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Rio Mulatos-Potosí line

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The Rio Mulatos-Potosí line is a railway line in Bolivia, containing Cóndor station, the Western Hemisphere's highest railway station (4,594 m or 15,072 ft).[2] It was the world's second (after Ticlio, in Peru) until the completion of the Tanggula railway station on the Qinghai–Tibet Railway (5,072 m or 16,640 ft) in the Tanggula Mountains, Tibet.[citation needed]

LocaleBolivia Bolivia
Termini
Opened1912 [1]
Line length440 km (273 mi)
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Rio Mulatos-Potosí railway
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LocaleBolivia Bolivia
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Opened1912 [1]
Technical
Line length440 km (273 mi)
Track gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in)
Highest elevation4,786 m (15,702 ft)[2]
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