Railways in Ecuador  

The train system of Ecuador has been restored in the past years and is now used again by the "tren cucero" between Duran and Quito (450 km) . Also local touristic trains are running on severeal sections of the line. 

 

Pictures of the touristic train from Alausi to Sibambe (Devil's Nose / Nariz del Diablo). The train descends 600 meters on a zigzag track.

 

Die 450 km lange Gesamtstrecke Duran-Quito ist seit 2014 nach mehrjähriger Wiederherstellung wieder durchgehend befahrbar. Ecuador sieht in den Bahnlinien ein grosses touristisches Potential. Neben einem "tren Crucero"auf der ganzen Strecke von Duran nach Quito mit einer Fahrzeit von ca. 4 Tagen fahren auf den einzelnen Abschnitten lokale Touristenzüge.

 

Bilder des touristisch genutzter Teilabschnittes der Andenbahn von Alausi nach Simbabe (Nariz del Diablo) über spektakuläre andentypische "Spitzkehren".

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Ecuador 2014. The train from  Alausi to Sibambe (Devils Nose / Nariz del Diablo).

 

The railway station of Alausi is the starting point of the touristic trains to the Devil 's Nose.

 

Bahnhof von Alausi. Startpunkt der Touristenzüge zur "Teufelsnase". 

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Ecuador 2014. The train from  Alausi to Sibambe (Devils Nose / Nariz del Diablo).

The railway track in the main street of Alausi.

 

 

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Ecuador 2014. The train from  Alausi to Sibambe (Devils Nose / Nariz del Diablo).

The railway track in the  main street of Alausi

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Ecuador 2014. The train from  Alausi to Sibambe (Devils Nose / Nariz del Diablo).

The railway track in Alausi

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Ecuador 2014. The train from  Alausi to Sibambe (Devils Nose / Nariz del Diablo).

The train descends 600 meters on a zigzag track.

duran, quito, alausi, simbabe, nariz del diablo, tren crucero, ecuador, railway, zug, eisenbahn, südamerika,stoll, hans, rudolf, hansruedi, hrs51,treno,

Ecuador 2014. The train from  Alausi to       Sibambe (Devils Nose / Nariz del Diablo).

The train descends 600 meters on a zigzag track.

duran, quito, alausi, simbabe, nariz del diablo, tren crucero, ecuador, railway, zug, eisenbahn, südamerika,stoll, hans, rudolf, hansruedi, hrs51,treno,

Ecuador 2014. The train from  Alausi to Sibambe (Devils Nose / Nariz del Diablo).

The train descends 600 meters on a zigzag track.

duran, quito, alausi, simbabe, nariz del diablo, tren crucero, ecuador, railway, zug, eisenbahn, südamerika,stoll, hans, rudolf, hansruedi, hrs51,treno,

Ecuador 2014. The train from  Alausi to Sibambe (Devils Nose / Nariz del Diablo).

duran, quito, alausi, simbabe, nariz del diablo, tren crucero, ecuador, railway, zug, eisenbahn, südamerika,stoll, hans, rudolf, hansruedi, hrs51,treno,

Ecuador 2014. Train from  Alausi to Sibambe (Devils Nose / Nariz del Diablo).

 

to be seen in the background is the Devils Nose and the railway track descending in zigzag.

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Ecuador 2014. Train from  Alausi to Sibambe (Devils Nose / Nariz del Diablo).

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Ecuador 2014. Train from  Alausi to Sibambe (Devils Nose / Nariz del Diablo).

The train is aproaching the Sibambe station.

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Ecuador 2014. Train from  Alausi to Sibambe (Devils Nose / Nariz del Diablo).

 

The railway station of Sibambe. To be seen in the background the Devils Nose and the railway track descendign in zigzag.

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Ecuador 2014. Train from  Alausi to Sibambe (Devils Nose / Nariz del Diablo).

 

The railway station of Sibambe.

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Ecuador 2014. Train from  Alausi to Sibambe (Devils Nose / Nariz del Diablo).

 

The railway station of Sibambe.

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The Riobamba Station on the railway line from  Duran  to Quito.