Cóndor station

Cóndor railway station on the Rio Mulatos-Potosí line, Bolivia, is the highest station in the western hemisphere, at an altitude of 4,786 m (15,700 ft) above sea level.

Overview

It was the world's highest station until opening of Tanggula railway station on the Qinghai–Tibet Railway line in Tibet in 2006 at 5,072 m (16,500 ft).^[1]

Highest railway stations in the world

Completed	Tanggula (5,068 m) Tanggula North (4,950 m) Tanggula South (4,950 m) Tuoju (4,890 m) Zhajiazangbu (4,886 m) Ticlio (4,829 m) Buqiangge (4,823 m) Cóndor (4,786 m) Galera (4,781 m) Jiangkedong (4,778 m)

Proposed	Tanglangla (5,359 m)

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