Alausí Nariz del Diablo railway

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The Alausí Nariz del Diablo railway is a famous Ecuadorian mountain train route renowned for its dramatic switchbacks along steep cliffs and panoramic Andean views.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf railway line ⓘ
tourist railway ⓘ
constructionDifficulty high ⓘ
country Ecuador ⓘ
elevationGain approximately 500 meters ⓘ
endPoint Sibambe station ⓘ
engineeringSolution zigzag switchbacks ⓘ
followsRoute Alausí–Sibambe section ⓘ
gradientType steep ⓘ
hasFeature mountain railway engineering ⓘ
steep cliffs ⓘ
switchbacks ⓘ
zigzag track ⓘ
hasStation Alausí station ⓘ
Sibambe station ⓘ
hasViewOf Andean landscape ⓘ
Chanchán River valley ⓘ
knownFor dramatic switchbacks ⓘ
panoramic Andean views ⓘ
tourist train rides ⓘ
languageOfName Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn Alausí ⓘ
Andes ⓘ
Chimborazo Province ⓘ
meaningOfName Devil's Nose ⓘ
namedAfter Nariz del Diablo ⓘ
operatesOn mountain slopes ⓘ
partOf Ecuadorian railway network ⓘ
passesBy Nariz del Diablo rock formation ⓘ
popularWith international tourists ⓘ
railway enthusiasts ⓘ
region central Ecuador ⓘ
riskFactor steep gradients ⓘ
safetyRequirement low speed operation ⓘ
startPoint Alausí station ⓘ
terrain mountainous ⓘ
tourismCategory heritage railway experience ⓘ
scenic railway ⓘ
touristAttractionIn Chimborazo Province ⓘ
Ecuador ⓘ
trackGauge 1067 mm ⓘ
narrow gauge ⓘ
transportMode rail ⓘ
usedFor passenger transport ⓘ
tourism ⓘ

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Chimborazo Province → tourismAttraction → Alausí Nariz del Diablo railway ⓘ
Riobamba → hasRailwayHistory → Alausí Nariz del Diablo railway ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ecuadorian railway network
Alausí → knownFor → Alausí Nariz del Diablo railway ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nariz del Diablo railway