rail section has a length of 12 metres (39 feet). Some ore mining railroads in Western Australia employ rail weighing about 68 kg per metre (about 136 pounds per yard).

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With a rail network of just two 300 m tracks, Vatican City boasts of having the world's shortest railway network. It has only one railway station, Citta Vaticano. The railway is largely used for ferrying goods. Another interesting fact about this rail network is there are no regular passenger trains on it.

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The Glacier Express is the world's slowest train, taking more than eight hours to travel between Zermatt and St. Moritz in Switzerland at an average of 18mph. Along the way, it passes over nearly 300 bridges, travels through 91 tunnels and takes in endless stunning Alpine views.

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The Biggest Little Railway in the World (BLR) was a temporary 71 mile (114 km) 1.25 inches (32 mm) O-gauge model railway from Fort William to the City of Inverness, the two largest settlements in the Scottish Highlands.

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Called the Richest Little Railroad in the World The Virginian Railway was a fairly small railroad (its main line was less than 500 miles), but it was built to extremely high standards and it “operated with precision-like efficiency” hauling coal as a competitor to the much larger Norfolk & Western Railway (N&W).

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How fast are high-speed trains in Italy? High-speed trains in Italy can reach speeds of up to 400 km/h (248 mph). The fastest Italian high-speed train reaching that speed is the modern Frecciarossa 1000, which connects the main cities, including Turin, Milan, Florence, Rome, Naples and Salerno.

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Originally opened between Paddington and Farringdon Street in 1863, the London Underground in the UK is the oldest metro in Europe and the world. Also the world's first underground metro system, the Metropolitan Railway was operational between 1863 and 1933 until it was merged with the London Passenger Transport Board.

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Railroad services - most efficient countries 2019 It probably comes as no surprise that in a global 2019 survey of railroad efficiency, the top two places went to Japan and Hong Kong, with scores of 6.8 and 6.5 (out of seven) respectively.

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1. Switzerland. Tucked inside the small but incredibly beautiful country of Switzerland is one of the most efficient and scenic rail networks in the world.

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The Middleton Railway is the world's oldest continuously working railway, situated in the English city of Leeds. It was founded in 1758 and is now a heritage railway, run by volunteers from The Middleton Railway Trust Ltd.

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Chicago: America's Railroad Capital: The Illustrated History, 1836 to Today: Solomon, Brian, Gruber, John, Guss, Chris, Blaszak, Michael: 9780760346037: Amazon.com: Books.

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No commuter rail. Amtrak for inter-city. No metro or light rail. Columbus is actually the largest city in the USA with no passenger train service of any kind whatsoever.

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Book overview. The first illustrated history of the people, machines, facilities, and operations that made Chicago the hub around which an entire continent's rail industry still revolves.

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Narrow gauge railroads tend to cost less to build, but may have lower weight limits. Standard gauge lines may cost more initially, but typically weight limits will be higher.

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