Nariz del Diablo

190812 kmAlausi to Sibambe

CountryEcuador

Year Opened1908

Length12 km

RouteAlausi to Sibambe

About Nariz del Diablo

The Devils Nose section of the Guayaquil to Quito line, called the most difficult railway in the world. The track zigzags down a near-vertical cliff face in switchbacks. Workers carved the ledges into solid rock more than a century ago. Train riders descend the steep gorge in a series of reverse moves.

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