Galera is the second highest train station in the Western Hemisphere with an elevation of 4,777 m (15,681 ft). It is situated in the Andes in Peru at km 172.7 on the Ferrocarril Central Andino (FCCA) line from Lima to Huancayo, immediately east of the 1.2 km (6860 ft) Galera summit tunnel (4,783 m (15,694 ft) above sea level).[1]
The standard gauge line through the station was opened in 1893. In the years 1992-2003 it was out of use as was the whole line through this point because of the terrorist threat by the group Sendero Luminoso. There are now no regular passenger services on the FCCA.
Its place in the league table of the world's highest stations was surpassed by the opening in 2006 of the Qingzang railway's Tanggula railway station in the Tanggula Mountains, Tibet, which at 5,068 m is the world's highest railway station.[2]
| N | Station | Elevation | Country | Rail ine |
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| 1 | Tanggula | 5,068 m (16,627 ft) | China | Xining-Golmud-Lhasa |
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Tanggula North | 4,950 m (16,240 ft) | China | Xining-Golmud-Lhasa |
| Tanggula South | China | Xining-Golmud-Lhasa | ||
| 4 | Tuoju | 4,890 m (16,043 ft) | China | Xining-Golmud-Lhasa |
| 5 | Zhajiazangbu | 4,886 m (16,030 ft) | China | Xining-Golmud-Lhasa |
| 6 | Ticlio | 4,829 m (15,843 ft) | Peru | Lima-Huancayo |
| 7 | Buqiangge | 4,823 m (15,823 ft) | China | Xining-Golmud-Lhasa |
| 8 | Cóndor | 4,786 m (15,702 ft) | Bolivia | Rio Mulatos-Potosí |
| 9 | Galera | 4,781 m (15,686 ft) | Peru | Lima-Huancayo |
| 10 | Jiangkedong | 4,778 m (15,676 ft) | China | Xining-Golmud-Lhasa |